Girringun staff member Joann Russo prepares for the influx of visitors at CIAF. Photo R Morten Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Emily Murray takes a break during a field trip to collect lawyer cane to determine if the fish were biting. Photo D Murray Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2016

Preparing lawyer cane for weaving. Photo D Murray Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2016

Emily Murray attends the opening of Clay Stories at Sabbia Gallery, Sydney. Michael West and Tony Albert share the moment. Photo V Keenan Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Gathering lawyer cane in the scrub. Photo D Murray Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2016

Daniel Beeron and Philip Denham looking for local clay for ceramics and traditional objects. Photo V Keenan Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Nephi Denham and Eileen Tep stand beside flood marker on the Warrami Bridge across the Murray River in FNQ. Photo V Keenan Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Abe Muriata and Valerie Keenan of Girringun welcome visitors from the Shepparton Art Callery to CIAF. Rebecca Coates and Belinda Briggs travelled to Cairns and saw artworks by Alison Murray at the Girringun stand. Photo R Morten Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Girringun artists and Rangers on country learning about country – photo D Murray Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Philip Denham and Nephi Denham after Philip’s Emerging Artist Win at the opening of Rightful, the annual IACA exhibition at Kick Arts. Photo R Morten Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Phil Rist and Pam Bigelow at the opening of the IACA “Rightful” exhibition at Kick Arts in Cairns in July. Photo R Morten Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017

Racing to meet the deadline for CIAF artist Ethel Murray burns the midnight oil to make sure her amazing sculptural and tactile Jabiru is ready on time. Photo V Keenan Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre 2017