Policy

Groundswell - researching NSW multicultural arts
GROUNDSWELL: Groundswell and Arts NSW are seeking participants in a research program looking at the need for a peak body…

Federal budget: $10 million in new arts funding
FEDERAL ARTS BUDGET: The Gillard Government has delivered on its election commitment to provide $10 million over five years in…

Federal budget: $56 million for film and TV
FEDERAL ARTS BUDGET: Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced $56 million in targeted assistance for Australia's film, television and documentary…

Accessible Arts - survey shows we need more
ACCESSIBLE ARTS: Accessible Arts NSW, in a recent survey has found that delivery of arts program for people with disability…

Re-creative nation?
COMMUNITY ARTS: It seems that the Federal Government has decided to put a new national cultural policy back on the…

Simon Crean's speech to the 2010 NIDA Graduates
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: IN Simon Crean's speech to the 2010 NIDA Graduates on May 1, he notes that in this group…

Is Arts Victoria funding about to be cut, or not?
ARTS INDUSTRY COUNCIL (VICTORIA): Will Victoria’s Baillieu Liberal National government continue to fund key Arts Victoria programs or won’t they?…

The Poets and the Geeks
With the launch this month of a national organisation to promote Australia poetry on new platforms, Susan Hayes, Director of…

The Australia Council's APAM Scoping Study
APAM SCOPING STUDY: Commissioned last October, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of APAM…

Rosie Flores at Brunswick Music Festival
BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL: Rosie Flores is a rockabilly and country music artist of Mexican American heritage. Her music blends rockabilly,…