November 16, 2012
More than $26 million is up for grabs for community groups to showcase the best of Australia’s Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts.
Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean today called on community organisations to apply for the 2013-14 Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts funding round to support a range of cultural projects including the revival and maintenance of Indigenous languages.
“The funding supports activities by community organisations in urban, regional and remote areas including cultural festivals, music, dance and theatre, multimedia workshops with young people, professional visual arts practice and networks of language centres,” Mr Crean said.
“Previous funding rounds have seen community organisations embracing new media and digital technology projects.”
Funding is available through the following programs:
- Indigenous Culture Support which helps to maintain Indigenous culture through community involvement, assists the transmission of knowledge and skills across generations and develops and supports new forms of cultural expression.
- Indigenous Languages Support which provides funding for the maintenance and revival of Australia’s Indigenous languages.
- Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support which provides funding for Indigenous art centres and industry service organisations.
The 2013-14 funding round closes on February 1, 2013.
For more information, visit the Federal Government’s Arts website
