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Aboriginal Cultural
Centre and
Keeping Place.

The Armidale & Region Aboriginal Cultural Centre & Keeping Place (ACCKP) is situated in the city of Armidale on the New England Tablelands of Northern NSW, Australia. With an Aboriginal population of around 8,000 or 10% of the tablelands total population and comprising of Anaiwan, Kamilaroi, Dainggatti, Ngarabal, Banbai, Gumbainggier and Bigambul nations.

The centre was opened on the 26th of November 1988, with a second art gallery opened in June of 2019 and is operated by an all-Aboriginal Board of Custodians and management team.

Our mission is to develop, promote and preserve Aboriginal arts, culture and heritage by engaging with community and with our primary objective to provide a place of cultural awareness and a cross-cultural learning facility preserving culture history and advancing cultural excellence.

The centre provides two first class Art Galleries specialising in Aboriginal works of art, a family history centre, conference and learning facilities, a gift shop specialising in Aboriginal merchandise, meeting rooms, an outdoor undercover function and events pavilion and café. We are a major tourist destination for international, domestic and local visitors and a meeting place for the local community groups and related service providers.

We run a wide range of Aboriginal cultural activities and workshops including holiday programs for primary school students, art classes on Aboriginal Arts and crafts and organise services for functions and events including Welcome to Country, digeridoo and dance performances.

The centre is opened six days a week between 9am to 4pm Mondays to Fridays and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays (excluding public holidays).

 

Over 700 artefacts from all mainland states in Australia…

 Governance:

Our Board of Custodians are:

Chair: Rose Lovelock
Deputy Chair: Cyril Green
Public Officer: Cyril Green
Treasurer: Veronica Walford
Custodians: Dave Widders, Lesley Widders, Callum Clayton-Dixon

— ACCKP Constitution —

  • Originally funded from Bicentennial Program grant in 1986.

  • Centre was opened on the 26th November 1988 and managed by the Armidale College of Advanced Education and in 1990 the University of New England (UNE).

  • Incorporated on the 17th of July 1997 with governance transferred to it’s Board of Custodians.

  • Registered in the Australian Business Register (ABN) on the 7th of April, 2000.

  • Endorsed for income tax exemption, as a deductible gift recipient and endorsed for charity tax concessions on the 1st of July, 2000.