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Bigambul woman Cheryl Moggs wins National NAIDOC 2018 Poster Competition

02 May 2018
Culture and Capability

The colourful tarmunggie – Woman poster will be used to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2018.

Inspired by the 2018 NAIDOC theme of ‘Because of her, we can!’,  Cheryl Moggs a Bigambul woman from Goondiwindi is the winner of the 2018 National NAIDOC Poster competition with her colourful artwork, tarmunggie – Woman.

Art teacher Cheryl drew on history and the courage and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to educate others through her poster design. tarmunggie – Woman has three overlaying images, connecting dreamtime, culture and knowledge.

The 2018 NAIDOC Week theme, ‘Because of her, we can!’ celebrates the essential role that women play as active and significant role models.

NAIDOC Week will be celebrated from 8 – 15 July 2018.

Find out more

Visit the NAIDOC Week website to read more about the tarmunggie – Woman poster and for details on how you can get a copy of the poster.