Ten years in, the National Gallery of Australia’s (NGA) leadership program for Indigenous arts workers has now sent 104 alumni into the industry. First Nations arts workers can face many challenges, from isolation, to the gulf between regional and national institutions, and issues affecting cultural safety in the workplace.
Taking up one end of this challenge, the Wesfarmers Indigenous Arts Leadership & Fellowship Program was developed to arm emerging arts workers with industry knowledge, confidence and networks – and alumni say that it’s worked.
