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Australia Council invests more than $9.5 million in culture that connects us

Strong First Nations and disability-led projects, and creative experiences for young people are among the highlights of the latest arts projects investment delivered by the Australia Council.

Four Year Investment for Organisations

Four Year Investment provides multi-year investment for arts and cultural organisations. This will enable organisations to plan with longer-term certainty and increase their capacity to leverage other support and collaborations.

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups

This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences.

Image: We Live in Explosive Times 2020, promotional image for performance of the same title, image courtesy of the artists Emily Parsons-Lord & Sara Morawetz under collaborations name {the empty set}, produced by Tulleah Pearce.

Audience Accessibility in 2023

COVID-19 Audience Outlook Monitor 2022

The latest analysis focuses on accessibility needs of audiences, and key insights are outlined in a new report: How the pandemic has changed accessibility. The data suggests the pandemic and cost of living crisis are impacting audiences with access needs to a greater extent.


The Australia Council is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment, development and advisory body.

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We invest in artists and organisations through grants, fellowships and awards that enable art to be created and experienced.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We recognise that our office is located on Gadigal Land.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

 

First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We recognise that our office is located on Gadigal Land.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

 

First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.

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  • Creative
    Australia
  • Advocacy
    & research
    • Diversity
      • First Nation arts
        • First Nations Arts Awards
      • Arts and disability
      • Cultural Engagement Framework
    • Research
      • Electorate profiles
      • Research partnerships
    • Events
      • National Arts and Disability Awards
      • Australia Council Awards
      • First Nations Arts Awards
      • Venice Biennale
      • See more
    • Wellbeing
  • Investment
    & development
    • Find a grant or opportunity
    • Individual artists, groups and organisations
    • Multi-year investment
      • National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (Partnership Framework)
      • Visual Arts and Craft Strategy (VACS)
      • Major Festivals Initiative
    • International engagement
      • International Engagement Strategy 2021-25
      • International Engagement Fund
      • Venice Biennale
    • Digital Culture Strategy
    • Sector Recovery Initiatives
    • Re-imagine: What Next?
    • Assessment at the Australia Council
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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We recognise that our office is located on Gadigal Land.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

 

First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.