ABORIGINAL CULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM
Arts North West Aboriginal Cultural Support Program works with individuals and organisations to build and improve opportunities for Aboriginal arts and communities in our region.
Extensive community consultation and strategic partnerships guide the development of programs and partnerships designed to foster and develop paid opportunities for Aboriginal artists, and build cultural safety and competency throughout all Arts North West initiatives.
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) Funding is to support and foster Aboriginal artists in the New England North West. Arts North West has engaged three First Nations contractors to deliver a myriad of programs and projects throughout the North West to diversify and increase opportunities for Indigenous creatives.
Image: 7 Sisters Project. Photo by Suzie Wicks.
Aboriginal arts steering committee
Arts North West supports the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to celebrate and practise their cultures and to fulfil creative and cultural aspirations. Furthermore, we recognise and respect that Aboriginal people have a right to self-determination particularly in respect to cultural matters. This includes making decisions about preserving and sharing their traditional and contemporary cultural knowledge and practices.
Arts North West, through the Aboriginal Cultural Support Program, provides dedicated, cohesive, and regionally-based support for Aboriginal arts and cultural development which will allow our community greater access to opportunities to strengthen culture through arts practice, projects and career development.
The NENW Aboriginal Arts Steering Committee supports Arts North West with cultural guidance and decision-making, strategic planning, advice and feedback and will be developing respectful and sustainable relationships based on trust and respect for our cultural values and our histories. The NENW Aboriginal Arts Steering Committee is comprised of two Aboriginal volunteer representatives from each of the contributing LGAs in our region.
ARTS NORTH WEST ABORIGINAL ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2024 - 2028
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS
Arts North West is working on our 2024 - 2028 Aboriginal Arts Strategic Plan and we want to hear from you! We will be working with our Aboriginal Arts Steering Committee to bring our consultation to your community. We want your help to inform how we curate our Aboriginal Arts and Cultural programming and projects for the next four years!
UPCOMING:
Keep an eye out for upcoming events!
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Arts North West is taking four First Nations people to National Indigenous Art Fair in 2024. The National Indigenous Art Fair (NIAF) is an ethical marketplace, offering a unique opportunity to buy artworks directly from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from remote community-owned art centres from the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. NIAF 2024 follows the successful 2023 event which attracted 22,000 visitors over two days.
The Markets are from Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 June, 2024 with Professional and Creative development sessions held prior from Tuesday 25 June to Friday 28 June, 2024 on the Gadigal Land in The Rocks, Sydney, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal. Mentors and mentees will have all expenses paid including travel, accommodation, and meals with all income from sales at the Arts Fair returning to the artists. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that has been funded by IVAIS and Create NSW.
Moree Blak Markets
Gather and Trade – Aboriginal Artisan Micro Markets - Armidale
CYRIL KNOX aRT PRIZE
Tamworth NAIDOC Markets
gather & trade: aboriginal artisans markets
NGAARR (STRONG) WANDABAA (SPIRIT) THANBARRAN (CONNECTION) exhibition
MIYAaY MIYaAY
yinaar
cultivating strong first nations artists
Rivers to Ridges
Yesterday today tomorrow
the Three p’s
Professional Development Program
aboriginal arts & cultural leadership symposium
in our hands
Making old markings new
Create the curator
Arts North West Aboriginal Arts service delivery is supported by the Federal Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program.