Keep the doors open 

Creative Australia Day of Giving — Celebrating Broken Hill Art Exchange

This Creative Australia Day of Giving, we’re celebrating the incredible creativity and community spirit that keeps the Broken Hill Art Exchange (BHAE) thriving on Wilyakali Country.

Over the past two years, our volunteer-run organisation has welcomed and supported artists from all over Australia — and beyond — through our Artist Residency Program and community workshops.

Help US achieve our Target $25,ooo

Donate today to support artist residencies in Broken Hill

3% Cover the Fee

You can make regular or one-off donations to the BHAE and support our work to provide affordable artist residencies in Broken Hill. Your donations will be tax deductible. You will receive an receipt via email. Thankyou for your support

Artist Cong Yu in residence.

Your support helps us:

  • Keep residencies affordable for emerging artists

  • Deliver inclusive art workshops for all ages

  • Maintain our historic home at the Grand Hotel

  • Work towards a permanent, accessible arts hub by 2029

Together, we can keep the doors open to creativity in the heart of the outback.

commuity workshop

Creative Achievements 2023–2025

• 70+ artists in residence hosted through our affordable Artist Residency Program (17 residencies in 2023–24, 53 in 2024–25)

• 30+ community workshops across artmaking, photography, embroidery, bookmaking, macramé, and more

• Red Dirt Blue Skies Artist Trail — 34 artists, 43 works, 25 venues bringing art to Broken Hill’s streets

• Waste 2 Art & Trashy Fashion — inspiring sustainability,creativity, and local pride

• 143 members and a vibrant creative community of 500+

• Winner: 2024 Broken Hill City Council Volunteer CulturalOrganisation of the Year

BHAE is built entirely on volunteer passion — creating opportunities for artists, connecting communities, and keeping

creativity alive in the Far West.

Donate. Participate. Create.