Australia Council for the Arts
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The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.
It enriches the lives of Australians and their communities by supporting the creation and enjoyment of the arts.
The Australia Council cultivates the nation’s creativity by investing in artists and arts organisations working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community partnerships, dance, literature, music, theatre, visual arts and multi-artform practices.
In 2006-07, the Australia Council provided $156 million in total funding through 1799 grants, projects and initiatives to artists and arts organisations. This funding supported the creation of 4476 new artistic works, the presentation of 3636 new artistic works and 9.3 million attendances at arts events.
The Australia Council:
- invests in the creativity of the nation’s artists and opportunities for all Australians to enjoy their work
- supports Australian artists and arts organisations through funding programs
- builds the capacity of the arts sector by providing advice and operational resources
- researches the arts and culture to underpin our programs and the development of arts policy
- develops cultural policy and advises governments on issues relating to the arts
- facilitates partnerships between artists, governments and business that build a stronger arts sector
- promotes the value of the arts and helps build new audiences at home and overseas
- advocates with governments and the community to increase the role of the arts in the lives of Australians.
Grants
The Australia Council’s artform boards and committees provide funding through six primary grant categories:
- New work – to support the creation of new work through funding for one-off projects
- Presentation and promotion – to increase resources, opportunities and audiences for Australian arts by presenting, exhibiting, publishing, distributing and/or promoting artistic works
- Skills and arts development – to provide professional development opportunities through residencies, mentoring relationships, seminars and conferences
- Fellowships – to recognise outstanding artistic achievement by supporting a period of creative work for established artists
- Program grants – one-year funding to a number of significant organisations that enrich Australian artistic practice
- Key organisations – triennial – three-year funding to outstanding organisations with a national, state or territory focus that develop a viable infrastructure to advance the arts in Australia.
Information on grants is available from the website.
Sources
Australia Council website, accessed 03/01/2008.