A playground for the arts
WHAC imagines ambitious contemporary art shaped by Wongan Hills and the Wheatbelt: appearing in fields, across salt lakes and within everyday life.
Location: 30.8936° S, 116.7132° E // Wongan Katta
Wongan Hills Arts Co. Ltd. (WHAC) is building a playground for contemporary art and public cultural projects. Our venue is not a gallery; it is the town site and its visceral surroundings. It is a landscape shaped by big skies, deep time, and an ever-changing display of colour and texture. We don’t just “place” art; we facilitate site-specific interventions.
We anticipate working with artists to create sculptures, installations, and sensory experiences informed by stories of the land and its possibilities.
The landscape known today as Wongan Hills takes its name from Wongan Katta, meaning the ‘Whispering Hills’.
For tens of thousands of years, this has been Ballardong and Yued Country: a place of story, movement, knowledge and deep cultural connection. Every hill, waterway and horizon carries a history that reaches far beyond our own.
WHAC is inspired by the idea that landscapes speak. Our work responds to this place with humility, recognising that the oldest stories belong to those who have cared for Country for generations.
As we grow, we are committed to listening, learning and working respectfully with Ballardong and Yued people, ensuring our work honours the enduring connection between Country, culture and community.