Southern Exchange facilitates cultural exchange activities between people and projects located within and between the traditional and contemporary cultures of Australia, South Africa, and North Asia. They focus on the visual arts and crafts, and work with projects, artists and craftspeople whose work positively contributes to their communities in a sustainable way.  

Southern Exchange designs and delivers exhibitions, projects and special commissions to connect people in new and exciting ways. In this way, they aim to enhance mutual understanding through creatively engaging, informative activities.

They actively seek to work with participants from a wide range of sectors - business, government, civil society and the arts - for the purpose of specilaised projects and exhibitions (commercial and public), trading and consulting activities.