EXHIBITIONS AT THE PORT HEDLAND COURTHOUSE GALLERY:
For details on these upcoming exhibtions please visit www.courthousegallery.com.au
Let's Get Started!
In remote communities such as those in the Pilbara, Indigenous artists have limited opportunities to access independent income, small business activities or to engage equitably with mainstream markets. In this environment, Indigenous art development workshops can offer a coherent, culturally appropriate and highly successful combination of social, cultural and economic outcomes.
FORM initiated a series of Indigenous art development workshops through the Courthouse Gallery to support the production and marketing of culturally appropriate works of art for the Indigenous community of South Hedland. The workshops are an extension of the extensive professional development program instigated as part of FORM’s Canning Stock Route Project, and support first time, mid-career and established artists in the production of their artworks. While this program is initially being delivered in South Hedland, it will be extended to other communities within the Pilbara as funding becomes available.
Let’s Get Started! was the first in a series of painting workshops in South Hedland, teaching new artists how to paint, and developing the skills of more established artists. These workshops have built the foundations of a strong and proactive relationship between the Indigenous Hedland artists, the Courthouse Gallery and FORM.