Cherie Johnson, Within, Recycled electrical materials, sound, 15:26mins. Courtesy the artist and The Lock-Up, 2014, Photo: Harry Sideris

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimated that at June 2013 just over one-third of NSW residents lived outside Greater Sydney (2.65 million).

Regional NSW is serviced by a network of cultural facilities including regional galleries, regional conservatoriums, performing arts centres and museums. These venues offer a mix of locally produced and touring arts activity. To complement this infrastructure, Arts NSW supports 14 Regional Arts Development Organisations that employ Executive Directors to promote local arts development across the State.

Two peak service organisations also support and nurture the arts and cultural workers of regional NSW. Regional Arts NSW is the peak advocacy and support organisation for arts in the regions. Museums & Galleries of NSW is the key sector support organisation for the small to medium museum and gallery sector.

As part of our commitment to ensure the state-wide delivery of arts and creative industries programs and services, Arts NSW supports arts in the regions in a number of ways. In 2012-13 the Arts Funding Program provided over $10 million for local governments, community and cultural organisations located in Regional NSW to support 123 individuals and organisations to deliver 180 programs/projects. This complements the role of local government which collectively is the largest investor in cultural programs and facilities in the state.

Local government funding for arts and heritage

In 2011-12 the ABS reported that local government funding for cultural activities was $1,342.3 million throughout Australia. Of this, the largest share was spent in NSW ($421.8 million including $58 million in capital investment).

Regional Arts NSW

Regional Arts NSW, which receives core program funding from Arts NSW, provides a range of services to and represents the state-wide network of Regional Arts Development Organisations in the key areas of advocacy, capacity building, communications and support. They also administer Arts NSW Small Grants Program for Local Arts under the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) and funds sourced from the Australia Council under the Regional Arts Fund (RAF).

Regional organisations and Executive Directors

There are 14 Regional Arts Development Organisations (RADOs) in NSW, each providing strategic direction for sustainable arts and cultural development in their region. Arts NSW contributes almost $2 million annually to support the RADO network.

Organisations include representatives from local government, tourism, education, arts councils and other community arts organisations and community members. Each employs a Executive Director and, in most instances, other staff who co-ordinate a cultural development program across the contributing local government areas in their region.

Recognising the key role played by the RADO network in delivering strategic support for arts and cultural development activities in regional NSW, Arts NSW commissioned an independent review of the network. The final report and Arts NSW response and implementation plan can be downloaded here.

Museums & Galleries of NSW (M&G NSW)

Museums & Galleries of NSW is funded by Arts NSW to deliver five key services to the small to medium sector. It manages tours of visual arts and crafts exhibitions and delivers professional and skills development programs to those who work and volunteer in the sector. It provides organisational development programs and undertakes research for and on behalf of the sector. It also devolved funds of behalf of the NSW Government to support the volunteer operated museums, provide mentorships, fellowships and volunteer placements, curatorial support for regional galleries and co-fund the museum advisor program with local government.

Regional galleries

There are over 50 galleries outside Sydney. They contain significant local collections and offer exhibitions from around the country and from overseas, working with local artists and communities and providing a strong network supporting the visual arts in the State. In 2014 the Tweed River Art Gallery opened the Margaret Olley Art Centre, a recreation of the artist’s Paddington studio. Other large regional galleries include Newcastle Art Gallery, New England Regional Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Western Plains Cultural Centre and Wagga Wagga Gallery which also contains the National Glass Collection.

Regional museums

There are over 220 museums outside Sydney. They include a network of larger organisations such as Newcastle Museum, Museum of the Riverina and Age of Fishes Museum to smaller museums such as the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum and the Eden Killer Whale Museum.

Many community operated museums are focused on a telling of local history where as other specialise in particular areas such as Temora Aviation Museum. There are also a broad range of house museums and heritage sites operated by National Trust.

