The National NAIDOC Committee has proudly announced the winner of the 2026 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition, acclaimed artist and musician Zaachariaha Fielding from Electric Fields with Paralpi.
For more than 50 years, NAIDOC Week has provided a national platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, stories and achievements.
From activism and protest to art, music, language revitalisation and community leadership, NAIDOC has become one of the country’s most powerful celebrations of First Nations culture and identity.
NAIDOC has always been more than a week; it’s a platform, a protest, a celebration, and a statement of survival.
The winner has been announced for this year’s National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition.
And their artwork reflects the spirit of the 2026 NAIDOC theme, 50 Years of Deadly.
Celebrating five decades of Blak excellence, cultural strength, creativity and leadership.
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Fifty Years of Deadly marks a milestone
“It’s a tribute to the people who built this movement,” the NAIDOC Week website says.
“The Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.”
Proud Yankunytjatjara man, Zaachariaha Fielding’s artwork was selected from artwork submissions from across the country.
Paralpi by Fielding has been chosen as the official poster for National NAIDOC Week 2026.
From the APY Lands in South Australia, Fielding is widely recognised as one of the country’s leading contemporary First Nations artists and musicians.
Known internationally through the acclaimed music duo Electric Fields, his work brings together language, sound, visual storytelling and culture in deeply powerful and contemporary ways.
“Paralpi is about movement,” Zaachariaha says, “Movement through generations, through memory, through song and story.”
“It speaks to the strength our people carry and the beauty of culture continuing to evolve while staying deeply connected to who we are.”
Paralpi carries the stories of Ancestors forward while celebrating the creativity and cultural power of the next generation.
Rich in colour and symbolism, the artwork speaks to the enduring strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples over the past 50 years of NAIDOC and beyond.
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Through this work, Zaachariaha honours the resilience of community, the importance of language and identity, and the ongoing cultural renaissance being led by First Nations peoples across the country and across the APY Lands.
“The National NAIDOC poster has become one of the most recognised annual cultural works in Australia,” said National NAIDOC Co-Chair Aunty Professor Lynette Riley.
“Paralpi carries story, spirit and celebration in a way that invites all Australians to reflect on the richness and diversity of First Nations cultures.”
‘Paralpi carries story, spirit and celebration’
National NAIDOC Co-Chair Steven Satour said Paralpi captures the essence of this year’s milestone celebration.
“Fifty years of NAIDOC Week represents fifty years of visibility, resistance, pride and deadly achievement,” he said.
“Zaachariaha’s work feels both deeply cultural and unmistakably contemporary — which is exactly what NAIDOC represents today.”
“It honours where we’ve come from while boldly stepping into the future.”
The 2026 National NAIDOC Week poster will be available in Kmart and Target stores from June 18 and can also be downloaded via the official NAIDOC Week website.
“We are proud of our long-standing partnership with the National NAIDOC Committee in support of NAIDOC Week and its annual celebrations,” said Kmart Group Chief People & Corporate Affairs Officer Tristram Gray.
“This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting First Nations Peoples through employment and leadership opportunities, strengthening connections with communities and recognising and celebrating the rich cultures and stories at the heart of NAIDOC Week.”
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held from 5 – 12 July, 2026.
