Over 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, fairs and regional hubs will receive a share of over $38 million in federal support to support vital cultural practices.

Part of the Government's Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program, the four-year funding will support a "professional, viable and ethical First Nations arts industry," which will allow artists to work, earn an income, connect to the market, and develop professional skills.

The grant recipients include: Arlpwe Artists Aboriginal Corporation to support the Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre's newly established ceramics program through employment of an onsite ceramist to engage with Indigenous artists in Ali Curung, NT; Ardyaloon Art and Culture Centre Aboriginal Corporation to support the Ingarlgalandji Arts and Culture Hub, providing visual arts services to Bardi Jawi artists in the Kimberley region; and Badhulgaw Kuthinaw Mudh TSI Corporation to support upgrades to the art centre as well as refurbishment of the printmaking and textiles workspace for the Badu Art Centre on Badu Island.

Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, said the program was about supporting the First Nations arts sector as well as cultural practices.

She said the investment in language centres recognised the "proud links First Nations people have to their language, community and Country".

"Investing in First Nations-owned art centres fosters connection to the world's oldest living culture and enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to earn income from their works," Senator McCarthy said.

"The First Nations-owned art centres provide an environment where people can learn about Indigenous culture and ethically purchase artworks."

Furthermore, close to $30 million in funding will go towards 70 community-led Indigenous language arts activities as part of the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.

These include conserving the Wuybuy language of the Numburindi people through the Numburindi Development Aboriginal Corporation; and commissioning, developing, and rehearsing three new Aboriginal language-based theatre shows to tour across in WA, including matji and Wongatha language productions in Perth.

Arts Minister Tony Burke said the government was committed to investing - now and into the future - to ensure the "next generation has sustainable language and arts infrastructure supporting them".

"We understand the importance of arts and language in community. It's how stories and traditions are passed on from generation to generation," Mr Burke said.