Part 1 PDF 2.3 MB - Community Arts Network Western Australia

CAN WA has been working as a Registered Training Organisation since
1999 and established the first nationally recognised training in cultural
planning in WA.
CAN WA is funded by the State Government of Western Australia through
the Department of Culture and the Arts and by the Federal Government through
the Australia Council for the Arts. CAN WA also generates its own income
through the development of specialised services such as training programs
and cultural development consultancies.
CAN WA has a track record of initiating best practice in community cultural
development and has a demonstrated commitment towards social justice.
CAN WA also recognises the importance of supporting Indigenous communities
in affirming their cultural and spiritual beliefs.
In 2006 CAN WA established a Regional Indigenous Arts and Cultural
Development Unit in Kellerberrin, a Wheatbelt town located 200 kilometres
east of Perth.
This unit houses two Indigenous employees, whose brief is to assist and
develop Indigenous self-determined arts and cultural activities in the
Eastern Wheatbelt.
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