NiTRO Creative Matters

Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

Why Arts Matter: Australia Council 2018 report released

The Australia Council has released its annual report which this year includes case studies to demonstrate the impact of the Council’s work in wellbeing, social cohesion, Australia’s international reputation, and the future of work. Key statistics that the Council uses to report its progress for 2017-18 include:

  • Support for the creation of over 10,000 new artworks with an audience reach of nearly 23 million

  • Direct support for 762 individual artists and 609 organisations 

  • More than 46,000 arts activities created by, with or for children and young people

  • Support for 600+ arts leaders through the Australia Council’s capacity building programs

  • 63% of grants awarded to female artists.

The full report is available at: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/australia-council-annual-repor-5bd8e5e63c2c6.pdf

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Vale Ted Snell, AM CitWA

by Clive Barstow and Paul Uhlmann It is with great sadness that our lifelong colleague and mentor in the arts, Professor Ted Snell passed away on the 26th of September 2023 at the young age of 74. Ted was highly regarded both nationally and internationally for advancing the status of the visual arts in our […]

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Submissions due 15th November 2024 The DDCA 2023 Annual Conference has taken as our theme for this year: Thriving Futures – with additional panels formed around the topic of Leadership. These are two priority areas for universities and arts sectors in general, and we wanted to participate in this conversation by focussing on what these […]

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HOW LIFE GETS IN – NiTRO Creative Matters

Submissions close Sunday 14 January 2024 HDR + ECR Special Issue of NiTRO Creative Matters HOW LIFE GETS IN We have been told that when you’re doing a PhD, ‘everything’ is the PhD…  But is it? We’re interested in what happens when the academy and life collide. How does your practice change, inform, and permeate […]

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