Support for First Nations artists
Read about the First Nations artists and art workers who will benefit from a share in $38 million thanks to the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.
Image: Jay Jurrupula Rostron with two new 2022-2023 screen print designs ‘Galk and Namurre Boko’ during workshop with Bobbie Ruben in 2022 (Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation).
First Nations-owned art centres, fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations will share in $38 million through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program.
The funding will go to 83 organisations over 4 years to support a professional, viable and ethical First Nations arts industry.
Among the recipients are:
- Arlpwe Artists Aboriginal Corporation – to support Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre's newly established ceramics program through employment of an onsite ceramist to engage with First Nations artists in Ali Curung, Northern Territory.
- Ardyaloon Art and Culture Centre Aboriginal Corporation – to support the Ingarlgalandji Arts and Culture Hub to provide visual arts services to Bardi Jawi artists on the Dampier Peninsula in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
- Badhulgaw Kuthinaw Mudh TSI Corporation – to support urgent upgrades to the art centre and refurbishment of the printmaking and textiles workspace for the Badu Art Centre on Badu Island in the Torres Strait, Far North Queensland.
The IVAIS program helps artists and art workers to earn income, develop professional skills and connect to the art market.
Read about the funding recipients and their projects: