Welcome to artsource
advancing the profile of visual artists in Western Australia

Our purpose
Artsource delivers high quality, core services on behalf of individual artist members and the visual arts sector, in partnership with stakeholders.

Our vision
Artsource is an exemplary membership and advocacy body for visual artists in Western Australia, that inspires, expands and improves the profile and sustainability of artists and the sector.

• Funded Taiwan Residency Exchange through the City of Perth: Call for Applications
  Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi says the exchange offered the opportunity for a West Australian artist to travel to Perth’s Sister City of Taipei in Taiwan for a three-month residency at the Taipei Artist Village.
  The successful artist will receive an allowance of $9,580 ($7,500 expenses and $2,080 materials), travel costs and a rent-free studio/apartment.
  The residency will be from February 18 to May 4, 2009.
  Applications close at 2pm on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
  For images of the new residence and to download the application forms and guidelines please visit www.perth.wa.gov.au
• New Indigenous Art Awards launched
  Australia’s richest indigenous contemporary art awards have been launched by Premier Alan Carpenter.
  “The inaugural Western Australian Premier's Indigenous Art Awards, worth $1.1million over four years, recognised the significant contribution of indigenous artists to our community” the Premier said.
  Read full Ministerial Media Statements here
• Swarbrik 2008 Excellence Award
  The Swarbrick project, coordinated by Artsource, has won the 2008 Excellence Award in the Public Art in Landscape Architecture section.
  While it was a team effort Artsource would like to congratulate Department of Environment and Conservation and the artists involved.
  See more details about the project here