Conference history

The inaugural RAA National Conference was held in Mt Gambier in 1998. In the fourteen years since, seven conferences have been hosted by a different regional arts agency and held in a different regional location across Australia every two years.

Since its inception, the conference has grown enormously, with triple the number of delegates attending in 2008 compared to the decade earlier.

In 2012, it will return to its home state of South Australia.

2010

Junction 2010
Launceston, Tasmania
Hosted by Tasmanian Regional Arts
710 delegates

2008

Art at the Heart
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Hosted by Arts NT
959 delegates

2006

The Pacific Edge
Mackay Queensland
Hosted by Queensland Arts Council
750 delegates

2004

Meeting Place
Horsham, Victoria
Hosted by Regional Arts Victoria
600 delegates

2002

Groundswell
Albury, Woodonga, New South Wales
Hosted by Regional Arts NSW
570 delegates

2000

Making Waves
Esperance, Western Australia
Hosted by Country Arts WA
450 delegates

1998

A Changing Landscape
Mt Gambier in South Australia
Hosted by Country Arts SA
380 delegates