For nearly 40 years, ART ON THE MOVE has advanced the visual arts sector across regional WA, collaborating with galleries, artists, curators, and government bodies to bring art to communities throughout the state.

Locally, we work alongside artists, curators, and galleries to deliver professional touring exhibitions, residencies and learning activities, offering tailored support and expert guidance to uphold best practices. We listen closely to each community, learning about and honouring their unique strengths to create relevant programs that foster lasting engagement.

Motivated by our local conversations, we partner with the State Government to drive initiatives that broaden access to the arts and deepen cultural engagement across WA. We encourage collaboration across the regions, to help build an empowered, thriving and connected sector.

Nationally, we link with organisations across the country to support a unified approach to touring, audience engagement, and professional development as a member of the National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Australia Network.

At the heart of our organisation is a commitment to inclusivity and sustainability, as we work to strengthen creative capacities and deepen connections between art and communities.

Image credit: He is Myself: The Art of Nyaparu (William) Gardiner exhibition opening at Goldfields Arts Centre, 2023. Photography by Mellen Burns

About our Touring Exhibition Program

We aim to present a program of exhibitions that reflects the diversity and complexity of Western Australia’s cultures, places, and people, offering a minimum of six exhibitions or projects for tour at any one time. Each ART ON THE MOVE exhibition tours for up to 24 months.

We build this program from a combination of internally developed projects, organisational partnerships and exhibitions selected through a public Expression of Interest process opened every two years. Applications submitted to our EOI program are assessed by an expert panel including ART ON THE MOVE staff and industry peers. From this process we may also identify projects for creative development or for other opportunities outside of the Touring Program.

As Tour Managers, ART ON THE MOVE pays artist, curator or licencing fees; produces condition reports, installation manuals and interpretation materials including a catalogue and didactic labels; provides marketing and communication resources and support, and works with artists or curators to produce a Learning and Engagement program that complements the exhibition. We manage the tour itinerary, all freight, logistics and venue agreements.

Receiving venues pay a one-off loan fee to receive an exhibition. Standard loan fees are $4,500 for non-members and $4,000 for members, but loan fees may vary depending on the scale and complexity of the exhibition. The average in-kind value of an ART ON THE MOVE touring exhibition to a receiving venue per booking is approximately $15,000.

For artists, touring an exhibition with ART ON THE MOVE can: increase the reach and profile of your practice, introduce you to new places and people, diversify your income as an artist, offer opportunities for collaboration and professional development – and more!

For venues, receiving an ART ON THE MOVE exhibition can: streamline and relieve internal processes and workloads; introduce your audiences to new artists, mediums or ideas; introduce new audiences to your organisation, augment and support your existing programs, resources and professional development- and more!

Outside of our touring program we can also offer project management and other assistance and advice to artists, curators or organisations interested in developing an exhibition or project for tour.

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