In June 2022 The YAC will host 3 x artists from the Arte Moris Free Arts School - Dili, East Timor. This program is designed to build capacities among the Byron Bay Community while sharing skills and ideas around resilience. During their stay, the artists will work on special murals, workshops and new music. It is hoped that this will foster regular exchanges between Byron Bay and East Timor.

Established in 2003, Arte Moris has become the first Fine Arts School, Cultural Center and Artists' Association in the world's youngest democracy.

Arte Moris is a not-for-profit Fine Art School, Cultural Centre and Art Community based in Dili, East Timor. Since 2003 Arte Moris has been using the creative arts as a building block for psychological and social reconstruction of a country devastated by violence.

Now one of the most successful youth projects in Timor, Arte Moris provides talented young people a direct means of creatively exploring their world, their unique history and heritage, their personal experiences, and their dreams for the future. Crucially, it also aims to provide the skills and experience for these young people to become teachers, full-time artists, and/or key producers in a future Timorese creative industries sector.

A celebration event is planned for Thursday 23rd of June at The YAC.