Cultural spaces and infrastructure in NSW

At Create NSW we develop, fund and maintain cultural spaces and infrastructure to improve quality and access to arts and creativity in NSW.

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Developing and renewing cultural infrastructure

Create NSW supports the development and renewal of major NSW cultural spaces and infrastructure including galleries, museums and theatres.

Where stories are made...

Step into Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, the architecturally award-winning home to nine major arts companies in NSW. Create NSW helped redevelop and now manages the precinct.

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Supporting cultural infrastructure

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About Create Infrastructure

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We develop and renew creative spaces

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We hire and lease cultural spaces

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We provide grants and funding

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Hiring and leasing cultural spaces

Create NSW manages properties that can be hired or leased by arts, cultural and creative organisations in Sydney. Find out more about how we work and the spaces available.

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Public art in NSW

Create NSW works across Government to create public art opportunities for artists. Visit our Public Art page to find resources and programs developed and supported by Create NSW and the latest public art opportunities.

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Access resources on cultural infrastructure

Guide
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 2 February 2023

NSW Public Art Toolkit

The Public Art Toolkit aims to help NSW Government agencies and local councils apply best practice principles to planning, commissioning, implementing and maintaining public art.
Factsheet
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 1 January 2023

Salvaging and Conservation advice for flood damaged collections

Find out more about salvaging and restoring flood damaged materials. This includes collections held in galleries and museums, and personal collections of photographs and other paper-based works.
Policy
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 2 August 2022

Create NSW Infrastructure Support Policy

This policy sets out a framework for the allocation of spaces in the properties under Create NSW management.
Report
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 24 January 2022

Create NSW 2021-2022 Year in Review

Create NSW is proud to launch our first ever Year in Review. This is a celebration of the many milestones reached and dreams realised. It shows ambitious projects delivered across regions and artforms.
Corporate document
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 1 January 2021

Public Art Framework for the Parramatta Road Urban Amenity Improvement Program

An overarching Public Art Framework to provide a comprehensive guide for implementing public art works along the Parramatta Road corridor.

More resources for the arts sector

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About Create NSW

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Engage with NSW arts and culture

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Media release
12 December 2024

World-class NSW art, performance and culture hits the road

Audiences of all ages in regional communities across the state will enjoy some of NSW’s best art, culture and entertaining performances with 17 outstanding productions and programs heading out on tour, supported by $1.2 million from Create NSW’s 2024/25 Regional Arts Touring fund.
Media release
11 December 2024

Over $7 million investment supports diverse creative communities across NSW

Communities and audiences across the state will enjoy the exceptional calibre of homegrown creative talent with 51 NSW organisations funded to deliver diverse arts and cultural programming in the coming year.
Ministerial media release
10 December 2024

New leadership at NSW Cultural Institutions

A year after launching the state’s first arts, culture and creative industries policy, the NSW Government has made a range of key Board and Trust appointments to drive implementation of the policy and grow the creative industries in NSW. The appointments recognise the role the NSW Cultural Institutions play in supporting the arts and creative industries.
Media release
28 November 2024

Next generation of NSW visual artists shortlisted for prestigious fellowship

Ellen Ferrier, Ellie Hannon, Ali Noble, Vedika Rampal, Joel Sherwood Spring and Ali Tahayori have been named as the finalists for the Create NSW and Artspace 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging).
Media release
21 November 2024

Connecting arts and business to launch big ideas

The state’s artists and audiences are set to benefit with applications now open for a new initiative that will see small-to-medium, not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations connect with businesses to get their innovative creative-led ideas off the ground.

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