Creative State is the Victorian Government's strategy to strengthen and grow the state's creative industries and the value they bring to Victorians.

The Project had two main objectives. The first was to identify the various components that make up cultural value. And the second was to consider and develop the methodologies and the evidence that might be used to evaluate these components of cultural value. This report sets out the often striking findings of the Project’s work.

Our cultural sectors make a crucial contribution to the regeneration, health and wellbeing of our regions, cities, towns and villages. We will work with Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Public Health England and other partners to develop and promote the contribution of the cultural sectors to improving health and wellbeing.

This paper reports upon very early findings from a three year ARC Discovery project exploring how online distribution is changing the environment for operating a creative micro-enterprise, with a specific focus on designer-makers. A key research question for the project is: what are the ‘self-making’ skills required to succeed in this competitive environment?

A productive cultural and creative sector is recognised as a marker of a vital and successful economy and a liveable community. This strategy sets out a framework for growing Tasmania’s cultural and creative industries.