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Creative Communities - the NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy
Creative Communities is the state’s Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy, recognising the unique place of the sector in NSW.
Creative Communities is an inclusive policy that puts culture, arts, and the creative industries at the heart of NSW. It provides a framework for the next 10 years that supports artists, creatives and cultural organisations and expands to include the rapidly growing creative industries.
Read more on the NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy.
Image: Chanika De Silva in Vox Theatre’s Silenced. Photo: Natalie Low
Silenced, Vox Theatre Photo: Natalie Low.
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Art and culture is coming to town across regional NSW
Thirteen exceptional touring productions and exhibitions will travel across regional NSW over the coming years, showcasing the state’s extraordinary breadth of arts and cultural talent for audiences of all ages.
First Nations artists and communities supported to create powerful arts and cultural projects
Powerful First Nations-led arts and cultural projects will deliver long-lasting outcomes for artists and communities across NSW, supported by more than $560,000 through the 2025/26 Creative Nations Project Funding program.
Next Steps funding delivers career-enhancing opportunities for NSW artists
Almost $400,000 in arts and cultural funding will propel the careers of 44 local artists and arts workers to expand their networks, artistic knowledge and creative practice through professional development grants.
Targeted investment prioritises First Nations creatives in Western Sydney
Placing First Nations first, Western Sydney First Nations artists and organisations can now apply for new targeted funding that will support major steps toward developing their creative practice, networks, and a deeper connection within the Western Sydney and First Nations arts ecosystem.
A roadmap and investment for regional arts and culture
Communities across regional NSW will benefit from a strategy to support arts and culture, and grow cultural tourism in regional NSW.
Finalists named for 2026 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)
Seven early-career visual artists have been shortlisted for the 2026 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging).
Opening doors to career outcomes for creatives with disability
The NSW Government’s Createability Internship Program has been a transformative professional development experience for creatives with disability or who are d/Deaf, according to evaluation research conducted over three years with the program’s participants.
New funding program backs Western Sydney’s creative future
Create NSW is investing in the future of Western Sydney’s creative communities with the launch of a new program that plays to the strengths of the region in cultivating innovative collaborations, nurturing talent, engaging audiences and unlocking creative spaces, paving the way for the next generation of artists and creative practitioners.
Championing access and inclusion: 16 internships on offer for creatives with disability
Creatives with disability looking to gain professional experience with leading NSW arts, screen and music organisations can now apply for accessible and inclusive internships for 2026.
Parramatta hits the right note for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Western Sydney’s talented music students will soon be able to enrol in world-class courses at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s new Parramatta teaching and research centre.