Summary

The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations. The Council provides over 1700 grants each year to artists and arts organisations across the country in the fields of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts and cultural development, dance, literature, music, new media arts, theatre and visual arts/craft. It is an Australian partner organisation at the Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC).

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Published resources

Books

• Australia Council for the Arts, The World is your Audience: Case studies in Audience Development and Cultural Diversity, Australia Council, Sydney, 1998. Details

Reports

• Australia Council for the Arts, Australia Council: Annual report 2012-13, Sydney. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/news/australia_council_annual_report_2012-13.pdf. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Arts for Multicultural Australia, Australia Council, Redfern,NSW, 1993. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Theatre Sector Plan 2010-2012, Sydney, 2010. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/media-centre/media-releases/2012-13-sector-plans-release/?a=130977. Details
• Australia Council for the arts, Dance Sector Plan 2010-2012, Sydney, 2010. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/media-centre/media-releases/2012-13-sector-plans-release/?a=130972. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Community Partnerships: A Community of Arts and Cultural Development Sector Plan 2010-2012, 2010. Also available at http://static.placestories.com/pool/project/0001/0008319/docs/doc-2Z.pdf. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Cultural Engagement Framework, 2010. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about/cultural-engagement-framework/. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, More than Bums on Seats: Australian Participation in the Arts, Sydney, 2010. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/research/full_report_more_than_bums_on_-54325919b74d6.pdf. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Literature Board Sector Plan 2011-2012, Sydney, 2011. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/media-centre/media-releases/2012-13-sector-plans-release/?a=130977. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Sector Plan 2010-2012, Sydney, 2011. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/media-centre/media-releases/2012-13-sector-plans-release/?a=130977. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Cultural Engagement Framework, 2011. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about/cultural-engagement-framework/. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Arts in Daily Life: Australian Participation in the Arts, Sydney, Australia, 2014. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/research/arts-in-daily-life-australian-5432524d0f2f0.pdf. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Australia Council Funding Guide 2014, Sydney, 2014. Also available at http://soundsaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Australia-Council-Funding-Guide-Web.pdf. Details
• Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Nation: An Overview of Australian Arts 2015 Edition, Sydney, Australia, 2015. Also available at http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/arts-nation-final-27-feb-54f5f492882da.pdf. Details