On Thursday 24 August 2023 the Australia Council became Creative Australia; a bigger, bolder champion and investor in arts and creativity. Learn more.

Australians turn to arts and culture to improve their wellbeing
The 2022 National Arts Participation Survey provides insights into Australians’ arts engagement following the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing just how important arts, culture and creativity are for helping us through difficult times.
Image: Gammin Threads, Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023. Photo: Dylan Buckee
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Venice Biennale 2024
Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose are the artist and curator commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts to exhibit at the Australia Pavilion for the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

Digital Fellowship Program
Explore and develop digital practice across six months of mentoring, workshops and collaboration, with $10,000 funding.

Cité Internationale des Arts Residency
Develop your professional practice over three months in Paris, with $12,500 support. Four residencies are on offer, open to artists working across any art form.

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme
With $12,500 in funding, this three-month residency program offers time and space for open-ended research and experimentation.

(re)situate Biennale Delegates Program
Facilitating exchange of ideas, catalysing new perspectives and supporting the seeding of future projects and collaborations.

Playing Australia Project Investment
Supporting performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

Flourish III: First Nations Textile Design & Fashion Innovation Fund
Providing up to $50,000 investment to support design, production, marketing and development.

Audience Outlook Monitor August 2023
The August 2023 results from Patternmakers and WolfBrown’s Audience Outlook Monitor are now available, shining a light on how audience behaviour has evolved in 2023.

Tune into our Governance Conversations webinar series
We’re collaborating with Diversity Arts Australia to present Governance Conversations; a series of 6 free, monthly webinars exploring contemporary issues in arts governance.