WA Aboriginal Art Centre Infrastructure & Resourcing Review

Part of the Aboriginal Visual Arts Industry Feasibility led by the Pilbara Development Commission

Overview

The Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA) in partnership with a collective of Regional Development Commissions, led by the Pilbara Development Commission, will deliver a statewide feasibility into the Aboriginal visual arts industry. 

The feasibility will deliver an industry-led analysis of sector infrastructure and workforce resourcing, in addition to national and international market research. The feasibility will result in a business case aimed at evidencing the future investment required by government to grow and diversify the commercial capacity of the Aboriginal visual arts industry in Western Australia.  

This project has been initiated from long term engagement with Aboriginal Art Centres across Western Australia, expressing the need for critical infrastructure upgrades, sustainable workforce development and resourcing as key areas of priority. The feasibility will engage directly with Art Centres, independent artists, peak bodies, government, and industry as it navigates significant changes triggered by COVID-19 and the opportunities created to capitalise on the growing demand nationally and internationally for Aboriginal art and product.  

This investment recognises the strength of the Aboriginal visual arts industry and its focus on economic participation through the development of people and community. This mix of culture and commerce retains and strengthens cultural heritage whilst supporting regional and remote communities to grow First Nations economies.

As part of the statewide feasibility, AACHWA is leading the WA Aboriginal Art Centre Infrastructure and Resourcing Review as a critical component of the final business case.