Who can become a member of Indigenous Art Code?

Indigenous Art Code Ltd
Installation image of Timo Hogan exhibition at Outstation Gallery, Garramilla (Darwin), 2021. ©Timo Hogan, Spinifex Art Project, Outstation Gallery/Indigenous Art Code, 2023. Photo: Fiona Morrison.

There are three categories of membership: Artist, Code Signatory and Code Supporter.

Code Signatories are signatories to the Code. Code Signatories may be agents, persons or organisations who acquire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artwork, or who carry on a business involving the acquisition of Artwork, for re-supply by means of sale or other distribution. They are signatories to the Code and agree to abide by it.

Artist Members are practising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. By becoming an Artist Member, artists are adding their voice to the call for fair and ethical trade with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and transparency in the promotion and sale of artwork. 

Code Supporter Members are organisations or individuals that are supportive of the objects of the Code and wish to add their voice to the call for fair and ethical trade with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and transparency in the promotion and sale of artwork. Code Supporters are not involved in the commercial trade of Artworks. 


Code Signatories must adhere to, and demonstrate a commitment to, upholding the ethical standards laid out in the Code. Code Signatories undergo a rigorous application process in order to gain membership. Code Signatory Membership is renewed annually, and an annual fee is charged. Code Signatories must also respect the rules set out in the Company’s Constitution.  

Artist Members and Code Supporters are not bound by the Code, but as members, must abide by the rules set out in the Company Constitution.  

Who is responsible for the Code?

The Company or the IartC (The Indigenous Art Code Ltd) is the organisation that administers the Code, though:

  • Administering voluntary membership of the Code and overseeing compliance;
  • Coordinating, liaising, and seeking the support of governments, regulatory and legal bodies, and associations and groups with a role in the promotion and sale of artworks;
  • Furthering the Objects of the Company with the principal object being the promotion of Indigenous visual arts. 


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Acknowledgement of Country

Indigenous Art Code acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to the land, waters and skies, often expressed through art. We pay our respects to artists, Elders and community members past, present and future.

Acknowledgement of Country

Indigenous Art Code acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to the land, waters and skies, often expressed through art. We pay our respects to artists, Elders and community members past, present and future.

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