Our Mission
“How we protect, conserve and research the Kimberley region and its rock art will say much about us as a nation” The Ian Potter Foundation
The Kimberley contains art treasures of immense national and global importance. This rugged, isolated area is dominated by sandstone outcrops and escarpments containing tens of thousands of rock art sites. These are special, often spectacular places. The richness of its flora, fauna, landscape, people, culture, and particularly its rock art, provide tantalising clues to a remote, undocumented past. While much research has been undertaken, a tremendous amount remains to be done.
The Foundation raises and allocates funds with the following aims:
• To foster scientific research into the rock art and its chronological, cultural, ecological and climatic contexts;
• To collaborate and share knowledge with indigenous groups, the public, academic institutions, and museums;
• To actively promote research outcomes to ensure the broadest possible appreciation of the national and international significance of Kimberley rock art;
• To encourage protection and preservation of Kimberley rock art;
• To closely involve local indigenous people in field research and training;
• To encourage new young scientists into these fields of research.
