Australia Council

Purrumpa: an empowering forum for First Nations Culture
The largest national gathering of First Nations arts and culture in 50 years will held on Country in October.

Be in the know with this week’s arts news
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…

First Nations fashion receives over half a million in funding
21 First Nations fashion trailblazers share more than $500,000 from Australia Council’s inaugural Flourish fund.

Flood-affected sector eligible for targeted relief
Applications are now open for South East Queensland artists and arts workers affected by flood with individual grants up to…

Funding round delivers $12M to sector projects
Australia Council invests close to $12 million in arts and cultural projects.

2022 First Nations Arts Awards announced
Recipients include Destiny Deacon, Stephen Page, Jazz Money, Brittanie Shipway and more.

RISE and beyond
In response to recent articles, Australia Council CEO Adrian Collette offers his opinions on RISE funding.

Set to repel audiences, Australia goes bold for Venice
No tote bags, no vernissage elitism, and no hero antics - Australia's representation at Venice breaks with the old guard…

Catalyst aftermath: the devil is in the detail
The sector is right to celebrate the demise of Catalyst and the return of money to the Australia Council. But…

Even the winners have lost
Now that the dust has settled from the latest Australia Council organisations funding round, we can see the implications for…