We are a voice for vibrant, culturally strong and sustainable Western Australian Art Centres

Detail of Hazel Roy painting on collaborative women's canvas at the Walka camp, Our Country Moves Program at Walka Camp, south of Kaltukatjara (Docker River), 2024. Photo by AACHWA.
Julieanne Farmer (left) and Henry Farmer (left) modelling their silk scarves, Our Future: Aboriginal Arts Worker Training Program Nyiyaparli Country (Newman). Photograph by Jessica Russell
Revealed art market,Revealed at Fremantle Art Centre,Walyalup (Perth), 2024. Photo: Miles Noel.
Ruby Djikarra Alderton silk painting, Our Future: Aboriginal Arts Worker Training Program at Martumili Artists, Nyiyaparli Country (Newman). Photograph by Jessica Russell.

 

Our Mission

AACHWA works for and with WA Aboriginal Art Centres to celebrate the strength of our art and culture by:

Promoting: We are a strong voice for Art Centres.

Empowering: We encourage best practice, facilitate targeted training opportunities and encourage leadership within younger generations.

Connecting: We build strong networks with members and partners.

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What we do

Development

We provide training; professional development and business development services to WA art centres.

Advocacy

We are a strong voice for WA art centres; informing government and industry of their needs and ongoing value.

Promotion

We help promote WA art centres to general public art buyers, art collectors, galleries and major institutions.

Act as a peak body

We work hard to act as a peak body organisation with robust operational and financial control over its present and future activities. 

Our Projects

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Our Business

Our Future

Our Country Moves

Make it Real

AACHWA x Lawson Flats Exhibition Program 2024

Digital Art Project

All Projects
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We help plant the seed of knowledge, then we support its growth and spread across WA.

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AACHWA respectfully acknowledges the Whadjuk People of the Noongar Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which AACHWA’s office is located. AACHWA extends its Acknowledgement to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of this country and its waters. We wish to pay respect to the Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Art and storytelling have been practised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on these lands for tens of thousands of years, and we at AACHWA are privileged to be able to promote, empower and connect Aboriginal artists and art centres across the region. This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

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