Creative Australia

29/05/2026

“The work that I do and that I create is always going to uplift Aboriginal and torch around the voices and stories and I hope that when people come and see my work they can see that.” — Maurial Spearim, recipient of the First Nations Fellowships

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2VGp
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Awards artwork by Bronwyn Bancroft

Music by Thalia Skopellos / StoryBeats

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2VGo



🎥: First Persons Films

Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

29/05/2026

“Preservation and documentation by the people, for the people is the point of what I'm doing to get it right, to share it right, and to own it.

Our craft and our skills has a place in the modern world.... sustainable practises, the way that we survive for thousands of years.” — Daen John Sansbury-Smith, recipient of the First Nations Fellowships

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2Vxo

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Awards artwork by Bronwyn Bancroft

Music by Thalia Skopellos / StoryBeats

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2Vxp



🎥: First Persons Films

Daen John Sansbury-Smith: First Nations Fellowships

29/05/2026

“I hope that the work always has this humanity within it.

So it doesn't matter where you come from, what your experience is, that you'll connect with the work, with characters, with the journey, with the experience of Indigenous people.” — John Harvey, recipient of the Established Artist of the Year Award

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2V8B

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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

Music by Thalia Skopellos / StoryBeats

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2V8A



🎥: First Persons Films

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

29/05/2026

“I work with the voices of indigenous women to recenter them and rematriate our stories.”

“While I do make work about really hard things to grapple with... at the same time I do also have a practise where I really embrace the magic and the role of Indigenous women in continuing our culture and leading the way for us.” — Hayley Millar Baker, recipient of the Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2UZQ

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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

Music by Thalia Skopellos / StoryBeats

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2UZP



🎥: First Persons Films

Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

29/05/2026

“Culture is something we live and breathe. Our art is in the land, in our bodies, in our hearts. It is our heritage and our children's inheritance.” — Hetti Kemarre Perkins, recipient of the Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Advocacy and Leadership

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2UVG
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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2UVF



🎥: Tyson Perkins

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

29/05/2026

“[Ancestors] gave me opportunities I really wanted to be involved with politics and also became an artist and then became leader on song lines and also we decided to have our own art centre in Yirkala.

I thought it was just arts that I can do, only by hands, and use red ochre, white ochre and clay. Now this is different. We can talk for our rights for our countries” — Dr Djambawa Marawili AM, recipient of the Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Advocacy and Leadership

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2UTq


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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2UTp



🎥: Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre

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28/05/2026

"I’ve been writing songs for over 40 years now. It’s something you can’t rush.

I’m talking about a song that’s got a little bit of magic. It’s timeless. The song may be hidden in the red cliffs, the mudflats, or the cerulean blue waters up the creek. You can’t make that. You can’t create that. It has to find you” — Stephen Pigram, recipient of the Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2TJZ

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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2TK0



🎥: Feral Films

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

28/05/2026

“I’m driven with the passion to make change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in this country.

It’s taken me all over the world and it’s embedded me in truth, history and empathy” — Dr Bronwyn Bancroft, recipient of the Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence

Watch now: https://brnw.ch/21x2TsJ

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Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

The First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution of First Nations artists and leaders.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2TsK



🎥: Zac Lovett

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

28/05/2026

27/05/2026

Honouring excellence, creativity, and cultural leadership — announcing the recipients of the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards 2026. 🎉

Held each year on the anniversary of the 1967 referendum and the opening of National Reconciliation Week, the Awards honour First Nations excellence and the outstanding contributions of First Nations artists to arts, culture, and community.

Congratulations to:

🔸Dr Bronwyn Bancroft: Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence
🔸Stephen Pigram: Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Artistic Excellence
🔸 Dr. Djambawa Marawili AM: Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Advocacy and Leadership

🔸 Hetti Kemarre Perkins: Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Advocacy and Leadership
🔸 Hayley Millar Baker: Youth Award for Achievement in the Arts
🔸 John Harvey - Established Artist of the Year Award
🔸 Balya Productions: First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award
🔸 Daen John Sansbury-Smith: First Nations Fellowships
🔸 Maurial Spearim: First Nations Fellowships

Read more about the recipients here: https://brnw.ch/21x2RFq

Awards artwork by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft