Grants and Funding
Major funding secured for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Pathways Program
The AFCM obtained the funding from The Ian Potter Foundation after a record-breaking 2024.
Opportunity costs: the problem with rationalising creative output – part three
In the final part of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or…
Canberra Youth Theatre takes drastic steps to ensure its survival
The long-running company will not stage any productions in 2025 and is also cutting back and consolidating its training programs…
Opportunity costs: the problem with rationalising creative output – part two
In part two of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or invested…
$200,000 grants to be distributed to creatives in Gold Coast
Grants worth a total of $1.5 million will be offered through Experience Gold Coast Arts Fund to support local artists.
Amplify, NZ’s new cultural policy, is timely and needed, but not ambitious enough
A draft creative and culture strategy has been released for public consultation in Aotearoa New Zealand, but James Wenley asks,…
Is debt good for the arts?
What is 'impact debt finance', and is it the way forward for more financial sustainability for the arts?
Creative Australia trials $3.88 million program to support small to medium sector
An additional $3,880,000 investment over two years from the Federal Government will support 12 small to medium companies across the…
$8.1 million plan committed to equity for arts and disability
Finally, a plan that commits money to rejecting ableist positions and promoting equity for arts workers, artists and communities living…
Creative community puts questions to NZ Arts Minister in lively Q&A
Some of the biggest talking points in the creative sector were on the table when Paul Goldsmith fronted an audience…