Media arts
Report
Trails blaze: towards a games and interactive art strategy for Australia
Video games are one of Australia’s largest arts sectors. This report canvasses how Australia’s games sector can weather economic headwinds and compete in a more challenging global games market. It recommends more public support and a dedicated national agency for video game development and promotion.
Report
In real life: mapping digital cultural engagement in the first decades of the 21st Century
Digital technology has profoundly altered our world and daily lives, including the ways we engage with arts and culture. This report explores ways to conceptualise arts and cultural participation in an environment increasingly influenced by digital technology.
Report
New media arts scoping study
The Scoping Study's recommendations were developed through consultation by way of interviews, focus groups and written submissions with more than 100 people and organisations. The Scoping Study sets a future for media arts at the Australia Council that sees it integrated across the funding programs of the organisation and more broadly through the production and...
Discussion paper
New media art scoping study: discussion paper
This discussion paper by Dr Elaine Lally reports on stage one of the 'New media scoping study'. It brings together an analysis of Australia Council funding data on support for new media art over the past 10 years, with information about support for the practice from other sources, and identifies trends and issues via a...