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{{short description|Annual Australian Indigenous art award established in 1984, awarded in Darwin, NT}}
{{distinguish|text=the [[National Indigenous Arts Awards]] (NIAA), awarded by the [[Australia Council]], or the [[National Indigenous Heritage Art Award]], awarded by the Australian Heritage Commission from 1993 until 2000}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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The '''National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award''' ('''NATSIAA''') is [[Australia]]'s longest running Indigenous art award. Established in 1984 as the '''National Aboriginal Art Award''' by the [[Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], the annual award is commonly referred to as the '''Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award''', the '''Telstra Award''' or '''Telstra Prize'''. It is open to all [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] artists working in all media.
{{as of|2022}} the top prize is worth {{AUD|100,000}}, and the total prize pool {{AUD|190,000}}, making it as of August 2022 the richest art prize in the country.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jacqueline|last=Breen|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/nt-natsiaa-aboriginal-art-award-richest-prize-money/101297980 |title=Prize money doubles for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, making it Australia's richest art prize |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC News]] |date=2022-08-05 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref>
==History==
The NATSIAA was established in 1984 as the National Aboriginal Art Award. [[Telstra]] has sponsored the awards since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magnt.net.au/natsiaahistory|title=Telstra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards NATSIAA|website=MAGNT|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>
The [[Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair]] began as a complement to NATSIAA, but is now a separate event under the umbrella of the [[Darwin Festival]].<ref name=ifp>{{cite web | title=Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair | website=Indigenous Fashion Projects | date=27 June 2022 | url=https://www.ifp.org.au/events/daaf/ | access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref>
In 2000, the prize money for the main award was doubled from {{AUD|20,000}} to {{AUD|40,000}}. It was increased to {{AUD|50,000}} in 2014, making it the largest prize for any Indigenous art award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Biggest prize pool ever for Telstra Art Awards|url=http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/9031|access-date=6 August 2016|agency=Matt Conlan MLA|publisher=Northern Territory Government|date=12 February 2014}}</ref> In 2022, the main prize was doubled to {{AUD|1000}}, making it equivalent to Australia's richest art prize, the [[Archibald Prize]] for portraiture. The total prize pool, at {{AUD|190,000}}, makes it as of August 2022 the richest art prize in the country.<ref name=breen2022>{{cite web | last=Breen | first=Jacqueline | title=Prize money doubles for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, making it Australia's richest art prize  | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=5 August 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/nt-natsiaa-aboriginal-art-award-richest-prize-money/101297980 | access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> Each of the category awards tripled from {{AUD|5,000}} to {{AUD|15,000}} at the same time.<ref>{{cite web | title=Telstra NATSIAA | website=[[MAGNT]] | url=https://www.magnt.net.au/2021 | access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
==Categories==
{{as of |2022}} there are six categories of awards as well as the main prize:<ref>{{cite web | last=Breen | first=Jacqueline | title=Master Arnhem Land artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra wins top prize in 2022 NATSIAA's with sweeping woven sail | website=ABC News |publisher =[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=5 August 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/nt-in-pictures-winners-2022-natsiaas-aboriginal-art-award/101298496 | access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Telstra NATSIAA | website=[[MAGNT]] | url=https://www.magnt.net.au/natsiaa-entries | access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* Telstra Art Award ("The Big One") – {{AUD|100,000}}
* Telstra General Painting Award
* Telstra Bark Painting Award
* Telstra Works on Paper Award
* [[Wandjuk Marika]] 3D Memorial Award
* Telstra Multimedia Award
* Telstra Emerging Artist Award
== List of winners ==
*[[List of NATSIAA award winners]]
==References==
{{Reflist|3}}
==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.magnt.net.au/| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory}}
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[[Category:Australian visual arts awards]]
[[Category:Organisations serving Indigenous Australians]]
[[Category:Awards honoring indigenous people]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Australia]]