In July 2022, researchers at UniSA received funding from the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (then known as the Department for Innovation and Skills) to investigate skills gaps for graduates entering the South Australian advertising and design sector. This report outlines the methodology for the five-month project, presents an analysis of findings and...

Web3 is an online ecosystem based on blockchain technologies, involving peer-to-peer transactions and coordination tools. This report examines the what, why, who and where of Web3 for the cultural and creative industries, using examples from visual art, music and games.

This report highlights current considerations in enabling First Nations creatives to engage with commercial art and design industries in culturally safe and supported ways. Its purpose is to explore potential pathways to improve the participation and representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives within design and commercial art industries in Australia, and to lead...

By fixating on a narrow geographic area, policymakers have overlooked the functional diversity and spatial extent of arts and cultural clusters in large metropolitan regions. We call attention to these industrial and geographic oversights in policy by examining the intersection between cultural industries and urban manufacturing at the regional scale.

This paper focuses on interviews with urban manufacturers and cultural producers in Brunswick, a gentrifying suburb approximately six kilometres north of Melbourne’s central business district.