26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA)
Exhibition dates: Friday 14 August - Sunday 25 October 2009
Opening: 6pm Friday 14 August 2009
Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory
Conacher Street, Fannie Bay, Darwin
Call for Entries
13 February – 27 March 2009
The call for entries for the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award is now closed.
NATSIAA Background
The Award was established in 1984 as the National Aboriginal Art Award by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. The aim of the Award is to recognise the important contribution made by Indigenous artists and to promote appreciation and understanding of the quality and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from regional and urban based Indigenous artists throughout Australia, working in traditional and contemporary media. The Award is an important showcase for both established and emerging artists and has come to be regarded as one of the premier national events in the Australian Indigenous art calendar.
The Award attracts a range of Indigenous artists from all parts of the country and about 100 works are selected each year from around 300 entries. The diversity and style of work submitted each year reflects the changing face of contemporary Aboriginal art practice.
Telstra has sponsored the Award since 1992 and has continued to further enhance its profile and prestige. In 2000, Telstra doubled the First Prize money from $20,000 to $40,000 and in 2005 Telstra announced its ongoing support for the Award amounting to a total of over $1 million in sponsorship over the next five years.
In 2006, the Telstra First Prize was re-named the Telstra Award and all prizes became non-acquisitive.
The four categories in which prizes are awarded are:
- the Telstra General Painting Award
- the Telstra Bark Painting Award
- the Telstra Work on Paper Award
- the Wandjuk Marika 3D Memorial Award (sponsored by Telstra)
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NATSIAA Contact
| Award Coordinator Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory GPO Box 4646 Darwin NT 0801 Australia |
Phone: (08) 8999 8203 or (08) 8999 8264 Facsimile: 08 8999 8148 Email: natsiaa@nt.gov.au |
