ARTIST PROFILE: Lyn Nixon
Earlier this year, ART ON THE MOVE visited The Alternative Archive artist Lyn Nixon where she lives in Falcon, on Bindjareb Noongar Boodjar. Lyn’s backyard shed-studio was expansive and bespoke, kitted out with woodworking tools, a large printing press, pottery supplies and her own kiln. In it, Lyn can nurture the many facets of her…
Six artists to take residence across regional WA
Following a rigorous selection process, six exceptional West Australian artists have been chosen to take residency in Carnamah, Gathaagudu/Shark Bay and Kinjarling/Albany over the next year.
ART ON THE MOVE partners with Community Arts Network to celebrate the legacies of First Nations Elders in the Goldfields
ART ON THE MOVE is honoured to be working alongside Community Arts Network (CAN) to celebrate First Nations culture in the Goldfields. ART ON THE MOVE will be supporting CAN on the development of Legacies, a multi-layered storytelling project which will celebrate the unique personal histories of trail-blazing Elders from the Goldfields region. Charting the…
Applications now open: Touring Exhibition Program 2025-27
Independent curators, artists and organisations based in WA are now invited to submit their expressions of interest to our Touring Exhibition Program 2025-27.
Smoking Ceremony Held at Galup to Acknowledge 1830 Massacre
Whadjuk Elder Aunty Glenda Kickett welcomed 80 community members at Galup / Lake Monger on Friday May 3 2024, as part of a gathering to acknowledge the massacre that happened there in 1830.
ARTIST PROFILE: Agnes Yamboong Armstrong
Agnes is always thinking back to her childhood to create her paintings, her memory growing up at Ivanhoe Station and the roadtrains passing over Ivanhoe Crossing and through Miriwoong Country.
Ricky Arnold Appointed as Executive Director of ART ON THE MOVE
On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to announce that Ricky Arnold has been formally appointed as Executive Director of ART ON THE MOVE.
ONLINE INFO SESSION: Public Regional Gallery Improvement Fund 2024
Join ART ON THE MOVE and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for an online session to learn more about the PRGIF program for regional galleries.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROFILE: Brett Leigh Dicks
“Dwyer and Mackay were entrenched within Kalgoorlie community; the buildings and people and events they documented were intimately familiar to them. I made a point of seeking that same familiarity” said Brett Leigh Dicks. In 2023 Brett Leigh Dicks was Artist in Residence at the Museum of the Goldfields, through ART ON THE MOVE’S Activating…
ARTIST PROFILE: June Djiagween
Yawuru-Ngarluma artist and senior cultural advisor June Djiagween is driven by truth-telling. “A lot of my paintings are about history, culture and traditions” she said. “All I’m trying to say is ‘This is what happened.’ It’s about acknowledging where things started.”
Applications now open: ART ON THE MOVE Artist in Residence Programs
Image credit: Francois Peron National Park. Photography by CJ Maddock. Three exciting opportunities exist for WA artists to live and work in regional WA and immerse themselves in a significant creative project. ART ON THE MOVE welcomes a new residency partner this year, the Shire of Shark Bay. Together, we are thrilled to offer the Shark…
Resignation of Executive Director of ART ON THE MOVE, Theo Costantino
It is with a mix of gratitude and sadness that we announce the resignation of Theo Costantino from the position of Executive Director of ART ON THE MOVE.
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