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Esmae Bowen at Hopevale Arts & Cultural Centre, Image: Edwina Circuitt IACA

Shining light on the untold stories of Cook from First Australians

Endeavour Voyage: The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians is an exhibition exploring stories from the HMS Endeavour’s voyage up the east coast of Australia.

Dorothy Gabori receiving her Fellowship with Pam Bigelow and Abe Muriata. Image: IACA

IACA Artists Welcome CIAF 2019

The IACA Artists Welcome event is a highlight on the yearly calendar for our remote Indigenous artists and art centre staff.

Artist Philomena Yeatman and Belonging 'hairy men' ceramic artworks at Yarrabah Art Centre, October 2019. Image. Edwina Circuitt IACA

Belonging and Northern Disclosure

After two years, the Belonging and Northern Disclosure arts development workshops have now been completed at all 13 IACA member Art Centres.

IACA COVID-19 Response

As the COVID-19 Virus situation evolves rapidly, concern for the health and safety of our member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Centres and their communities is paramount.

Ethel Thomas. Image: Edwina Circuitt IACA

In Profile: Ethel Thomas

Ethel Thomas (Warthardangathi Bijaarrba) was born in 1946 and is a Kaiadilt Bentinck Island women and a senior artist at Mornington Island Art Centre.

New works by Gilbert Jack made during the IACA Belonging workshop at Pormpuraaw Art & Culture Centre, Pormpuraaw, June 2019. Image: IACA © Edwina Circuitt

A new age of appreciation for First Nations visual arts. Indigenous artists from Far North Queensland to feature in Belonging, a major national exhibition.

The remote reaches of Far North Queensland (FNQ) are home to many vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Centres that are recognised as leaders within the national and international arts