Creative Australia is inviting individuals, arts and community organisations to submit nominations for The Rhoda Roberts Trailblazer Award, a new category within Creative Australia’s First Nations Arts and Culture Awards. 

The award, valued at $80,000, honours the legacy, leadership and transformational contribution of Rhoda Roberts AO, one of Australia’s most influential First Nations cultural leaders, broadcasters, festival directors and arts advocates. The award will be presented for the first time in 2027.

The Rhoda Roberts Trailblazer Award is a new category within Creative Australia First Nations Arts and Culture Awards, established in memory of the late Rhoda Roberts AO, one of Australia’s most influential First Nations cultural leaders, broadcasters, festival directors and arts advocates. The award will be presented for the first time in 2027.

Nominees are eligible for this award if they: 

• identify as an Australian First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) individual
• are 18 years+ at the time of being nominated
• have worked across the First Nations arts and culture sector for 25 years + as an established and highly regarded artist or arts and culture worker/industry expert in any art form
• are based in Australia.
• nominees may not nominate themselves
• nominations may only be made for nominees who are living artists
• nominees can only be nominated in one category for the 2027 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards.

Read the full guidelines: https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/rhoda-roberts-trailblazer-award?utm_source=First+Nations+First&utm_campaign=4081f6a711-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_10_05_02_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fee09f90a9-4081f6a711-478996063&mc_cid=4081f6a711&mc_eid=9baf90aee1