The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004), Lifetime Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011. For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time.
Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005, for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No.31 to No.5 in the ARIA Charts, its highest position.
The ARIA Music Award for Best Cover Art, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987.
The award is given to the designer who is from, or resides in Australia, and has overall responsibility for the album covers' design concept. The graphics that appear on the cover must be an original work that was designed in Australia. The accolade is restricted to album recordings that have met the general eligibility criteria (however, in 2000, 2006 and 2012 single covers were included in the final nominations list). Best Cover Art is voted for by a judging academy, which consists of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. Nominees from 1988 to 1990 are not available in published sources.
Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art | 2017 ARIA Awards
Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art at the 2017 ARIA Awards for Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine.
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published: 11 Aug 2021
Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art | 2021 ARIA Awards
Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art at the 2021 ARIA Awards presented by YouTube Music.
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published: 24 Nov 2021
Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art | 2016 ARIA Awards
Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art at the 2016 ARIA Awards for Flume - Skin.
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published: 05 Jul 2021
Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art | 1999 ARIA Awards
Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art at the 1999 ARIA Awards for Internationalist.
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published: 02 Mar 2020
Caiti Baker wins Best Cover Art | 2018 ARIA Awards
Caiti Baker picks up the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art at the 2018 ARIA Awards Nomination Event for her work on Gurrmul's 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'.
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published: 27 Aug 2019
Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art | 1996 ARIA Awards
Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art for Liar Liar Pants On Fire at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
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published: 10 Sep 2019
Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art | 2014 ARIA Awards
Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art at the 2014 ARIA Awards for Chet Faker - Built On Glass.
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published: 30 Aug 2020
Emilie Pfitzner: Best Cover Art | 2019 ARIA Awards
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Emilie Pfitzner wins Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Awards for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak.
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published: 10 Oct 2019
2019 ARIA Awards: Fine Arts & Artisan Awards Winners
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Presented at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 October 2019. ARIA announced the 2019 winners for Best Cover Art, Engineer Of The Year, Producer Of The Year, Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album, and Best World Music Album.
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Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art at the 2017 ARIA Awards for Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine.
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Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art at the 2017 ARIA Awards for Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine.
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Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art at the 2017 ARIA Awards for Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine.
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Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art at the 2021 ARIA Awards presented by YouTube Music.
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Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art at the 2021 ARIA Awards presented by YouTube Music.
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Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art at the 2021 ARIA Awards presented by YouTube Music.
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Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art at the 2016 ARIA Awards for Flume - Skin.
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Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art at the 2016 ARIA Awards for Flume - Skin.
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Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art at the 2016 ARIA Awards for Flume - Skin.
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Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art at the 1999 ARIA Awards for Internationalist.
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Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art at the 1999 ARIA Awards for Internationalist.
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Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art at the 1999 ARIA Awards for Internationalist.
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Caiti Baker picks up the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art at the 2018 ARIA Awards Nomination Event for her work on Gurrmul's 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'.
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Caiti Baker picks up the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art at the 2018 ARIA Awards Nomination Event for her work on Gurrmul's 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'.
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Caiti Baker picks up the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art at the 2018 ARIA Awards Nomination Event for her work on Gurrmul's 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'.
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Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art for Liar Liar Pants On Fire at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
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Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art for Liar Liar Pants On Fire at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
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Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art for Liar Liar Pants On Fire at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
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Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art at the 2014 ARIA Awards for Chet Faker - Built On Glass.
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Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art at the 2014 ARIA Awards for Chet Faker - Built On Glass.
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Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art at the 2014 ARIA Awards for Chet Faker - Built On Glass.
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Emilie Pfitzner wins Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Awards for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak.
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Emilie Pfitzner wins Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Awards for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak.
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Emilie Pfitzner wins Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Awards for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak.
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Presented at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 October 2019. ARIA announced the 2019 winners for Best Cover A...
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Presented at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 October 2019. ARIA announced the 2019 winners for Best Cover Art, Engineer Of The Year, Producer Of The Year, Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album, and Best World Music Album.
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Presented at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 October 2019. ARIA announced the 2019 winners for Best Cover Art, Engineer Of The Year, Producer Of The Year, Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album, and Best World Music Album.
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Peter Salmon-Lomas wins Best Cover Art at the 2017 ARIA Awards for Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine.
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Kofi Ansah and Bailey Howard win Best Cover Art at the 2021 ARIA Awards presented by YouTube Music.
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Jonathan Zawada wins Best Cover Art at the 2016 ARIA Awards for Flume - Skin.
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Kevin Wilkins wins Best Cover Art at the 1999 ARIA Awards for Internationalist.
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Caiti Baker picks up the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art at the 2018 ARIA Awards Nomination Event for her work on Gurrmul's 'Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)'.
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Reg Mombassa wins Best Cover Art for Liar Liar Pants On Fire at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
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Tin & Ed win Best Cover Art at the 2014 ARIA Awards for Chet Faker - Built On Glass.
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Emilie Pfitzner wins Best Cover Art at the 2019 ARIA Awards for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak.
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Presented at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 October 2019. ARIA announced the 2019 winners for Best Cover Art, Engineer Of The Year, Producer Of The Year, Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album, and Best World Music Album.
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The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004), Lifetime Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011. For 2010, ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time.
Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold, as well as chart significance – in 2005, for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No.31 to No.5 in the ARIA Charts, its highest position.