Aboriginal keeping place and cultural centres

There are almost 15 Aboriginal operated keeping places, artist centres and cultural centres located in Regional NSW that are open to the public on a regular basis. They provide a range of services including the running of programs and services for the local community, artist skills and development and the maintenance of material culture. Armidale and Region Keeping Place and Cultural Centre and Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre incorporating the Wadjar Gallery are two examples.

Regional conservatoriums

With funding through the Department of Education and Communities, the Regional Conservatoriums of NSW occupy a unique position within the state’s cultural framework. They connect with the community in providing education and training and performance opportunities. They also present concerts by local or visiting professional musicians.

Regional music festivals

There are over 100 diverse music festivals spread across regional NSW. Major commercial festivals include Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival, Splendour in the Grass and the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Other festivals cover a range of styles and regions, for example, Camden Haven Music Festival, Bangalow Music Festival, Four Winds – Bermagui and the New England Bach Festival. Tyalgum Festival – Showcases classical and contemporary musicians for the Northern NSW region and engages with the local community through interactive festival activities, street entertainment and concerts for families.

Writing and Literature

There are a number of festivals and resources to support literature and the writers in Regional NSW. Writers festivals such as Byron Bay Writers Festival, Southern Highlands Writers Festival and the National Young Writers Festival give writers and readers the opportunities meet, discuss works. There is a series of regional writers’ centres such as Northern Rivers Writers Centre and the New England Writers Centre that run a range of workshops and courses for those who wish to develop stronger writing skills. These and other events are often run in conjunction with the NSW Public Library network, bookshops, reading groups, film clubs, local history groups and various other segments of the community to promote writing and reading.

Regional performing arts organisations

Some of the state’s most dynamic performing arts companies are based in Regional NSW. These organisations include: Circus Monoxide, Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Hothouse Theatre, NORPA and Outback Theatre for Young People. The Cad Factory is a regional multi-arts space located in Narranderra, NSW.

Performing arts venues

A network of 19 regional theatres also provide a mixture of locally produced and touring national and international productions covering dance, music and theatre. These included Civic Theatre in Newcastle, The Glasshouse in Port Macquarie and the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre

State cultural institutions – regional activities and services

The State cultural institutions engage with Regional NSW with a focus on increasing organisations and communities access to the resources, expertise and collections of the cultural institutions. Institutions also draw upon the knowledge of regional communities and organisations and the collections held by them.

The cultural institutions tour exhibitions to regional areas and loan objects for inclusion in local exhibitions and provide advisory curatorial services to regional organisations. They also have websites that are specifically aimed at increasing access to services to off-site visitors, and provide development opportunities for staff and volunteers of regional cultural organisations and specific cultural communities, such as internships and mentorship programs and offering skill development workshops in regional areas.

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Vicki Van Hout, Long Grass, Intimate Spectacle, Performance Space 2015. Photo: Heidrun Lohr.

Aboriginal arts and cultural expression is a vital part of contemporary Aboriginal society, and is an important element to the social fabric of Aboriginal people and communities throughout Australia.

NSW has the largest Aboriginal population in Australia with a unique contemporary Aboriginal arts and cultural sector. The sector plays an important role in maintaining, enhancing and transmitting culture as Aboriginal artists seek to develop their own practice and find inspiration through their culture and environment.

Strategic funding opportunities in 2017 for Aboriginal artists and organisations

• 2017 Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund
  
• Aboriginal Arts Fellowship
• Aboriginal Quick Response
  
• Strategic support.

Stage Two: Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy 2015 – 2018

Connection, Culture, Pathways 2015 – 2018 is a key action under the Government’s arts and cultural policy for NSW – the NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Framework – Create in NSW.

Continuing the vision of the Stage One Strategy it will build on the achievements of the last five years and focus in particular on Direction four. Develop career pathways and opportunities.

Stage Two of the Strategy will aim to build employment capability in a strong, contemporary multi-disciplinary Aboriginal arts and cultural sector in NSW.

