June 1 | LISMORE

The Art on Bundjalung project began in 2017 as a way to provide opportunities for First Nations peoples across the Northern Rivers to enhance health and wellbeing through connection with cultural arts. The project brought community members together to connect socially and to build the creative capacity of emerging artists through various art forms. A focus of the project was exploring and communicating personal and social values and giving voice to storylines through art and dialogue. Throughout all stages, art and its connection to culture and country was intrinsically linked, demonstrating its important role in enhancing the health and wellbeing of First Nations communities. 

Arts Northern Rivers partnered with North Coast Primary Health Network and Lismore Regional Gallery, supported by a steering committee, to develop and deliver the project, culminating in the delivery of the first Art on Bundjalung market in The Quad, Lismore in 2019.