Arts Project Australia celebrates 50-year milestone and looks to the future

APA Executive Director Liz Nowell shares reflections on the organisation's longevity and future ambitions, including aiming for a shot at the Venice Biennale.
Celebrate Arts Project Australia's 50th anniversary at the Northcote Studio Open Day. Photo: Supplied. APA artists at work in the studio. Artworks and material can be seen on walls and laid out on tables, with around 10 people inside the studio.

As noted in ArtsHub‘s earlier round-up of organisations celebrating significant anniversaries this year, 2024 marks the 50th anniversary for Arts Project Australia (APA), a gallery and supported studio founded in 1974 that represents, platforms and advocates for artists with intellectual disabilities.

She adds, ‘Beyond our ethos, however, it is ultimately the calibre and vitality of the artwork created in the studio that is the cornerstone of our success. At the end of the day, the art speaks for itself, and you only need look to a small handful of work to see how extraordinarily talented APA artists are.’

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_