Create NSW will therefore continue to invest in those programs developed under the original strategy which have demonstrated effectiveness in increasing profesisonal employment opportunities for Aboriginal arts practitioners and for which there is sustained demand.

Download Stage Two NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy 2015 – 2018

Stage One: NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy 2010 – 2014

The NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Stategy 2010 – 2014 was developed through consultation with the Aboriginal arts and cultural sectors and with the assistance of the Aboriginal Strategy Steering Group, chaired by Djon Mundine OAM.

Download Stage One: NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy 2010 – 2014

Download Stage One: NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy Evaluation Report 2011 – 2014

Review the full list of 2015 funded Aboriginal arts projects

Stage One Evaluation

An evaluation framework for the five years of the Strategy is being developed. It draws on data from the project acquittals submitted to Create NSW and will be finalised when all projects funded under the strategy are acquitted.

More Information

For more information on funding opportunities for NSW Aboriginal artists please Contact us.

Other Useful Links

Map of Aboriginal Language Groups

Aboriginal identification in NSW: the way forward. An Aboriginal Perspective

Aboriginal population of NSW in 2015: policy options and challenges

Aboriginal Arts Cultural Strategy Consultation Report

Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy – Key Issues paper

Aboriginal Arts and Culture Snapshot

British Council’s ACCELERATE

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Paper to puppetry; photo by Emma Johnston

Many smaller and medium-sized organisations are based in NSW, adding texture and diversity to our cultural offerings. They also play a key role in developing artistic practice and knowledge.

The small to medium sector includes galleries, museums, conservatoriums, professional music ensembles, dance and theatre companies, project-based ensembles and cooperatives, and presenting and producing venues. These organisations are vital for the sustainability of the arts sector, providing employment for many artists, dancers, actors, musicians, writers, directors, administrators, choreographers, dramaturges, curators, multi-media artists, composers, independent producers and technical staff.

Museums and galleries

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ records show that there are 621 historical societies, museums and galleries in NSW, and there are indications that this sector is growing. These organisations are custodians of more than 8.5 million collection items. It is estimated that the State’s museums, galleries and historical societies are managed by approximately 375 employed staff and 3,944 volunteers. Visitor numbers to museums and galleries in NSW are estimated at a staggering 7-7.5 million per year.

The visual arts and craft sector includes 35 regional galleries, over 25 artist-run initiatives, contemporary art organisations and university galleries. Artist-run initiatives can be loosely defined as those facilities such as exhibition venues, studios, workshops and information and resource centres, which have been established and maintained on a co-operative basis by a group of artists and play a special role in providing opportunities for emerging artists. These spaces are incubators for the art of the future.

Regional conservatoriums

The 17 regional conservatoriums of NSW occupy a unique position within the state’s cultural framework.  They connect with the community in providing education, training and performance opportunities. They also present concerts by local or visiting professional musicians.  Arts NSW provides funding to regional conservatorium projects that enhance regional diversity, excellence and innovation in musical performance.  This support is separate to the support regional conservatoriums receive directly from the Department of Education and Training for educational facilities. The NSW regional conservatoriums are based in the following locations:

Albury Armidale Bathurst Coffs Harbour Deniliquin Dubbo Goulburn Gosford Grafton Gunnedah Lismore Muswellbrook Orange Tamworth Young Wagga Wagga Wollongong

Writers’ centres

Writers’ centres based in  Armidale, Broken Hill, Byron Bay, Katoomba, Newcastle, Orange, Sydney, Wagga Wagga, and Wollongong form a statewide infrastructure for literature. They assist emerging NSW writers and also run projects partnered with libraries, bookshops, reading groups, film clubs, local history groups and various other segments of the community to promote writing and reading.

Small to medium professional performing arts companies

NSW has a dynamic and vibrant small to medium performing arts sector creating and presenting work.  The sector encompasses a large range of styles and genres including physical theatre, circus, contemporary dance, theatre and dance for young people, new music, opera, choirs and ensembles with a particular focus on new works.  While there are too many small to medium performing arts companies in NSW to list, the following are an example of the range of styles and genres this vibrant sector encompasses.

Australian Theatre for Young People

Darlinghurst Theatre

De Quincey Company

Flying Fruit Fly Circus

Force Majeure

Griffin Theatre

Monkey Baa Theatre Company

Performance Space

Synergy and TaikOz

The Song Company

Shaun Parker & Company

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Urban Theatre Projects

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There’s so many fings I love about Western Sydney image courtesy of Tom Polo and STATION

Supporting arts and culture in Western Sydney is a priority under the NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Framework: Create in NSW and the Arts and Cultural Development Program (ACDP).

About the region

Western Sydney is one of the fastest-growing regions in Australia. It has 47% of Greater Sydney’s residents, and over the next 20 years, its population is expected to increase by 50% to over three million. Western Sydney is also one of the State’s most multicultural regions, with a population representing over half the world’s nations. It is also home to NSW’s largest population of Aboriginal people. Western Sydney has an innovative arts and cultural sector, which is attracting new audiences and providing significant growth opportunities. State and local governments have invested significantly in the region to strengthen and expand the network of arts centres and cultural facilities.

NSW Government support for the arts in Western Sydney

The NSW Goverment has committed an additional $7.5 million over the next 4 years to grow the artistic excellence of the region and invest in local Western Sydney talent and jobs. In 2015/16 Arts NSW has invested $3.4 million to support the arts and cultural programs of 19 organisations in Western Sydney. For more information about the NSW Government’s investment in Western Sydney please click here. 

For more information about the Western Sydney programs and projects that received funding in 2015/2016 please click here.

Arts facilities and infrastructure

Western Sydney is home to important arts facilities, including Bankstown Arts Centre, Blacktown Arts Centre, Casula Powerhouse, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery & Museum, Penrith Performing & Visual Arts Ltd and the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.

These centres present vibrant programs that draw upon the best of the region’s arts and culture to tell the stories of their communities. Western Sydney is also home to two Living Museums, Elizabeth Farm and Rouse Hill House and Farm.

Planning arts and cultural infrastructure for Western Sydney will be aligned to, and integrated within, broader strategic planning for liveable communities, employment opportunity and urban development.

For more information about the New Museum for MAAS at Parramatta, please click here

State Cultural Institutions

Create NSW is working with the State Cultural Institutions as they deepen their presence in Western Sydney through genuine and recipricol partnerships.

National Theatre of Parramatta

Arts NSW has provided $800,000 for the development of a resident company for the Riverside Theatre in partnership with Parramatta City Council, which will play a key role in developing performances for local communities. For more information about the National Theatre of Parramatta (NToP), please click here.

Key actions under Create in NSW

Western Sydney’s opportunities — its size and diversity, the characteristics of its economy and the increasing pressure on relatively new infrastructure — are also its challenges. As one of the fastest-growing sectors of the State’s economy, the creative industries can play a part in developing the region. Supporting culturally relevant, accessible arts programs is the key to success in Western Sydney. Acknowledging Western Sydney’s unique qualities and great creative promise, this Policy includes specific actions to support growth across its subregions, harnessing potential and maximising opportunity.

1) Mapping the Arts and Cultural Landscape of Western Sydney

A key action under the Policy is the mapping of the arts and cultural landscape of Western Sydney for which SGS Economics and Planning have been engaged by Arts NSW to map the region’s soft and hard infrastructure. The findings of the mapping project will inform strategies, investment and infrastructure development decisions for the development of the arts and cultural sector in the region. The research methodology employed by SGS included:

• Desktop research – SGS completed a review of existing research, literature, policies from local, state and federal government and arts and cultural organisations annual reports. The desktop research reports sector specific and broad demographic trends for the region including: transport, cultural diversity, residential growth, employment and education.
• Consultation – SGS conducted 22 face-to-face and 22 phone interviews with artists, arts and cultural workers and venue managers across artforms.
• Survey – three separate surveys were issued seeking information on arts and cultural programming, venue use and participation.

2) Western Sydney Arts, Screen and Cultural Roundtable

The Western Sydney Arts, Screen, and Culture Roundtable is a key action of Create in NSW to drive engagement and contribute to strategic dialogue between the Arts, Screen, and Culture Divisions and artists, screen practitioners, and cultural workers. The Roundtable comprises arts and cultural leaders representing various artforms, organisations and cultural practices from across the region.

3) The Western Sydney Arts Fellowship

In 2015 the NSW Government under the Arts and Cultural Development Program (ACDP) offered the inaugural Western Sydney Arts Fellowship. The $50,000 Fellowship is to enable a professional Western Sydney artist or arts worker to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field.

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Accessible Arts

Service organisations play important roles in the areas of advocacy, capacity building, communications and support. Arts NSW provides significant funding to peak bodies and service organisations to provide these specialist services in NSW.

Accessible Arts promotes and provides opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in arts and cultural activities either as audience members or through professional development. Main services include arts development, audience development, training and information. Accessible Arts act as a consultant to arts organisations, assist in making venues accessible and services more inclusive, marketing to the disability sector and strategic initiatives that promote access and full inclusion.

Arts Law Centre of Australia is a national community legal centre for the arts. It provides legal and business advice and referral services, professional development resources and advocacy for artists and arts organisations across all artforms. Arts Law provides information and advice on a wide range of legal and business matters.

Arts on Tour (AOT) is a key servicing organisation for performing arts touring in NSW. The organisation has become a primary support option providing tour development, coordination, administration, logistics and risk management support to independent and small to medium producers and major production companies. AOT is also an advocate for the NSW touring sector, providing information and advice, resources, industry analysis and facilitating forums.

Ausdance NSW is part of the national Ausdance network. It is funded principally by the NSW Government through Arts NSW and is the key support and advocacy body for dance, creation, presentation and participation in NSW.  Its portfolio of projects spans the fields of professional development, regional and community involvement, education, and social inclusion.  Ausdance NSW is committed to gaining recognition for NSW-based companies and artists both nationally and internationally.

Australian Music Centre (AMC) is a national service organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of both the art form of music and the creators and performers of contemporary classical, improvised jazz, experimental music and sound art in Australia. The AMC represents Australian composers and sound artists, manages development programs for emerging composers, publishes books and sheet music and has an extensive library collection.

Australian Writers Guild is the professional association for Australian performance writers including film, television, theatre, radio and digital media.  Established in by a group of radio writers in 1962, the guild has an almost 50 year history of representing the professional interests of Australian scriptwriters.

History Council of NSW aims to represent the interests of the history community in NSW. In doing so, it gives history a voice and ensures that history, in all its forms, is a part of life in policy and practice throughout our State.

Museums and Galleries NSW (M&G NSW) develops, supports and promotes regional, community and public museums and galleries across NSW. M&G NSW assists the development of the sector through the provision of advocacy, assistance and information services. The sector encompasses galleries and museums, artist-run spaces and Keeping Places throughout NSW. M&G NSW supports the professionals and volunteers who work in these organisations and the people who use their services. M&G NSW also has an increasing association with historical societies and libraries throughout the State.

MusicNSW represents, promotes and develops the contemporary music industry in NSW, in addition to managing a number of music development projects.  MusicNSW supports the creative and economic expansion of the State’s contemporary music industry through advocacy, resource assistance, activating growth of industry infrastructure, delivery of tailored initiatives and provision of advice and referrals.

