Many happy returns from a digital poetry project
Read the new case study about Jason Nelson’s experiences of Chercer le texte at the National Library of France, where he exhibited two interactive digital poems.
Small and local
Chloe Goodyear describes a touring program that recognises and builds on local arts infrastructure...
Commercial viability. Tourism is based on this premise.
Stephen Schwer discusses the different drivers behind tourism and arts practice and how they might work together……
Growing a local creative hub
Paxton’s in Mackay was established to fill a need within our cultural landscape. Margaret Burgess describes how she grew one from a small business venture…..
What does $7 billion in cultural funding buy?
Australia’s federal, state and local governments spent nearly $7 billion on cultural activities during 2011-12 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That’s a lot of government subsidy! So how do we know we are getting value for money?
Brick by Brick
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s current major exhibition Brick by Brick is now approaching 70,000 visitors. Shane Fitzgerald describes how responding to the cultural needs and interests of local community can lead to institutional success……
Preparing young people for arts business
Shane Johnson discusses the launch of an arts traineeship program for young people inspired by a successful sports traineeship program…..
Artistic returns from a country music career development project
Read the new case study about Sarah Head’s career development project in Nashville.
Sharing information about returns on investment through case studies
We will be publishing a short case study about the outcomes of each project or organisation funded under the Arts and Cultural Investment Framework, based on outcome reports submitted by our funding recipients.