Why Participate

Build CULTURAL CAPITAL and a sense of community identity
Create a safe and culturally APPROPRIATE environment for current and future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
ENGAGE staff through the lens of the visual arts
INVEST in People & Culture and acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity through arts
Organisational capacity ensues SOCIAL BENEFITS
ENCOURAGE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conversations and topics within the workplace
Be a diverse and inclusive workplace—working towards RECONCILIATION
Lateral APPROACH to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander topics and barriers

Create powerful and innovative RESOURCES based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts
DISPEL myths, stereotypes and assumptions
Use the arts to COMMUNICATE acceptance of diversity, inclusion and reconciliation
SHIFT the current paradigm through visual arts initiatives
CHALLENGE preconceptual and assumptive ideas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia
APPLY 21st century technologies via multi-modality and digital platforms
Have robust CONVERSATIONS via educational and communication tools
Review and record OUTCOMES of employees engaging in arts and education through case studies

Employ and engage directly and indirectly ABORIGINAL and TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTISTS, businesses and entrepreneurs
Social benefits – EMPOWERING Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and entrepreneurs
Set the STANDARD of acceptance for diversity and inclusion
STRENGTHEN internal and external reach through a multi-faceted approach
ALIGN company directives through multiple departments including communications, properties, facilities, marketing, diversity & inclusion and people & culture
Be a part of an internalised organisation SHIFT based on place, respect, acknowledgement and cultural relevance
Make reconciliation an on going JOURNEY, not the end point

Source: State of Reconciliation Report