State-wide Arts & Business Capacity Building Project

Our Country Moves is a multi-year project uniting WA art centres through artistic and business capacity building.

It aims to enhance skills and create employment opportunities for artists and workers while culminating in a landmark exhibition showcasing diverse Aboriginal art collaborations, setting a national benchmark.

Current opportunities

Budget & Business Planning Course

Facilitated by the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), participants will develop strong budget and business planning skills in this free two-day course.

Please note, places are limited and unfortunately we are not able to accept every application.

Course dates: Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 July 2025
Location: Boorloo (Perth)

Applications close Monday 19 May 2025.

Project Management Fundamentals Course

Develop your project management skills in this free online course available to WA art centres, facilitated by AIM.

Please note, places are limited and unfortunately we are not able to accept every application.

Course dates: Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 July 2025
Location: Online

Applications close Monday 9 June 2025.

Short Term Objectives

Cultural Exchange: bringing together art centres and artists to share, exchange and connect with each other through peer-to-peer learning

Targeted Business & Arts Development: delivering programs that address the skills and knowledge gaps of art centres i.e. workshops, residencies

Presentation: offering presentation opportunities to showcase Country and culture to regional, metropolitan and national audiences i.e. exhibitions

Sector Recovery: assisting art centres to address business impacts and opportunities arising

Community & Cultural Sustainability: creating viable financial and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people to share culture in new ways. i.e paid to learn models

Long Term Objectives

Our Country Moves will culminate in a landmark, world-first exhibition featuring artistic collaborations between Aboriginal artists spanning the geographic and cultural diversity of Western Australia, setting a national benchmark of long-term state-wide collaboration for other states and territories.

It is envisioned Our Country Moves will strengthen and unify the network of art centres to share knowledge and skills and increase AACHWA’s ability to lobby for increased and simplified funding opportunities for art centres and their communities.

We anticipate the learnings for Our Country Moves to have far-reaching impacts on a grassroots, state-wide and national level.