CAN embraces and amplifies creativity, connection and community through the arts for social impact.
For more than 40 years CAN has partnered with communities to share the histories and experiences that are unwritten or unspoken. This work breaks through the silence arising from systemic disempowerment and exposes the politics of fear by sharing, through art, participants’ daily acts of resistance and resilience that are essential to maintaining hope.
The creation of powerful artworks and experiences resonate deeply for the community and with the audiences they reach, far beyond where the work originated.
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Legacies Karlkurla (Kalgoorlie) exhibition
A celebration of our shared cultural heritage, Legacies features the life stories of Aboriginal Elders who have significantly contributed to their communities and the Goldfields.
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Boodjara documentary world premiere
Don’t miss your chance to witness the world premiere of Boodjara at the Revelation Film Festival!
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Now Sounds Midwest music video launch
Join us for the launch of the music video Lost in Space, featuring live performances by Flewnt and Optamus!
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Making Time 2025
The 2025 Making Time conference invited attendees to make space to breathe; to unwind, to create, to connect with themselves and with others.
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2.0
High VisAbility
After 2024’s hugely successful pilot project, the High VisAbility program returns to Sir David Brand School in 2026 with a workshop series that will see students experiment with textiles and sculpture.
Mapping Menang
Cultural Mapping
Mapping Menang has used oral histories, intergenerational community knowledge and archival research to inform the creation of community-led cultural map.
Katanning
Now Sounds
CAN is heading to Katanning for the next chapter of Now Sounds, a project that offers young people the chance to tell their stories in lyrics, beats and rhymes.
Karlkurla/Kalgoorlie
Legacies
Legacies Karlkurla/Kalgoorlie was a multi-layered portraiture and storytelling project that culminated in an exhibition at the Museum of the Goldfields celebrating the legacy of ten Aboriginal Elders from that Country.
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