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37-643: Creative Australia , formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Council , is the country's official arts council , serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia . The council was announced in 1967 as the Australian Council for the Arts , with the first members appointed the following year. It was made a statutory corporation by

74-446: A A$ 25,000 grant to performance artist Casey Jenkins for a piece titled Immaculate , incorporating a live stream of Jenkins self-inseminating . Following adverse media coverage, the council suspended the funding hours before the first performance on 19 August, and formally rescinded the grant on 21 September 2020. The council stated that the withdrawal of the grant was not due to negative media coverage, but followed legal advice about

111-668: A British style of parliamentary democracy such as the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries like Australia , Canada , India and New Zealand . They are also found in Israel and elsewhere. Statutory authorities may also be statutory corporations , if created as a body corporate . '. A statutory authority is a generic term for an authorisation by Parliament given to a person or group of people to exercise specific powers. A statutory authority can be established as

148-464: A corporate Commonwealth entity or a non-corporate Commonwealth entity. A statutory authority may also be a body within a Commonwealth entity, exercising the powers given by Parliament but administratively part of the entity." A statutory corporation is defined in the government glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e.

185-666: A statutory authority may be a statutory corporation). An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate", and the New South Wales Government 's Land Registry Services defines a state-owned corporation as "a statutory authority that has corporate status". Statutory authorities at the State or Territory level are established under corresponding State or Territory laws. Each statutory authority tends to have its own enabling legislation, or originating act , even if it

222-473: A year for four years from Australia Council arts funding, a third of its arts funding, receiving significant criticism from the arts community. The money was reallocated to a new program, the National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA). NPEA in turn was criticised by many artists and arts organisations for lacking the "arms-length" funding principles that had applied to the relationship between

259-730: Is "accountable to the Australian Parliament , and to the Government through the Minister for the Arts ". Adrian Collette AM became CEO of the Australia Council in January 2019 and remains in the position as CEO of Creative Australia as of October 2023. He was formerly chief executive of Opera Australia . Sam Walsh AO was appointed chair of the Australia Council in 2016. In July 2021, Robert Morgan

296-493: Is headed by Victorian human rights lawyer and commissioner Kate Jenkins . The Music Australia Council was appointed in August 2023, consisting of eight members: The First Nations Arts came into being in August 2024. It will be funded up to A$ 52 million from 2024 to 2025. Its function is "to support and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts practice, enhance sustainable career pathways for young First Nations people in

333-400: Is held event is held on 27 May each year, on the anniversary of the 1967 referendum . At the event, Indigenous Australians who have been awarded Fellowships (in 2018–2019, Vernon Ah Kee for visual art, and Ali Cobby Eckermann , for literature), and First Nations artists who received Australia Council Awards earlier in the year are also celebrated. In May 2020 the Australia Council awarded

370-699: Is the final piece of legislation in establishing all the functions of Creative Australia under the National Cultural Policy, Revive . The First Nations Board members were announced in September 2024. The Act also establishes Writing Australia, due to commence on 1 July 2025. Creative Australia is the Australian Government's principal arts funding and advisory body. Its purpose is to promote and invest in Australian arts. It

407-598: The Aboriginal Publications Foundation (APF), leading to some duplication of work by the two bodies. From mid-1975, promotional work carried out by the APF was put under the control of the AAB, while the APF became a referral body for the AAB. The APF was wound down, with its main responsibility the publication of the quarterly journal Identity until its closure in 1982. The Australia Council became

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444-709: The Australia Council Act 2013 (the Act) commenced on 1 July 2013. In early 2014 federal Arts Minister George Brandis and Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull told artists at the Sydney Biennale that they were ungrateful and selfish to protest about the role of Transfield in the Nauru immigration detention centre . In December 2014, Brandis withdrew a large portion of literature funding from Australia Council. In May 2015, Brandis cut $ 26 million

481-515: The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust as the council did not yet have its own financial apparatus. Gorton stated that the council "had adopted a principle widely accepted [...] that high standards can best be achieved by a concentration of available funds, rather than by a thin spread over a wide area". The council subsequently received criticism from smaller professional and semi-professional companies, leading to

518-707: The Whitlam government , it was renamed to Australia Council. The Council then incorporated other government projects, such as the Commonwealth Literary Fund and the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board . The Visual Arts Board (VAB) existed during the 1970s and mid-1980s. The Visual Arts/Craft Board was renamed the Visual Arts Board around 2007–8. The Council's operations were independently reviewed in 2012, and

555-473: The Arts Statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law ( statute ) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example regulations or statutory instruments ) in their field. They are typically found in countries which are governed by

592-576: The Australian literature sector and develop further markets and audiences", at home and internationally. It will increase opportunities for writers and other creatives in literature, and establish a poet laureate for Australia. ACCELERATE was a leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the creative arts , run jointly by the British Council and Australia Council, in partnership with state arts agencies, between 2009 and 2016. During that time, 35 people participated in

629-483: The Centre for Art and Entertainment Workplaces, as mentioned in the National Cultural Policy – Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place , created 30 January 2023) were created. The Music Australia Council was appointed by Arts Minister Tony Burke in August 2023, consisting of eight members. The new legislation establishing this division came into effect on 24 August 2023. The Creative Workplaces Council

666-538: The areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts; community arts and cultural development; dance; emerging and experimental arts; literature; music; theatre; and visual arts . The annual National Indigenous Arts Awards ( NIAA ) were established by the Australia Council in 2007. Renamed as the First Nations Arts Awards in 2020, as of 2022 they include four categories, all restricted to Australian First Nations artists: The awards ceremony

703-474: The arts, and increase opportunities to grow First Nations audiences". It is overseen by the First Nations Board, with the first board commencing their term on 9 September. Each member serves a four-year term. The inaugural board consists of: Writing Australia is due to commence operations on 1 July 2025. It will receive over A$ 26 million in funding over three years from 2025 to 2026 "to strengthen

740-427: The arts. Later that year, the council produced a report recommending that it be established as a statutory corporation. The Aboriginal Arts Board ( AAB ) was created in 1973. Comprising Aboriginal Australian artists, writers and performers, its purpose was "to stimulate Indigenous Australian arts and lead to the preservation of many art forms almost lost since the settlement of Australia by Europeans". Dick Roughsey

777-640: The biggest consumer of Aboriginal art , as there was not much interest in it during those years. Works were bought directly from artists, and often sent to galleries in the US and Canada. The Board was later renamed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board or ATSIA Board, and is as of July 2021 the ATSIA Panel. After being given statutory authority in March 1975 by the Australia Council Act under

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814-663: The establishment of a national arts council in November 1967, modelled on similar bodies in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was one of his last major policy announcements prior to his death the following month. In June 1968, Holt's successor John Gorton announced the first ten members of the council, which was initially known as the Australian Council for the Arts . Economist H. C. Coombs became

851-431: The establishment of an Arts Special Projects Fund to assist smaller organisations. In December 1969, Coombs announced a new formula for grants whereby organisations could only receive a maximum of two-thirds of their budget from the council. In February 1973, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam announced a new structure for the council whereby funding recommendations would be made by seven autonomous boards for different areas of

888-544: The first chairman of the body, while the other members included radio quizmaster Barry Jones , school principal Betty Archdale , magazine editor and state Liberal MP Peter Coleman , socialite Virginia Erwin (wife of federal Liberal MP Dudley Erwin ), architect Karl Langer , author Geoffrey Dutton , theatre producer Jeana Bradley , arts patron Mary Houghton, and retired academic Kay Masterman . The council issued its first grants in December 1968, which were distributed via

925-485: The government and Australia Council since its inception in the 1970s. These principles have traditionally had bipartisan support. Brandis was criticised previously for giving Melbourne classical music record label Melba Recordings a $ 275,000 grant outside of the usual funding and peer-assessment processes. Brandis's changes to funding arrangements, including the quarantining of the amount received by Australia's 28 major performing arts companies, were widely seen to disadvantage

962-619: The organisation's liabilities if pregnancy resulted. Jenkins said that the council had "grossly and insultingly mischaracterised my artwork". Writer and social commentator Ben Eltham wrote that the council's actions might have a chilling effect on performance art in Australia. Arts council The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) maintains a list of national arts councils on its website. California Arts Council (CAC) Oregon Arts Commission Arts Council of Lake Oswego Pennsylvania Council on

