Who designed the 2021 NAIDOC Week poster?
Who designed the 2021 NAIDOC Week poster?
Gubbi Gubbi artist Maggie-Jean Douglas
The 2021 National NAIDOC Poster, ‘Care for Country’ was designed by Gubbi Gubbi artist Maggie-Jean Douglas.
What is NAIDOC Week poster?
2021 NAIDOC Poster The artwork includes communities, people, animals and bush medicines spread over different landscapes of red dirt, green grass, bush land and coastal areas to tell the story of the many ways Country can and has healed us throughout our lives and journeys.
What are 5 Past themes for NAIDOC Week?
Previous Themes & Posters
| Year | Theme | Focus City |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Songlines: The living narrative of our nation | Darwin |
| 2015 | We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn Respect & Celebrate | Adelaide |
| 2014 | Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond | Gold Coast |
| 2013 | We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963 | Perth |
When did the NAIDOC poster competition start?
1972
The first NAIDOC poster was created in 1972 to promote “Aborigines Day” which had become widely accepted as a day for Australians to come together in support for better rights for Indigenous people. NAIDOC Week posters from 1972 to the present.
What is the theme for Naidoc 2021?
The NAIDOC Week 2021 theme — Heal Country! — calls for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to ‘continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and destruction’.
What is Naidoc stand for?
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
What are Naidoc Colours?
The meanings of the colours in the flag are:
- Green – represents the land.
- Black – represents the Indigenous peoples.
- Blue – represents the sea.
- White – represents peace.
What is the theme for NAIDOC 2021?
What does NAIDOC 2021 mean?
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance
The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’.
What is the theme for NAIDOC 2020?
Always Was, Always Will Be. Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
What is NAIDOC stand for?
What are the NAIDOC Colours?
Who is the artist of the NAIDOC 2018 poster?
Painted by Bigambul woman, Cheryl Moggs, from Goondiwindi, the painting portrays the 2018 theme, Because of her, we can! showing the courage and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Cheryl shares in her own words below, the inspiration behind the artwork.
What is the theme for NAIDOC in 2021?
Using the 2021 NAIDOC Week theme, Heal Country!, as inspiration, ‘Care for Country’ is a bright and vibrant artwork which explores how Country has cared for and healed First Nations people spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially and culturally.
Can a Torres Strait Islander be on a NAIDOC poster?
An alternative version using the graphic and text elements is not to be produced. The Poster must be attributed as ‘The 2021 National NAIDOC Poster incorporating the Aboriginal Flag (licensed by WAM Clothing Pty Ltd) and the Torres Strait Islander Flag (licensed by the Torres Strait Island Council).’
What does the hibiscus flower on the NAIDOC poster mean?
Attached to the stars and land a symbol of unity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women within the circle of peace. Representing the hibiscus flower and our painted breast as a symbol of peace, ceremony, resilient and passion for change, respect and justice.