East Pilbara Arts Centre - WA

This impressive new building was built in 2016. The East Pilbara Arts Centre is designed to nurture a sense of ownership amongst the people of the East Pilbara and link the community through events, exhibitions, learning and engage the whole community in active participation. The facility houses Martumili Artists and includes a gallery art storage space , a studio for artist development , a commercial kitchen and separate kitchenette , laundry, pump and camp storage room , office space and a caretakers residence. There is also a large open area that will be available for events and functions.

Funding for the facility was provided by BHP Billiton Iron Ore ($4.4million), the Pilbara Development Commission under the Pilbara Cities Initiative through the State Government's Royalties for Regions Program ($3.5 million), Lotterywest ($600,000) and the Shire of East Pilbara ($800,000).

The East Pilbara Art Centre is located on Newman Drive, Newman (next to the Shire of East Pilbara Administration Office).

The Martumili Art Gallery Hours is open to the public as follows:
Mon-Fri 10:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm