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In our continued mission to support economic development and culturally strong best practice Indigenous art enterprises, IACA is delivering an Artsworker training program to extend artsworkers professionally.

In 2020/21 with thanks to the support of the Australia Council for the Arts Cherish Fund, IACA pres­ented the 'IACA Indigenous Artsworker Program' (IIAP) artsworker professional development training pilot program.

Following on the success of the pilot program and with support from the Australian Government's Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, IACA has continued delivering the Indigenous Artsworker Program for a new cohort of participants in 2021/22.

In light of COVID-19 lockdowns, the IACA team have adapted to online methods of train­ing and embraced the opportunities that video conferencing affords. Ever-changing Co­vid situations permitting, the program also includes in-person training and field trips. IACA has developed a weekly online training schedule over a ten-month period. Sessions are recorded so that videos as well as supple­mentary learning resources can be made available for participants to access online any­time via the IACA Members Area Website.

Due to the small group sizes the training program is flexible, responsive and shaped to suit artsworker abilities, needs and requests. Artsworkers are assigned weekly tasks during training follow-up sessions and thereby given the chance to work­shop outcomes with their peers in a safe, informal tutorial environment. Art Centre job roles are varied and involve a combination of highly specialised skills. The IACA Indigenous Artsworker Training Program (IIAP) has been developed with this in mind so that the subject of each training module correlates to Art Centre job descriptions and real-world practical applications.

 

In 2019 we asked artsworkers in the IACA network to tell us what they wanted, this is what they said:

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Make a Difference. Support IACA's Capacity Building Programs. Across Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, more than 400 Indigenous artists are creating, working, and sustaining culture through their community art centres. When you give to IACA, you stand with these artists — and with the art centres that sustain them. These are places where culture is lived and shared, where knowledge flows between generations, and where livelihoods are built on Country. Thriving art centres mean thriving communities. They are hubs of cultural strength, economic opportunity, and community connection. Your donation supports IACA’s work alongside its member art centres through co-designed programs that build real skills and create genuine employment pathways for First Nations artworkers. Your gift helps fund: • Training programs developed with and for art centres • Creative fellowships for artists • Travel for artworkers to access training and mentorship • Learning resources, expertise, and tools that strengthen capacity across the network IACA partners with community-led art centres where artists and their communities are shaping their own futures — culturally, socially, and economically. Your support makes this possible. Indigenous Art Centre Alliance Inc. is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.

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