We develop Australian Government policies and deliver programs that encourage excellence in the arts, help to protect our cultural heritage and support public access to and participation in, arts and culture in Australia.
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Australian and Children’s Content Review
The Government is undertaking a review to determine if existing support and regulatory measures remain fit for purpose in the digital era.
What's new
The 2017 Meeting of Cultural Ministers was held in Brisbane, Queensland, on 22 September 2017.
Performing arts
The Government has released its full response to the recommendations of the National Opera Review Final Report.
Cultural heritage
The Queensland Museum will receive $50,000 to assist with the purchase of a rare meteorite.
Courtesy of the Queensland Museum (detail) +
Museums, libraries and galleries
Dr Gerard Vaughan AM has been reappointed as Director of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA).
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia (detail) +
Performing arts
The Government has released its full response to the recommendations of the National Opera Review Final Report.
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
Image courtesy of Art is….Festival (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.
Photgrapher: Image courtesy the artist and Cad Fac (detail) +
Regional arts
The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government program that supports sustainable cultural development in regional and remote communities in Australia. The program is managed by Regional Arts Australia and organisations in each state and territory.
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.
The Meeting of Cultural Ministers comprises the Australian, state and territory government arts and culture ministers.
Current consultations
Support programs
Communications Minister and Arts Minister
Meet the Minister Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield.
We are seeking suggestions from the screen production sector and interested individuals on how the government can best support the production of Australian and children’s screen content.