We support inclusiveness and growth in Australia's creative sector, and we protect and promote Australian content and culture.
We do this through delivering strategic advice and policy development, effective program and grants management, regulatory management and collaborative stakeholder engagement.
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Literature
You don’t read a great book, you encounter it and we’re all the better for it.
Performing arts
The Australia Council for the Arts is calling for nominations for its national awards with nominations closing 1 October 2019.
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Indigenous arts and languages
The Indigenous Unit of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) has launched a podcast series which provides...
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Literature
Discover more about the titles shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards today.
Performing arts
The Australia Council for the Arts is calling for nominations for its national awards with nominations closing 1 October 2019.
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Prime Minister's Literary Awards
The Prime Minister's Literary Awards celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature and history makes to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.
Funding programs
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Museums, libraries and galleries
The National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach program aims to bring Australian and overseas cultural material to all Australians through national tours, and help tour Australian works overseas.
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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.
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Cultural heritage
The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.
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.
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The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.
The Meeting of Cultural Ministers comprises the Australian, state and territory government arts and culture ministers.
Current consultations
Support programs
Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Minister
Meet the Minister The Hon Paul Fletcher MP.
The Meeting of Cultural Ministers (MCM) has agreed to renew the National Arts and Disability Strategy in consultation with stakeholders. MCM is made up of the Australian Government and state and territory government cultural ministers.