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Applications are now open for the latest funding round of the Festivals Australia program.
Festivals Australia provides funding to support individual art projects at regional or remote festivals and significant one-off community events. These projects allow people living in or visiting regional or remote Australia to participate in or appreciate an arts-driven experience.
Support for activities starting from 1 February 2025 is now available through Round 19 of the program.
Activities can include, but are not limited to, a performance, workshop, installation, parade or exhibition held as part of a festival or a significant one-off community event. Activities should support community participation and audience engagement.
Each year the Government provides $1.4 million through Festivals Australia over two funding rounds. This support means more creative opportunities and jobs for artists and arts workers in regional and remote Australia, and has significant flow-on benefits for the tourism industry and allied sectors.
Applications close midnight AEDT 8 October 2024.
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Funding available for arts activities at regional and remote festivals
Round 21 of the Festivals Australia program is now open, with over $700,000 available to support arts projects delivered in regional and remote areas.
Regional arts projects to receive funding boost
Forty-four new arts projects will share in over $1 million thanks to the Regional Arts Fund.
New research sheds light on creative workplaces
New research has investigated how Australia’s creative workforce and economy can best be supported to thrive and create lifelong careers in the arts sector.
Round 20 of Visions of Australia program open to applications
Australians in regional and remote areas will see imaginative exhibitions visit their communities once funding is awarded later this year.
Have your say
Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program
We invited feedback on the development of the new Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program to support d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers. This consultation is closed.
Review of the Indigenous Art Code
A review of the Indigenous Art Code is underway to strengthen the protections for Indigenous artists and consumers across the country. This consultation is closed.
Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place
We developed a national cultural policy for the next 5 years following extensive consultation.
National Opera Review
The Australian Government has released a full response to the recommendations of the National Opera Review final report, which examined the artistic vibrancy, financial viability and accessibility of Australia’s major opera companies.
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More nationally significant artworks reach regional Australia
Five eastern Australian galleries will be loaned pieces from the national collection to share with regional and suburban communities.
Australian cultural organisations receive performance grants
Newly awarded grants set to put Australian artists on the world stage
Exhibitions from national collecting institutions to tour
$1 million from the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program will support new exhibitions to hit the road.
New data released on the value of Australia’s cultural and creative sector
Updated estimates of cultural and creative activity in Australia 2014-15 to 2023-24 have been released.
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Five First Nations ancestors welcomed home from Berlin
A handover ceremony was held at the Ethnological Museum in Berlin, Germany on 5 December 2024.
International Day for People with Disability 2024
Take action to increase equity, inclusion and representation for people with disability.
Setting the path for equity in the arts
A newly released plan, Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan, will support the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors to achieve greater equity for artists, arts workers and audiences with disability.
App unlocks ancient stories of Mungo National Park
Visitors can now explore the rich Aboriginal history of Mungo National Park thanks to a new app, Mungo Stories: Walk Together.
New arts projects in regional and remote Australia
84 arts projects will share in over $1.7 million thanks to the Regional Arts Fund.
First Nations ancestors returning home from California
A handover ceremony was held at the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles on Thursday 7 November.
Funding available to support Indigenous languages and arts activities
Applications for grant funding are now open for the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program.
Regional galleries welcome National Gallery of Australia’s artworks
The Sharing the National Collection initiative continues with loans to 2 more Griffith Regional Gallery and Retford Park near Bowral.
Gija creation story on display at UNESCO World Heritage site
The first Aboriginal cultural representation at the UNESCO World Heritage site, Purnululu National Park in the East Kimberley, has been launched.
Critical support for live music industry
$7.7 million in Revive Live grants will support 110 live music festivals and venues to continue operating under challenging conditions.
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RISE Fund grant recipients—Batch six summary of projects
Published: 21 Feb 2021 rise-fund-grant-recipients-batch-six-summary-of-projects-december2021_0.docx (DOCX, 146.38 KB) rise-fund-grant-recipients-batch-six-summary-of-projects-december2021_0.pdf (PDF, 376.7 KB) … 326 … 327 … 15 … RISE Fund grant …
PublicationBringing the show to regional and remote communities
Regional and remote communities across Australia are set to benefit from the latest round of the Australia Council’s Playing Australia program. 10 Jan 2023 Erth’s national regional 2024 tour ARC. Image courtesy of the ERTH Visual and Physical …
NewsIndigenous Art Centre Framework
Published: 1 Oct 2024 The Indigenous Art Centre Framework provides a cooperative framework for art centres, industry service organisations and the Australian Government to work together to build and maintain a professional, strong and ethical Indigenous …
PublicationExport Acquittal for Permits and Certificates of Exemption
Published: 28 Oct 2021 This document contains the form to submit an Export Acquittal for a Permit or Certificate of Exemption issued under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (the Act). Please complete a separate acquittal form for each …
PublicationImport Acquittal for Permits and Certificates of Exemption
Published: 28 Oct 2021 This document contains the form to submit an Import Acquittal for a Permit or Certificate of Exemption issued under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (the Act). Please complete a separate acquittal form for each …
PublicationOverview of the Cultural Gifts Program
Published: 9 Sep 2016 The Cultural Gifts Program encourages Australians to donate items of cultural significance from private collections to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives. Gifts can range from paintings, books, sculptures, …
PublicationPublic Lending Right Committee—Annual Report 2020–21
Published: 27 Oct 2021 The report covers the 2020–21 financial year and is the 34th annual report of the Public Lending Right Committee since the Act came into effect. public-lending-right-committee-annual-report-2020-21-october2021.docx (DOCX, 232.31 KB) …
PublicationApplication for approval as a valuer
Published: 10 Oct 2016 Application for approval as a valuer—Cultural Gifts Program—Section 30-210 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 . cgp-application-for-approval-as-a-valuer_1.docx (DOCX, 741.42 KB) cgp-application-for-approval-as-a-valuer_1.pdf …
PublicationNational Principles for Reactivating Live Performance Venues and Events
Published: 20 Nov 2020 The National Principles complement the Roadmap and set high level standards for how the arts sector could operate in a COVIDSafe way in the 2020 phase of the pandemic. …
PublicationRoadmap for Reactivating Live Performance Venues and Events
Published: 20 Nov 2020 The Roadmap is a guidance document that provided some additional certainty for the arts sector to reactivating safely in the 2020 phase of the pandemic. roadmap-for-reactivating-live-performance-venues-and-events_0.docx (DOCX, …
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