Collective Art Centre was part of the longstanding vision of APY Elders and opened alongside the APY Gallery Adelaide in May 2019. Collective Art Centre operates under the APYACC banner and while based in metropolitan Adelaide, the art centre is referred to as the eighth studio of the APY Lands by Anangu.

Collective Art Centre supports Anangu artists visiting Adelaide for health and family reasons and supports Anangu who are permanently based in Adelaide; required to live ‘off-Country’ to receive long-term medical or social support. For artists, living or spending time away from home means a loss of social, cultural, and economic opportunities usually provided by their local art centre. Working to curb these challenges, Collective Art Centre provides essential support to artists, enabling them to maintain vital cultural and community connections and income stability, alongside culturally appropriate support to access healthcare and other services.

Since its establishment, Collective Art Centre has grown to support over 30 artists daily, with Anangu artists now sharing their studio space with artists from other First Nations language groups. Working across painting on linen, ceramics, works on paper and tjanpi, the Collective Art Centre artists have become known for their large-scale artworks, bold forms and energetic mark-making, and are some of the most sought after Indigenous artists working today.