Climate change is driving systems toward tipping points that require urgent action, and the cost of inaction far outweighs the cost of action. Yet the case cannot be made in the language of economics alone. That is what arts and culture can do. This paper sets out placing culture at the centre of a new...

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.

In a fiscally challenging environment, data indicates that governments should pursue strategic and structural change to maximise government investment in Australia’s arts and culture system. On a GDP basis, Australia is spending around one-quarter less than its OECD peers on ‘recreation, culture and religion’. This paper identifies actions and big picture opportunities.

A report examining the commissioning environment faced by Australian creators of art music. It takes a comprehensive look at commissioning practices across the art music sector, which encompasses contemporary classical, jazz, improvised and experimental music, and sound art. The findings will inform the development of a new best-practice commissioning guide.

This report explains the system that delivers arts and cultural experiences in Australia, from broad and grassroots through to specialised and professional. It demonstrates how the arts and culture system is organised, governed and developed. The report also highlights how cultural literacy and creative skills building occur across the population.