National Association for the Visual Arts(NAVA) is the national peak body for the visual arts, craft and design sector. NAVA undertakes advocacy and lobbying, research, policy and project development, data collection and analysis.  It also provides direct service to its members and the sector generally by offering expert advice, referrals, resources, professional representation and development and a range of other services.

PlayWriting Australia is the national peak body for playwriting with a mission to support the development and promotion of great new Australian writing for performance. PlayWriting Australia works to discover creative artists, improve and enhance playwrights’ skills and boost national networks in order to see more Australian work on stage and in print.

Regional Arts NSW represents a state-wide network of Regional Arts Boards and provides a range of services and in the key areas of advocacy, capacity building, communications and support. Each region has its own Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO) who coordinates a cultural development program across the area and builds the capacity of the region to engage with the creative industries. The Regional Arts Network services over 100 local government areas covering more than 662,000 square kilometres and a population of 1.7 million people.

Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney in 1901 to encourage Australians to understand more about their history. RAHS engage in a variety of activities such as lectures and workshops, functions, walks, talks and visits on a wide variety of topics in Australian history. It also holds an annual conference, publishes magazines and journals, provides education and referral services, and maintains a research library with an extensive collection of resources, including pictorial resources, on all aspects of Australian history.

Local Government NSW represents 152 general purpose councils as well as about 13 special purpose councils. The association presents councils’ views to governments, promotes local government to the community and provides specialist advice and services.

The Band Association of NSW is a volunteer organisation which represents the Community and School Brass and Concert Bands to the NSW State Government agencies, the National Band Council and other State Associations. Its membership comprises community and school bands from all across NSW as well as regional organisations such as the Hunter Region Band Association and the Sydney Metropolitan Band Group. It aims to promote and represent NSW community bands, improve and develop musical performance within NSW bands and encourage, foster and develop community appreciation of NSW community bands.

Theatre Network NSW
Theatre Network NSW (TNN) is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the NSW theatre sector. TNN works in partnership with similar organisations nationally to lead, strengthen and support the professional theatre industry by building capacity in the small-to-medium and independent sectors, and connecting and working with the major companies.

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Lorikeet Bushy Tree Mandala (detail). Emily Crockford, Studio A. Mural in Westpac Service Centre, Concord West, NSW. Photo: Jessica Leggett.

Welcome to the Create NSW Creating New Income: a toolkit to support creative practice. Here you’ll find guides and resources to help generate revenue for your creative practice. The Toolkit is tailored to creative practitioners and small to medium organisations.

We’ve taken a “how to” approach to each topic, showing the steps needed to grow and develop income streams from sources such as philanthropy, sponsorship, crowdfunding and new products.

Individual guides contain links to related information throughout the Toolkit and case studies of success from around NSW. Alongside each of our guides you’ll find links to further resources sourced from around the web to help kick-start your fundraising efforts.

Throughout the Toolkit you will find guides on a range of topics to inform and assist your revenue raising practices. These short clear guides can be dipped into as needed. The Toolkit is not designed to be read cover-to-cover.

Download the full Toolkit or dip into the individual guides that relate to your area of interest.

Full Creating New Income Toolkit

Being Fit For Fundraising Toolkit

Building Your Donor Base Toolkit

Telling Your Story Toolkit

Trusts and Foundations Toolkit

Major Gifts Toolkit

Crowdfunding and Collective Giving Toolkit

Business Sponsorship Toolkit

New Products and Services Toolkit

Case Studies

If you have any questions or comments on this toolkit, please email mail@create.nsw.gov.au.

NESTA has just released Funding Innovation: A practice guide. This guide shares the funding tools Nesta has used to support innovation and offers practical advice on how to make money work harder using a range of financial approaches, including stage-gate grants; matched funding grants; challenge prizes; impact investment etc.

https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/funding-innovation-practice-guide/

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360 Vision – 7th June 2016 – Photographed by Lauren Middleton for DL Photography

Create NSW has presented 360 Vision since 2016. This annual event provides an opportunity for up to 300 screen practitioners and artists to hear from some of the world’s and Australia’s leading experts and be amongst the pioneers in VR/AR content production. Partners include the ABC, Screen Australia, Carriageworks, Triggar, Austrade and AFTRS.

