Our support and advocacy for the region’s arts ecosystem brings together decision-makers and industry leaders through our Western Sydney Creative Advisory Committee, our State of the Arts Oration, the NSW Arts Sector Roundtable, and our work with the Western Sydney Arts Alliance. 

We proudly invest in artists, writers, creatives and makers through exhibitions, publications and art acquisitions for our collection, as well as our commissioning program.

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About the Art Collection

Western Sydney University’s art collection dates to 1989, when its former network members, Hawkesbury, Macarthur, and Nepean were first brought together.

The Collection charts the University’s story and that of its staff, students, and graduates as well as local artists of Greater Western Sydney. It comprises a diverse range of media from painting and photography to mixed media sculptures and decorative arts. The collection has a rich holding of artwork by 20th century and contemporary Australian artists,

Particular strengths of the Art Collection include over 250 artworks by Indigenous Australian artists, 20th Century Australian print-media artists and painters, and artworks by alumni of the University’s fine arts program.