This project investigated a new model for intercultural arts practice, examining how long-term, community-informed engagement can transform artistic processes, research methodologies, and knowledge production.

Through the case study of interdisciplinary art development projects between Australia and Senegal, the research examined how prioritising cultural protocols, adherence to ritual practices, recognition of community authorship and intercultural learning systems, ensures that creative processes and outputs are ethically grounded, of greater conceptual depth, cultural resonance, and artistic impact.

The project advances practice-based research methodologies, establishing frameworks for the respectful documentation and dissemination of cultural knowledge. It demonstrates how creative practice can function as both a method of inquiry and a research outcome, offering a model for intercultural arts practice that is collaborative, ethically responsible, and epistemically rigorous.