Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has issued a call out to all Indigenous fashion designers and wearable art makers from Queensland to be part of the event's highly anticipated, 2023 Fashion Performance: Woven.

Held on the famous tropical lands of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji and Yirrganydji peoples, the fair is a multi-arts event, boasting art displays, exhibitions, performances (musical, comedy and dance), fashion, and more. In just 12 years, more than 320,000 people have visited the event and more than $8 million has been generated in art sales which has been returned to the artistic community and is being used to further develop their art practice.

Referencing the chosen theme for 2023, Woven, curator Lynelle Flinders said CIAF's Fashion Performance is an opportunity for designers to ground their designs with a personal sense of sovereignty, stories, and worldviews, while weaving in a myriad of colours, unique cuts, and textural fabrics.

"We encourage designers to use their creativity in the fashion/wearable art perspective, as a vehicle for sharing and educating the viewers on issues which matter to them. CIAF is looking for both, or a combination of, textiles garments and multimedia wearable art and accessories," Ms Flinders said.

Now in its 14th year, CIAF contributes to the development and Queensland's Indigenous artists by offering a world class and ethical marketplace with opportunities for cultural exchange and growth locally, nationally and internationally.

While inclusion in the CIAF Fashion Performance: Woven is competitive, CIAF welcomes all emerging and established designers to apply.

Register your interest here.