The aim of the event is to inspire our industry audience to be globally competitive, to build their skills and be at the forefront of the of the industry.

Developed by Triggar VR, our 360 Vision app is available on Apple, Android and Oculus Go and available to download from your app store. Through the app you will be able to view exclusive footage just available on the day as well as other content updated on an ongoing basis.

IOS

Android

OCULUS – GearVR/ Go

Previous keynotes at 360 Vision include:

• Ana Serrano – Chief Digital Officer at The Canadian Film Centre and Founder of CFC Media Lab
• Lynette Wallworth – Award winning artist and director of VR, full-dome and long form documentary
• Hal Kirkland – Internationally awarded VR, interactive, and traditional film director
• Barry Pousman – Co-Founder & CEO at Variable Labs, Chief Digital Strategist at The United Nations
• Rose Troche – Internationally renowned director, producer and screenwriter
• Gabo Arora – Creative Director and Senior Advisor, United Nations

Past themes that have been well received include:

• Business models and sustainability frameworks/ Distribution
• Risk-Taking & Experimenting with Technology
• VR narrative – striking the balance between telling a great story and bells and whistles
• Tips and guidance about how best to use the medium

Watch our previous VR 360 Vision Masterclasses and talks below:

2016 Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1vNS2_DhRIAcDo5m9ghJQNw5B4K-nHP

2017 Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1vNS2_DhRK3nIQiz95MrTVAnYM1ddB2

360 Vision Virtual Reality Development Initiative

Create NSW and the ABC have partnered to create the 360 Vision Virtual Reality Development Initiative. The initiative aims to develop the potential of this new frontier of content producing and with it, build a whole new world of entertainment and storytelling.

We are open to submissions from all creatives – from emerging to established practitioners – and are encouraging partnerships, joint ventures and co-productions with companies familiar with Virtual Reality. For more information (Link to Fund) and (link to Previous projects supported)

360 Vision Development Initiative for the Arts

This initiative enabled artists and cultural practitioners to explore and develop skills in this new field. In collaboration with VR innovators, the artists developed and extend their audiences through the creation of new immersive VR content. In 2017 funding was made available for a range of NSW based practitioners working across diverse practices; including visual arts, theatre, dance, music, literature, and/or museum practices. Links to previous projects funded.

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Byron Bay Blues Festival
Image by Lachlan Douglas

Create NSW is working with the music sector to develop the goals, strategies, actions, and priority areas that will guide the NSW Government’s future initiatives and investment in contemporary music across the State.

Why is contemporary music important?

NSW has a wonderfully talented group of musicians, bands and artists across diverse genres and styles of contemporary music.  This talent is expressed through rock, pop, dance, blues, hip hop, R&B, metal, electronica, folk, soul, classical, jazz and improvised music, and art form cross-overs such as sound art, cabaret and music theatre.

These artists are supported by a passionate group of industry professionals, sector representatives and a music ecosystem committed to sharing the benefits of music participation with communities in NSW, Australia and around the world.

Music can have a profound effect on the social and cultural development of communities. It expresses cultural values and enables meanings to be shared, brings people together, and promotes the development and maintenance of individual, group, cultural and national identities.

As well as its social and cultural value, contemporary music is a multibillion dollar industry. It employs tens of thousands of people, reaches an audience of millions, and makes a major contribution to Australia’s copyright industries.  A significant share of Australia’s music economy is contributed by the contemporary music industry in NSW.

What is Create NSW doing?

While there is ample evidence of the contribution it makes to social, cultural and economic development, there are opportunities for the expansion and growth of contemporary music in NSW.

