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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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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.
Six young leaders join boards of NSW’s oldest cultural institutions
The state’s oldest cultural institutions, the Sydney Opera House, Art Gallery of NSW, Powerhouse Museum, Australian Museum, State Library of NSW and Museums of History NSW, have each added a new director aged 18-28 to their boards.
Access all areas: Createability expands and invites more organisations to champion inclusive employment
Building on the success of the breakthrough Createability Internship Program, Create NSW, Screen NSW and Sound NSW are increasing the investment and inviting organisations across NSW to become 2026 Createability host organisations.
Applications from NSW arts and cultural touring productions invited to get the show on the road
Create NSW is calling for applications for its first round of 2025-26 Regional Arts Touring Fund, to support homegrown arts and cultural producers eager to take their exceptional shows and exhibitions out on the road to every corner of NSW.
Regions the big winner in cultural funding boost
Sixty-two arts organisations have received greater funding certainty, with the Minns Labor Government investing $15.4 million in the inaugural Arts and Cultural Funding Program (ACFP) two-year funding round.
NSW puts best foot forward with first ever fashion strategy
The Minns Labor Government, in partnership with leaders from the NSW fashion industry, has today released the NSW Fashion Sector Strategy, the first of its kind in Australia.
Ali Tahayori awarded the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)
Create NSW would like to congratulate Ali Tahayori, the recipient of the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) announced at the official exhibition launch at Artspace.
Grants pave the way for the next generation of creatives and collaboration
The NSW Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to foster the next generation of artists, creative practitioners, and leaders.
Art practice grounded in community and collaboration: Interview with Gillian Kayrooz
In July 2024, Gillian Kayrooz was awarded the prestigious NSW Visual Art Fellowship (Emerging). The Fellowship enabled her to undertake a self-directed professional development program, which took her to the SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) region to expand her networks as well as to further connect her to mentors back home.










