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The 13th FestPAC in Hawai’i will celebrate and showcase Pacific arts and culture. Photo: Supplied. Dancers in Hawai’i.
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First Nations delegation to represent Australia in Hawai’i

Over 50 First Nations arts practitioners will take part in cultural exchange with Indigenous Pacific Islanders at the 2024 FestPAC.

Man and woman dancing on stage with soft lighting. Asia Pacific.
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Creative Australia to present newly reimagined Asia Pacific Arts Awards

The Awards will recognise the remarkable work of artists and organisations in a celebration of community and culture.

Creative Australia Leadership program workshop at Grey Art Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia 2023. Photo: Supplied. Around 20 people sitting in a circle inside a space with a bright pink wall in the background installed with colourful 3D artworks.
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The Creative Leadership program supporting transformative change

Wesley Enoch AM says leadership is about diversity, morals, shaking things up and always being open to learning.

Archie Moore, ‘Fredrick Noel Clevens and Valerie Jean Moore’ in ‘kith and kin’, 2024. Found photograph, Australia Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2024. Graphic design Žiga Testen and Stuart Geddes. Image: Courtesy of the Artist and The Commercial. © the artist Heavily edited old photographs with high contrasts of black, grey and white. On the left is a figure taken from the chest up, whose head is completely blacked out. On the right is a full body portrait of someone wearing a white dress, the head also completely blacked out, standing against a suburban landscape.
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Themes revealed for Archie Moore’s presentation at Venice Biennale

Moore will use his solo presentation at the Australia Pavilion to explore identity, ancestry, and revive First Nations languages.

Creative Australia funding. A close-up photograph of Australian $100 notes.
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159 organisations receive four-year funding from Creative Australia

The Four Year Investment for Organisations program has seen 45 more organisations supported than were funded in the 2021-2024 cycle.…

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Culture as a protective factor

Taking a look at developments in arts, health and well-being practice.

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Beyond sector, how are Australians engaging with art post-COVID

The most recent National Art Participation Survey reports key data close to pre-pandemic rates, but a few inconsistencies offer warnings.

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The launch of Creative Australia to welcome new era

Appointees announced for Creative Australia board, Music Australia Council and Creative Workplaces Council.

A sparse landscape with a body of water on the left and green plains on the right. In the middle is a road with a small van. The sky is grey and gloomy.
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Australia Council jump-starts touring initiatives with $2.8 million

The latest round of recipients announced for the Playing Australia, Contemporary Music Touring Program and Contemporary Touring Initiative.

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New details revealed for the Creative Australia Bill 2023

Music Australia will be established with a $69 million investment across four years, alongside the new industry body Creative Workplaces.

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