As part of the Night-Time Economy (NTE) Taskforce’s work to implement the Government Response to the NTE Roundtable Actions, Create NSW is developing a NSW Contemporary Music Strategy.

Recent submissions and evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Music and Arts Economy in New South Wales, and other research and input by the music sector, is assisting to establish an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for contemporary music in NSW, and ideas for its growth.

To build on this work, Create NSW is commencing a range of engagement activities aimed at involving music communities and supporting networks in metropolitan Sydney, Western Sydney and regional NSW. This includes the establishment of an Advisory Group, a series of workshops in locations around NSW, focus group meetings with communities of interest, and a musician survey.

Emerging from the engagement will be the goals, strategies, actions and priorities that will provide a framework and focus for the expansion and growth of contemporary music in NSW.

If you have any enquiries, would like to participate in the workshops or receive any further information about this project, please contact:

Paul Graham
Project Lead (Strategic Projects)
E: paul.graham@create.nsw.gov.au

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The NSW Government is working with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) to build a truly iconic museum in Western Sydney.

For more information about The MAAS Project visit: https://new.maas.museum

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Sydney’s Night Time Economy. Image courtesy Liquor & Gaming NSW.

The NSW Government is committed to growing a vibrant, safe and diverse night time economy to enhance the state’s standing as a global destination, and make our cities safe and great places to live, work and visit.

What is Create NSW doing?

Arts, screen and culture play a key role in building our state’s night time vibrancy.

Create NSW is committed to supporting a strong thriving night time economy that enables the arts and cultural sector to thrive while directly contributing to diverse offerings of night time activities that reflect and respond to audiences and communities.

To provide opportunities to unlock creativity and activate our growing cities, Create NSW in collaboration with other NSW Government agencies have developed several programs to assist artists, business, industry and communities.

Night Time Economy funding programs and resources

• Music Now Contemporary Live Music Funding
• Activate Sydney@Night Grants program
• NSW Night Time Economy Event Directory & Supporting Promotion
• Reducing red tape to make it cheaper, faster and easier to set up and run a night-time business
• Guide for establishing and managing Night Time Economy uses

For more information on the NSW Night Time Economy visit: www.nsw.gov.au/nighttimeeconomy

If you have further questions contact:

Augusta Supple
Senior Manager, Arts Engagement & Partnerships
E: augusta.supple@create.nsw.gov.au

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Cultural Tourism Toolkit launched at ARTLANDS 2016. Photo: Arts NSW

Regional NSW is the largest and most significant economy of any Australian state.  Over one-third of NSW residents live outside greater Sydney in diverse, regional and remote communities.

And regional NSW is a key priority area in the Government’s 10-year policy framework, Create in NSW.

The Cultural Tourism Toolkit aims to help invigorate cultural tourism in regional NSW by assisting small regional communities to enhance profile and package their arts and cultural offering. For these communities cultural tourism means greater participation in local events, more visitors to local galleries and museums and broader economic benefits for small businesses through increased visitor numbers and longer visitor stays.

The Toolkit makes practical suggestions to support planning for cultural tourism and includes a number of case studies that show the different ways towns and regions are promoting their arts and culture to tourists.

The Cultural Tourism Toolkit will assist artists, businesses, arts and cultural organisations and local government on ways to encourage growth of regional arts and culture, bringing greater support for our local artists. It was launched by Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant in Dubbo at the opening of ARTLANDS, the national conference for regional artists and arts workers from across the country, and is available to download below.

Download the Cultural Tourism Toolkit here

Download an accessible version of the Cultural Tourism Toolkit here

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Create in NSW: NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Framework

NSW has established its reputation as an important, innovative and exciting cultural hub representing Australia internationally.

Create in NSW: The NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Framework sets a vision for a future in which arts and culture are central to the life of our State. Create in NSW is a whole of government framework to drive excellence, expand access and build the strength of the State’s arts, cultural and screen sectors. Arts NSW will play a strategic leadership role in implementing the policy framework.

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