
In 2008, FORM launched the Let's Get Started! program, offering painting workshops for Indigenous Artists living in South Hedland. Since then, the group has been coming together every month for week-long sessions with mentors Helen Ansell and Sara Barnes.
The Spinifex Hill collective is currently composed of 15 artists, creating beautiful, unique and accomplished work. They have already developed both a recognisable style as a collective, and distinct individual styles.
On June 12 2009, the Hedland community came together to celebrate the rapid progress of Spinifex Hill Artists through their first ever exhibition, curated by FORM and showcased at the Courthouse Gallery. Since the beginning of the exhibition, the artists have sold over 50 paintings and have taken on 12 commissions to produce new work. The Spinifex Hill Artists are truly on their way…