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NITV: Dr Fiona Foley takes top literary prize for truth-telling about QLD history

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NITV: Dr Fiona Foley takes top literary prize for truth-telling about QLD history

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Article by Nadine Silva

Badtjala artist, academic and NAS alumna Dr Fiona Foley has won the top prize at this year’s Queensland Literary Awards for her book which sheds a light on the colonial-era practise of paying Indigenous workers with opium.

The book ‘Biting the Clouds: A Badtjala perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act, 1897’ took out the $25,000 Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of ‘State Significance’.

Read the full announcement through the link below. Find out more about the artist and her practice through the Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum article, published in 2020.

Image: Fiona Foley. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer.

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Announcing a thrilling line up of artists contributing artworks to our live and silent auction. This is your opportunity to add a special piece of art by a celebrated NAS artist to your collection.

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Don’t miss out on your chance to bid on an artwork at the NAS Gala! Get your tickets now and join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the treasures of the National Art School, our artists. Announcing a thrilling line up of artists contributing artworks to our live and silent auction. This is your opportunity to add a special piece of art by a celebrated NAS artist to your collection. Ann Thomson Bernard Ollis OAM Reg Mombassa Eliza Gosse Euan Macleod Gene A'Hern Guido Maestri Guy Warren AM Joan Ross Juz Kitson Mitch Cairns Rosemary Lee Wendy Sharpe AM FRSN Zoe Young More to come… NAS Gala | National Treasures Art Auction and Cocktail Party Friday 21 November, 6.00pm – 11.30pm Cell Block Theatre, National Art School Purchase tickets at the link in bio.

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Join us for the closing party for The Neighbour at the Gate – 'Afterglow', headlined by Miss Kaninna, and featuring performances by HYLANDER, Rocky Stallone, BRINA, Kuya Hennessy and DJ Court Jester. This free, 18+ concert will be a night to remember! Thursday 16 October 2025 4.30pm – 10pm Cell Block Theatre RSVP at the link in bio. The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.

Karatsu ceramicist Yukiko Tsuchiya (@tsuchiyayukiko) and curator Kathryn Hunyor (@artspeople_au) delivered two very special workshops in the teaching studios of the Ceramics Department at the National Art School (NAS), in an exciting collaboration between The Japan Foundation (@jpfsydney), Sydney, the NAS Ceramics Department and the National Art School.

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Karatsu ceramicist Yukiko Tsuchiya (@tsuchiyayukiko) and curator Kathryn Hunyor (@artspeople_au) delivered two very special workshops in the teaching studios of the Ceramics Department at the National Art School (NAS), in an exciting collaboration between The Japan Foundation (@jpfsydney), Sydney, the NAS Ceramics Department and the National Art School. Peek inside the wheel-throwing and hand-coiling masterclasses that took place.
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