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The Revive Live program is providing over $500,000 in funding to 2 upcoming music events.
The Next Up Music Awards will receive funding as a new initiative that connects music education, live performance and industry pathways.
The national awards will be open to student and teacher entrants, and will conclude with a live performance event in Sydney in January 2027.
Sound Atlas will receive funding as part of the 30-day Wollongong City Festival commencing in October 2026. Sound Atlas is a curated, multi-venue Australian music discovery forum that expands artist earning opportunities, strengthens venue participation and grows audiences for original contemporary Australian music. This activity will deliver new and diverse Australian live music performances in Wollongong, Thirroul, Port Kembla and Bulli in New South Wales' Illawarra region.
The Revive Live program provides grants to support live Australian music through activities that promote accessibility, audience participation and career pathways for musicians and music workers with disability.
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Have your say on Australia’s next National Cultural Policy
Share your views to help shape the future direction of the creative and culture sector.
Helping Australians discover original contemporary music by Australian artists
The Revive Live program is providing over $500,000 in funding to 2 upcoming music events.
Australian artistry with global appeal
Seven Australian projects will receive funding to help reach international audiences.
Creatives leading with innovation in regional communities
Regional Arts Australia is delivering 2 fully funded, 12-month residencies under the Industry Residencies Pilot Program.
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A new National Cultural Policy
We invite you to share your views to inform the development of Australia's new National Cultural Policy, ensuring it embodies the diversity and aspirations of our nation.
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
After extensive national consultation, in 2023 we delivered a 5 year national cultural policy, Revive—A place for everyone story, a story for every place.
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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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Have your say on Australia’s next National Cultural Policy
Share your views to help shape the future direction of the creative and culture sector.
Helping Australians discover original contemporary music by Australian artists
The Revive Live program is providing over $500,000 in funding to 2 upcoming music events.
Five objects of significance to Peru’s cultural heritage returned
The Australian Government has returned 5 pre-Hispanic era objects to the Government of the Republic of Peru.
Australian artistry with global appeal
Seven Australian projects will receive funding to help reach international audiences.
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Australian arts go global including to the Paralympic Games
The Government is continuing to help showcase the best of the Australian arts scene to the world with funding for four projects.
Heritage bagpipes marching to Mackay
A rare set of bagpipes which accompanied Australian soldiers on the Western Front in the First World War have recently been returned to Australia after over a century overseas.
First Nations ancestors return home from Aotearoa New Zealand
A cultural ceremony was held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum to acknowledge the return of six ancestors.
Apply now to help protect First Nations arts and culture
Applications are now open for a First Nations expert working group.
Global launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032
Australian Government representatives marked the occasion at a special event in Paris.
Resale Royalties Scheme hits $15 million milestone
Almost 3,000 artists have benefitted from the Scheme since 2010.
National art treasures head to Tasmania and South Australia
Sharing the National Collection loans have now been announced for all states and territories outside the ACT.
Revive Live: supporting Australian live music
Applications are now open for the Australian Government’s new $8.6 million program.
Close to $10 million for First Nations languages and arts projects
A total of 51 projects will share in the funding.
Conserving and revitalising Indigenous cultural expression
A new digital project is helping to conserve and revitalise the Northern Territory’s Martay Burarra culture and language.
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2021–22 funding recipients—Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) Program
Published: 24 Jul 2021 indigenous-visual-arts-industry-support-ivais-program-2021-22-july2021.docx (DOCX, 169.83 KB) indigenous-visual-arts-industry-support-ivais-program-2021-22-july2021.pdf (PDF, 455.34 …
PublicationWhat's on: Summer 2023
Visit a National Collecting Institution this summer and school holidays. 21 Dec 2022 Brickwrecks exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Image credit: Rebecca Mansell. Escape the heat these school holidays and discover the beauty of …
NewsLocation Offset for large-budget film and television production in Australia—Application for Provisional Certificate of Eligibility
Published: 20 Oct 2017 Application made in accordance with Part 2 of the Location Offset Rules 2008 location-offset-large-budget-provisional-certificate-of-eligibility.docx (DOCX, 50.02 KB) …
PublicationRISE Fund grant recipients—Batch four summary of projects
Published: 30 Jul 2021 rise-fund-grant-recipients-batch-four_summary-of-projects.docx (DOCX, 156.18 KB) rise-fund-grant-recipients-batch-four_summary-of-projects.pdf (PDF, 340.43 …
PublicationLocation Offset for large-budget film and television production in Australia—Application for Certificate of Eligibility
Published: 20 Oct 2017 Application made in accordance with Subsection 376-230(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. location-offset-large-budget-application-certificate-of-eligibility.docx (DOCX, 61.83 KB) …
PublicationFact sheet - Protect, preserve and celebrate Indigenous languages
Published: 6 Oct 2017 The Government is delivering a $10 million election commitment over four years to protect, preserve and celebrate Indigenous languages. protect-preserve-and-promote-indigenous-languages.docx (DOCX, 797.83 KB) …
PublicationFact sheet—prohibition on the export of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret sacred objects
Published: 24 Dec 2017 Fact sheet—prohibition on the export ban and enforcement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret sacred objects. factsheet_indigenous_repatriation_prohibition_of_export.docx (DOCX, 245.23 KB) …
PublicationNational Arts and Disability Strategy Evaluation 2009–2012
Published: 22 Sep 2017 The first evaluation was completed in October 2013 and explores the Strategy's outcomes from October 2009 to December 2012. The Evaluation Report includes input from the Australian, state and territory governments, following …
PublicationRenewal Grants—national recipients list—August 2021
Published: 4 Aug 2021 renewal-grants-national-recipients-list-august2021.docx (DOCX, 174.57 KB) renewal-grants-national-recipients-list-august2021.pdf (PDF, 335.06 …
PublicationCultural funding by government 2016–17 report
Published: 13 Aug 2021 The following data files may not meet WCAG 2.0 accessibility requirements. Please email intergovernmentalengagement@arts.gov.au for more information. Cultural funding by government 2016–17 survey data (PDF 337kB) Cultural funding …
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