We work collaboratively with the National Cultural Institutions to highlight the key role they play in the cultural lives of Australians.

2017–18 Results

A series of infographics reporting the impact of the National Cultural Institutions in 2017-18. The infographics report on arts engagement, arts access, arts education, arts development and support, collection development, and arts volunteering, initiatives and collaborations. Arts engagement 2017-18 • 10 million visits to the National Collecting Institutions • 5,387,854 Off-site visits • 4,256,874 on-site visits • 317,961 on-site students as part of an organised educational group • Arts access 2017-18 • Visitors from across Australia access the National Collecting Institutions • 82.7% of on-site visits were from major cities • 12.7% of on-site visits were from inner regional areas • 4.7% of on-site visitors were from outer regional, remote and very remote areas • 47.6 million website visits • Visits to the National Collecting Institutions’ website included 262.8 million page views and averaged 5.7 page views per website visit. Arts education 2017-18 • 6,331 on-site school visits to National Collecting Institutions • 306 more on-site school visits than in 2016-17 • 1,621,891 total program visits • School student program visits 936,879 • Public program visits 685,012 • 96% of teachers reported an overall positive experience of their visit • 93% of teachers reported relevance to the classroom curriculum • 92% of public program visitors were either satisfied or very satisfied with the experience Arts development and support 2017-18 • 3.4 million reach of Screen Australia supported productions at movie theatres – highest ever • 22.7 million attendances at Australia Council supported activities – highest ever • 10,461 new Australian artwork projects were supported – highest ever • 53 supported projects selected for national festivals • 51 supported projects selected for international festivals Collection development 2017-18 • 10,662,000 objects currently in our national collections • 99,000 new acquisitions in 2017-18 • Over 1.1 million objects digitised in total • 7.6 million objects are available to the public • 19,000 objects are available on display • 2,000 objects are available on tour • 862,000 objects are available online • The total objects available to the public includes objects that are not available on display, online or on tour. Arts volunteering, initiatives and collaborations 2017-18 • 2,796 volunteers generously gave their time to the National Collecting Institutions – up from 1,881 in 2016-17 • 592 initiatives that strengthen ties with other countries – highest ever

Trends

A series of infographics reporting the impact of the National Cultural Institutions. The infographics report on arts engagement, arts audience and attendance, arts education, collection development, arts digitisation, and arts development and support. Arts engagement • Visits to National Collecting Institution website are increasing • Website visits 2013-14: 56,229,000 • Website visits 2014-15: 37,378,000 • Website visits 2015-16: 38,036,000 • Website visits 2016-17: 40,509,000 • Website visits 2017-18: 46,576,000 • Note: from 2013-14 to 2014-15, the number of online visitors remained consistent across most institutions, with the reporting of a decrease in website visits attributable to one institution adopting new analytics software which counted visits differently. • On-site and off-site visits 2013-14: 8,775,000 • On-site and off-site visits 2014-15: 9,486,000 • On-site and off-site visits 2015-16: 10,036,000 • On-site and off-site visits 2016-17: 10,770,000 • On-site and off-site visits 2017-18: 9,963,000 Arts audience and attendance • Attendance at Australia Council supported activities 2013-14: 15.9 million • Attendance at Australia Council supported activities 2014-15: 17.7 million • Attendance at Australia Council supported activities 2015-16: 15.7 million • Attendance at Australia Council supported activities 2016-17: 16.3 million • Attendance at Australia Council supported activities 2017-18: 22.7 million • Audience reach of Screen Australia supported productions at the movies 2013-14: 3 million • Audience reach of Screen Australia supported productions at the movies 2014-15: 2.8 million • Audience reach of Screen Australia supported productions at the movies 2015-16: 3.3 million • Audience reach of Screen Australia supported productions at the movies 2016-17: 2.9 million • Audience reach of Screen Australia supported productions at the movies 2017-18: 3.4 million Arts education • Education visits to National Collecting Institutions are increasing • Total education visits 2014-15: 1,622,000 • Total education visits 2015-16: 1,048,000 • Total education visits 2016-17: 810,000 • Total education visits 2017-18: 635,000 • Student program visits 2014-15: 937,000 • Student program visits 2015-16: 459,000 • Student program visits 2016-17: 394,000 • Student program visits 2017-18: 391,000 • Public Program visits 2014-15: 685,000 • Public Program visits 2015-16: 589,000 • Public Program visits 2016-17: 416,000 • Public Program visits 2017-18: 243,000 • Note: for the first time in 2017-18, the National Gallery of Australia was able to measure school students visiting online. • Schools that visited on-site 2014-15: 6,144 • Schools that visited on-site 2015-16: 6,018 • Schools that visited on-site 2016-17: 6,025 • Schools that visited on-site 2017-18: 6,331 – highest ever Collection development • The number of objects in our national collections is increasing • Number of objects in the collections 2013-14: 9,316,000 • Number of objects in the collections 2014-15: 9,532,000 • Number of objects in the collections 2015-16: 9,822,000 • Number of objects in the collections 2016-17: 10,563,000 • Number of objects in the collections 2017-18: 10,662,000 • Number of objects available to the public 2013-14: 6,775,000 • Number of objects available to the public 2014-15: 6,985,000 • Number of objects available to the public 2015-16: 7,248,000 • Number of objects available to the public 2016-17: 7,361,000 • Number of objects available to the public 2017-18: 7,570,000 Arts digitisation • Objects digitised in our national collections 2013-14: 803,000 • Objects digitised in our national collections 2014-15: 849,000 • Objects digitised in our national collections 2015-16: 973,000 • Objects digitised in our national collections 2016-17: 1,052,000 • Objects digitised in our national collections 2017-18: 1,101,000 • The proportion of objects available to the public online is increasing. 5.2% in 2013-14. 8.35 in 2017-18. Arts development and support • Highest ever number of new Australian artwork projects and cultural diverse projects supported • New Australian artwork projects 2014-15: 9,156 • New Australian artwork projects 2015-16: 7,619 • New Australian artwork projects 2016-17: 6,858 • New Australian artwork projects 2017-18: 10,461 • Culturally diverse projects and events 2014-15: 345 • Culturally diverse projects and events 2015-16: 342 • Culturally diverse projects and events 2016-17: 383 • Culturally diverse projects and events 2017-18: 509 • Number of projects support for national festivals 2014-15: 53 • Number of projects support for national festivals 2014-15: 91 • Number of projects support for national festivals 2014-15: 98 • Number of projects support for national festivals 2014-15: 75 • Number of projects support for international festivals 2014-15: 51 • Number of projects support for international festivals 2014-15: 111 • Number of projects support for international festivals 2014-15: 76 • Number of projects support for international festivals 2014-15: 72

The National Cultural Institutions are:

Australian National Maritime Museum

Bundanon Trust

The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

The National Gallery of Australia

The National Library of Australia

The National Museum of Australia

The National Portrait Gallery

The Australia Council for the Arts

The Australian Film, Television and Radio School

Screen Australia