We support inclusiveness and growth in Australia's creative sector, and we protect and promote Australian content and culture.
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Visual arts
Knowledge sharing and presentations by Artbank curators feature at the 2022 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair.
Visual arts
$70,000 Artbank + ACMI commission is jointly awarded to develop story of lifelong friends.
Land of Bad will inject $28 million into the Australian economy, with $3.9 million in support from the Location Incentive.
Regional arts
Apply for the latest funding round of the Festivals Australia program.
Visual arts
$70,000 Artbank + ACMI commission is jointly awarded to develop story of lifelong friends.
National Cultural Policy
We’re developing a new cultural policy for the decade ahead.
Image attribution: “The Dance – David McAllister” by Peter Brew-Bevan (Rights: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra)
Funding programs
Photo by Oliver Eclipse (detail) +
Regional arts
Festivals Australia supports community participation in, and access to, the arts and aims to support partnerships and collaboration across the sector.
Courtesy of Alison McDonald (detail) +
Regional arts
The Visions of Australia regional exhibition touring program supports audience access to Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on tours to regional and remote Australia.
Museums, libraries and galleries
The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance Program provides funding to offset the cost of insurance for eligible international exhibitions touring to Australia.
Our Work
Artbank is a one of a kind, Australian Government support program that acquires the work of living, Australian contemporary artists – making the collection available to the general public through a leasing program.
Bruno Benini (detail) +
The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.
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Cultural Data Online provides access to a broad range of research relating to arts and culture in Australia
We’re developing a new cultural policy for the decade ahead. Anyone involved in or interested in our nation’s arts, entertainment and cultural sector is encouraged to have their say.