Research partnerships

Creative Australia welcomes opportunities to partner with academia and industry through research. The following information will help you decide whether your proposed research aligns with Creative Australia’s priorities and the most effective way to share your ideas with us.

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Our research priorities

Creative Australia prioritises research to deepen understanding of the arts, their value and impact. This includes research involving collaborators from diverse fields of expertise in recognition of the unique and creative viewpoints those intersections may bring to a project. Consideration of Creative Australia’s strategic goals will assist in helping you align the research you propose with our past research and current priority areas.

Australians are transformed by arts and creativity. We will enable more opportunities for Australians to be captivated by, and inspired through,
experiencing the arts.
Our arts reflect us. We will support equity of opportunity and access in our creative expression, workforce, leaders and audiences.
First Nations arts and culture are cherished. We will build on our long term commitment to First Nations arts and culture, recognising the importance of First Nations peoples’ self-determination, cultural authority and leadership to our collective prosperity.
Arts and creativity are thriving. We will support the best circumstances for a thriving arts sector.
Arts and creativity are valued. We will increase awareness of the value of public investment in arts and creativity.

Click here for more information on our Strategic Plan.

Contacting us about research

Please include as much information as you can on the following areas when approaching us about your research.

Aim of the proposed research.
How the research aligns with the Australia Council’s strategic goals.
Identification of what is original or important in the proposed research.
Proposed research methodology and types of analysis (if relevant).
Duration of the proposed research (if known) and whether you are considering the research as a tailored partnership or an ARC Linkage partnership.
Use of the Australia Council brand, resourcing and/or monetary support.
Name and contact details of key researchers and any other partners or organisations in support of, or committed to the proposed research.

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

Art by Jordan Lovegrove