via Traveldailynews, 22 December 2022: The International Federation of Rock Art Organisations (IFRAO) congress will be held in Western Australia in 2024, just a short flight away from Southeast Asia!
Western Australia’s ancient Aboriginal rock art and academic strengths in the field have led to the State being chosen as the host destination of the Congress of the International Rock Art Organisations (IFRAO) and the 4th Australian Rock Art Research Association Congress (AURA) 2024.
Set to take place in mid-to-late 2024, the IFRAO and AURA Congress will attract over 1000 experts in the field of Rock Art research to Western Australia, where they will convene over five days at The University of Western Australia (UWA), which is home to the world’s largest academic rock art research and management centre, as well as venturing out into Western Australia’s regions to study rock art sites for up to eight weeks.
Premier of Western Australia the Hon. Mark McGowan MLA said that hosting the congress would promote global awareness of WA’s ancient rock art while also strategically enhancing the State’s Aboriginal tourism experiences which are currently being developed through the $20 million Jina: Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2021-2025, which was a key contributing factor in WA being chosen as the host destination of the 2024 IFRAO and AURA Congress.
