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'Wesfarmers is very pleased to be deepening its long-term commitment with the National Gallery so we can continue to promote and celebrate the culture of our First Peoples.'

Rob Scott, Managing Director, Wesfarmers

For over a decade the National Gallery’s Indigenous Arts Partner—Wesfarmers Arts—has taken a leadership position by supporting the National Gallery to celebrate and share Australia’s First People's culture.

Through this partnership, the National Gallery and Wesfarmers Arts actively promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and educate and inspire audiences through Indigenous artistic programming, including the National Gallery’s National Indigenous Art Triennial. 

Since 2009, the partnership has produced the annual Indigenous Arts Leadership and Fellowship Program. This immersive program enables Indigenous art practitioners to deepen their understanding and experience of the museum and gallery sector, provides professional development, access and insights from national and international leaders, and builds an ongoing network of support to nurture individuals as their careers progress. Over 100 Indigenous arts professionals have graduated from the program.

On Tour

Drawn from the national collection and the Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Ever Present: First People's Art of Australia will premiere at the Art Gallery of Western Australia before touring internationally to the National Gallery Singapore. The exhibition surveys historical and contemporary works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Australia.

On Demand

This Place: Artists Series aired on ABC in 2020. Commissioned by the ABC, this short documentary series features six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from the national collection, looking at their connection to Country and how it inspires their art and identity as they take us to the places across Australia where their art making began. With thanks to Wesfarmers Arts.

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This Place: Artist Series – Yvonne Koolmatrie

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Published 24 February 2020

Master weaver Yvonne Koolmatrie is passionate about preserving the near lost art of Ngarrindjeri weaving.

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This Place: Artist Series – Mabel Juli

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Published 24 February 2020

Senior Gija artist Mabel Juli captures nature, creation stories and history of the Darrajayin country in her traditional paintings.

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This Place: Artist Series – Ken Thaiday Sr

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Published 24 February 2020

Ken Thaiday Snr. is a Torres Strait Island artist renowned for his dance headdresses.

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This Place: Artist Series – Julie Gough

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Published 24 February 2020

Artist Julie Gough uses her art to bring to life people, places and events from Tasmanian colonial history.

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This Place: Artist Series – Vernon Ah Kee

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Published 24 February 2020

Follow Vernon Ah Kee as he prepares to paint his grandmother’s portrait and revisits the people and places that shaped him.


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