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Mapping country with materials from country

Process, Harvey

Mapping country with materials from country

The latest iteration of CAN’s Place Names project sees participants using eco-dying to create a map of Bindjareb Country that uses the colours and textures of that land.

19 March 2024

Cultural Awareness Day creates connection to Country

Event, Perth

Cultural Awareness Day creates connection to Country

Immersing us in Noongar culture, CAN’s Cultural Awareness Day is part of our ongoing commitment to advocating for First Peoples’ self-determination.

12 March 2024

Mandy makes her mark in New York

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Mandy makes her mark in New York

From exhibiting at an international art fair in New York to encouraging young people with disabilities to follow their dreams, artist Mandy White is shining bright.

26 February 2024

Creativity off the clock

News, Perth

Creativity off the clock

How do you make time and space for your own artistic practice when your time and energy is also being directed into the creative vision of others?

07 February 2024

Shaking it with Mubanga

News, Hedland

Shaking it with Mubanga

Afro-fusion choreographer/teacher Mubanga is heading to Hedland this February to share his joyous dance moves in a series of workshops for young people.

18 January 2024

Intergenerational exchange is at the heart of Cultural Mapping

Process, Melville

Intergenerational exchange is at the heart of Cultural Mapping

Bringing the meanings of ancient Noongar placenames to life through art, the Place Names Melville project sees stories passed down from one generation to the next.

16 January 2024

Imagining the future: where will creativity take us?

News, Midland

Imagining the future: where will creativity take us?

How can Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) transform the future? At Making Time 2023, a panel of CACD leaders shared their responses to this question.

09 January 2024

Funding update from Community Arts Network

News, Perth

Funding update from Community Arts Network

We are sharing the disappointing news that CAN has not been successful in our bid to secure Four Year Investment Funding from Creative Australia for 2025–2028.

14 December 2023

From policy to practice: stories from the coalface of CACD

News, Midland

From policy to practice: stories from the coalface of CACD

CACD is central to the vision described in the Federal Goverment’s new national cultural policy. But how is this shaping what’s happening on the ground?

06 December 2023

Celebrating the special moments of 2023

News, Perth

Celebrating the special moments of 2023

Behind every completed CAN project are numerous special moments. To celebrate the end of 2023 we’re inviting you to experience those highlights with us.

06 December 2023

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