Agencies and related websites
Within the Department:
- Artbank
- Artbank supports established and emerging visual artists and craftspeople by buying contemporary Australian artworks and showcasing them through its rental scheme.
- Culture Portal
- Browse or search 4000 evaluated websites about Australian cultural and recreational activities.
- National Portrait Gallery
- The superb permanent collection of images held by the National Portrait Gallery includes a diverse range of subjects who helped to shape the Australian nation and national identity.
Within the Arts portfolio:
- Arts Training Bodies
- The Department’s Cultural Development Program funds seven national organisations which are centres of excellence in performing arts training.
- Australia Business Arts Foundation
- AbaF is a company of the Australian Government, established in 2000 by the Department. AbaF’s national team is supported by a council and board of over 90 leading companies.
- Australia Council for the Arts
- The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations.
- Australian Film Commission
- The Australian Film Commission (AFC) is an Australian Government agency established by the Australian Film Commission Act in 1975. It operates under the Commonwealth Film Program to ensure the creation, availability and preservation of Australian screen content. The National Film and Sound Archive has been part of the AFC since 1 July 2003.
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School
- AFTRS is the national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television and radio.
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- The ANNM aims to bring maritime heritage to life and protect it for future generations.
- Bundanon Trust
- The Bundanon Trust was established in March 1993 to develop Bundanon as a 'living arts centre' according to the principles agreed with the Boyd's, creating a platform for a cultural institution unique in Australia if not the world.
- Collections Australia Networks
- CAN is an online resource for, and gateway to, Australia’s collecting institutions and their collections.
- Cultural Minister's Council
- The Cultural Ministers' Council (CMC) provides a forum for cooperation and coordination between the Australian Government and state, territory and New Zealand governments on matters relating to the development of the arts and culture in Australia.
- Cultural research
- The Cultural Ministers Council provides funding for cultural research through Statistics Working Group (SWG) to the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics, a division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- Film Australia
- In 1945, the Australian National Film Board was established to produce documentary films. Film Australia is one of the nation's leading producers of television documentaries and educational programs.
- Film Finance Corporation Australia
- The FFC is the Australian Government’s principal agency for funding the production of film and television in Australia. It is a wholly owned government company.
- National Gallery of Australia
- The NGA was established under the National Gallery Act 1975 to develop and maintain a national collection of works of art and exhibit, or to make available for exhibition by others, works it holds.
- National Library of Australia
- The NLA ensures that documentary resources of national significance are collected, preserved and made accessible.
- National Museum of Australia
- The NMA is a museum of social history with three broad research areas—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, Australia's history and society since European settlement and the interaction of people with the environment.
