Dennis Golding, Cast in Cast Out, Artspace NSW VAEF 2020. Photo Document
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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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).
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.
Breakthrough internship opportunities open for creatives with disability
A career-expanding opportunity is now open for creative practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf to gain hands-on experience and grow their professional network with some of NSW’s leading arts, screen and music organisations.
New arts funding opportunities match the needs of NSW arts and cultural sector
Individual creative practitioners and arts and cultural organisations in NSW can now apply for funding that better meets their needs with five new Project and Multi-year funding rounds opening today.
NSW sets target to boost billion-dollar screen and digital games industries, supporting thousands of jobs
Supporting Australian storytelling, developing the next generation of creative talent, and a plan to grow the digital games sector are the key priorities of the new three-year screen and digital games strategy.
Lismore Regional Gallery reopens!
It was a momentous day on Friday 27 September as the Lismore Regional Gallery re-opened to residents and visitors after a multi-faceted restoration project proudly funded by the Federal and NSW Governments following the 2022 floods.
Annette Pitman appointed CEO of Museums of History NSW
Museums of History NSW, the primary custodian and advocate of the state’s cultural history, has a new CEO.
‘In Time We Shall’ A new landmark artwork at Barangaroo Metro Station
Create NSW spoke with Western Sydney-based artist Khaled Sabsabi about creating public art that connects and inspires people as they journey through the new Sydney Metro.
Compass helps point Kate towards a positive future in screen
Createability intern Kate Teal-Spicer shared her thoughts with Create NSW about her time working as a program researcher at Compass .
Creative industry organisations invited to host break-through internships for practitioners with disability
Applications are now open for NSW arts, music and screen organisations to participate in the 2025 Createability Internship Program and be matched with talented creative practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf through paid internships. Supported by Create NSW, Screen NSW and Sound NSW, Createability host organisations are supported to provide meaningful, career-enhancing internships for creatives with disability and play a vital leadership role in helping break down barriers to access and inclusion across the creative industries.