| Kate Challis RAKA Award | |
|---|---|
| Description | Award recognising Indigenous Australian creative artists |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | University of Melbourne |
The Kate Challis RAKA Award is an arts award worth A$25,000, awarded annually since 1991 by the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia to Indigenous Australian creative artists. It is awarded in a five-year cycle, each year in a different area of the arts: creative prose, drama, the visual arts, script-writing (screenplay or for theatre) and poetry.
Professor Emeritus Bernard SmithArt and cultural historian established the award in honour of his late wife, Kate Challis, formerly known as Ruth Adeney. "RAKA" is an acronym for "Ruth Adeney Koori Award". In the Pintupi language, "raka" means "five", and in Warlpiri, "rdaka" means "hand".
It has been awarded since 1991.
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