Laverton Outback Gallery

The art and craft on display was made by the local Wongi people from the lands of the North Eastern Goldfields extending into the Western Desert region. The artists have connections to the land and share their stories through their making.

The gallery is open Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm, and other times by appointment.

Laverton is a remote outback town of approximately 350 is situated 350km north-east of Kalgoorlie and 960km from Perth, Western Australia. Laverton was gazetted in 1900 and is named after Dr Charles Laver, a pioneering doctor who rode his pushbike from Coolgardie in 1896 and worked as a doctor in the area. Laverton is in Wongi country and one third of the town's population are Aboriginal.

Laverton is the last stop on the bitumen before the Northern Territory / Western Australia border; a distance of 875km to the east. There are a number of operating gold, nickel and rare earth mines in the area as well as historical diggings and prospecting opportunities.