The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, art fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations that are at the heart of Australia’s world-famous Indigenous visual art movement.

Photo of artist Carlene West painting
Carlene West (painting) Amanda Dent (photography) (detail) +
Carlene West (painting) Amanda Dent (photography)Image: Carlene West at work, Spinifex Arts Project, WA. Credit: © Amanda Dent.

Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program funding

The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program supports a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry with strong participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Funding provides professional opportunities for over 8,000 artists and around 300 arts workers, most living in very remote Indigenous communities.