Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport media releases

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.  

Regional business groups and organisations across the state looking to uplift their night-time economy will receive support to help them develop thriving, vibrant local economies day and night.    

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. 

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. 

Sound NSW is proud to announce the esteemed Judging Panels and Nominations Committees for the 2025 NSW Music Prize, with those selected reflecting the vibrancy and depth of talent across the state’s music community. 

Hospitality venues across NSW can now apply for up to $80,000 in grant funds to diversify or expand their live performance offerings and bring even more vibrancy to the state’s nightlife. 

Local councils and night-time precincts across Greater Sydney will soon be able to learn how they can fly the Purple Flag with Registrations of Interest (ROI) opening today for the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner’s Purple Flag program. 

Twelve talented interns are gearing up for exciting professional development internship roles with arts, screen and music organisations through the NSW Government’s groundbreaking Createability program, aimed to support the creative industries overcome the invisible barriers to employment for practitioners living with disability.

Create NSW is strengthening the backbone of the NSW creative ecosystem, with a major multi-year injection through the state’s flagship Arts and Cultural Funding Program.

Audiences and communities across the state will soon benefit from a wave of exciting, vibrant creative projects from NSW artists, creatives and arts and cultural organisations, supported by Create NSW’s flagship arts funding program.