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NAIDOC Week 2022: Get up! Stand up! Show up!

10 January 2022
Culture and Capability
NAIDOC 2022 Logo and Theme. Words read: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!

Find out more about NAIDOC Week 2022 and how you can get involved.

Held from 3 to 10 July 2022, this year’s NAIDOC Week will celebrate the theme: Get up! Stand up! Show up!

This year’s theme – Get up! Stand up! Show up! – encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.

 The National NAIDOC Committee has also announced the opening of the National NAIDOC poster competition and National NAIDOC Award nominations.

Poster Competition

Entries for the 2022 National NAIDOC poster competition are open.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 13 years or older are invited to submit artwork that reflects the theme ‘Get up! Stand up! Show up!’

The winning artist will receive a $10,000 cash prize (tax free) and their artwork will be used as the official 2022 National NAIDOC Week Poster. Additionally, they will receive a ticket for themselves and one guest to the National NAIDOC Awards ceremony.

Entries for the poster competition close 14 March 2022 at 11:59PM (AEDT).

National NAIDOC Awards

Do you know someone who has empowered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their communities and beyond?

Nominate them for the 2022 National NAIDOC Awards which recognise the outstanding contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This year’s NAIDOC Award categories include:

  • 2022 National NAIDOC Person Award
  •  2022 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Female Elder Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Male Elder Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Sportsperson Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Youth Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Education Award
  • 2022 National NAIDOC Innovation Award

Nominations for the 2022 National NAIDOC Awards are open until 11 April 2022 at 11:59PM (AEST).

Events

The Events calendar is back this year promoting community events held around Australia during the week celebrating NAIDOC Week.

Visit the NAIDOC events page to submit your event today!

Find out more

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To learn how you can get involved, visit the NAIDOC Week website.