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Central Australian artist Rhoda Carroll demonstrates her art-making process at the National Indigenous Art Fair in Sydney in July. (Photo by Geoff Hiscock)

GEOFF HISCOCK, Contributing writer

August 6, 2023 17:12 JST

SYDNEY -- On a sunny July weekend in the heart of Sydney, the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is buzzing with visitors.

They are not here to board a cruise ship but to see one of Australia's most approachable and affordable displays of Aboriginal art in one place at the annual National Indigenous Art Fair.