Established in 1984 as the National Aboriginal Art Award by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, the annual award is commonly referred to as the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, the Telstra Award or Telstra Prize.
The National Aboriginal Art Award, inaugurated in 1984 by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, is frequently referred to as the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, the Telstra Award, or the Telstra Prize.