999-413: The passage of the Australia Council Act 1975 . It became the Australia Council in 2013, and then Creative Australia, with a new organisational structure, from 24 August 2023. The organisation has included several boards within its structure over the years, including more than one incarnation of a Visual Arts Board ( VAB ), in the 1970s–80s and in the early 2000s. Prime Minister Harold Holt announced

1036-468: The program, with many alumni going on to excel in their fields. The Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy (VACS), a partnership between the federal and all state and territory governments in Australia, was established in 2003, with the aim of "providing stability to Australia's visual arts and craft sector". VACS delivers funding across all jurisdictions, with half provided by the Commonwealth and half by

1073-564: The same fashion as an act of parliament, but usually with specific initials (depending on the authority) and a number. Just as with laws enacted by Parliament, all laws made by a statutory authority must be published in the Government Gazette. The Parliament of Australia , or a State or Territory Parliament , will delegate its authority to a statutory authority for several reasons; The power to enact legislation has been delegated by Australian Parliaments (State and/or Federal) in

1110-598: The small-to-medium arts sector and independent artists. Following Malcolm Turnbull 's successful spill of the leadership of the Liberal party in September 2015, Brandis was replaced as arts minister by Mitch Fifield . In November Fifield gave back $ 8 million a year for four years to Australia Council, changed the NPEA to the Catalyst Fund , and stressed it would have a focus on smaller arts projects. The arts community

1147-669: The states and territories. Its current policy framework runs from 2021 to 2024, continuing under the rebranded Creative Australia. The Australia Council Awards were established in or before 1981, with the numbers of awards awarded each year growing over time. As of 2021 there were eight categories for achievement in various types of arts, called: Australia Council Fellowships , worth A$ 80,000 , "support creative activity and career development for mid-career and established artists". Past fellowship holders include: Hetti Perkins (2018), Lisa Maza (2017), Vicki Couzens (2016), Brenda L Croft (2015) and Reko Rennie (2015). They are awarded in

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1184-563: Was amended by the Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Act 2023 , by which instrument the new name and organisational structure was created on 24 August 2023, described as "an expanded and modernised Australia Council". The number of board members was doubled from 12 to 24, but it continues to be known as the Australia Council Board. Councils for Music Australia and Creative Workplaces (for

1221-656: Was announced on 11 August 2023 and commenced in their roles on Thursday 24 August 2023. Still to follow (not included in the 2023 legislation) are the First Nations-led Board and Writers Australia, as outlined in the National Cultural Policy and the "Corporate Plan 2023–27". In July 2024, the Creative Australia Amendment (Implementation of Revive) Act 2024 created First Nations Arts and Writing Australia, which would be on equal footing with Creative Workplaces and Music Australia. This

1258-623: Was appointed chair. Morgan has a degree in economics , and had been head of Australia's largest advertising and marketing business, Clemenger Group, but is also passionate about the arts, and was a member of the board of Opera Australia for over 10 years. Since 24 August 2023 and as of October 2023, Robert Morgan is the chair and Wesley Enoch AM deputy chair of Creative Australia. Creative Workplaces aims to enable fair, safe, and respectful workplaces for artists, art workers, and arts organisations It provides information and resources about pay and workplace safety. The Creative Workplaces council

1295-680: Was established before the relevant over-riding legislation. For example, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was established in 1949 by the Science and Industry Research Act , but it has since come under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 as legislation covering statutory authorities has evolved. Laws made by statutory authorities are usually referred to as regulations. They are not cited in

1332-630: Was not impressed by the changes. As a result of the reduced funding, Australia Council cancelled project funding rounds for small groups and individuals in 2015 and then cut funding to over 60 arts organisations across the country in May 2016. Small arts organisations such as the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA), Leigh Warren & Dancers and many others were affected, forcing them to contract, merge or make drastic changes to their programs. The Australia Council Act 2013

1369-493: Was the inaugural head of the board, followed by Yolngu artist and activist Wandjuk Marika . One of its earliest activities was the hosting of a seminar called Aboriginal Arts in Australia at the Australian National University , with around 800 attendees, with the intention of working out how government could best support Aboriginal culture and art in the future. When created, AAB had similar aims as

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