Tracks We Share: Contemporary Art of the Pilbara

Cheeditha Art Group

Cheeditha Art Group is an art cooperative showcasing the culture and creativity of the Kariyarra, Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people from the Pilbara region in Western Australia. Cheeditha Art Group is based in Cheeditha community, a small Aboriginal community outside of Roebourne. Cheeditha artists work in a range of mediums that reflect the diversity of skills and interests of the participating artists.

Juluwarlu Art Group

Juluwarlu Art Group is part of Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal-owned organisation that is dedicated to preserving, recording, and promoting the culture of Yindjibarndi people. Based in Roebourne, Juluwarlu provides significant support and services to artists of all ages, enabling them to develop skills, share their artworks and stories, and earn an income through the expression and maintenance of their culture.

Martumili Artists

Martumili Artists was established by Martu people living in the communities of Parnpajinya (Newman), Jigalong, Parnngurr, Punmu, Kunawarritji, Irrungadji and Warralong. An activity of the Shire of East Pilbara, Martumili Artists is based in the East Pilbara Arts Centre in Newman, with artists also working across the six other remote East Pilbara communities. The artists and their families are the traditional custodians of vast stretches of the Great Sandy, Little Sandy and Gibson Deserts as well as the Karlamilyi (Rudall River) area.

Spinifex Hill Studio

Spinifex Hill Studio stands on Kariyarra Country in South Hedland and works with over 100 artists from many different language groups, presenting contemporary art which covers a breadth of styles. In July 2021, Spinifex Hill Studio expanded to include Spinifex Hill Project Space which presents a year-round program of events for the Hedland community.

Yinjaa-Barni Art

Yinjaa-Barni Art is a not-for-profit Aboriginal Corporation based in Roebourne, working as a collective of Aboriginal artists who predominantly belong to the Yindjibarndi language group. The Yinjaa-Barni artists are known for their deeply personal works of collective memory, rendering the wildflowers, river systems and landforms of their country onto canvas.

The Art Gallery of Western Australia

AGWA is the State Art Gallery and houses the State Art Collection which is renowned for its Western Australian and Indigenous works. The Gallery offers a changing schedule of exhibition, programs and events that take place in the heritage-listed, Brutalist building. In 2021, the Gallery opened its new rooftop space including sculpture walk, bar and multi-purpose arts space.

FORM

FORM is an independent, non-profit arts organisation based in Perth and the Pilbara. FORM works to build a cultural and creative ecology in Western Australia that values artistic excellence, improves arts access for all, and encourages resilient and vibrant communities. The organisation’s activities span high-level artist development, exhibitions, and festivals; place making and strategy; cultural infrastructure development; collaboration with Aboriginal artists and communities; research and advocacy. FORM manages The Goods Shed in Perth and Spinifex Hill Studio and Project Space in South Hedland.