Creative Australia’s new pilot program to strengthen small to medium arts organisations

Recipients of Creative Australia’s new two-year pilot investment program have been announced. The initiative made possible by additional investment from the Australian Government aims to support small to medium arts organisations through 2025 and 2026.

The program provides a boost to organisations across theatre, dance, experimental arts, community arts and cultural development, and visual arts with Creative Australia to use the pilot to explore a new investment model for organisations seeking stability beyond project-based support. 

Executive Director Arts Investment Alice Nash enthused “we are excited to pilot a new investment model that provides the security of multi-year investment to a broader range of organisations. At a time when rising costs of production, skills and workforce shortages, and cost-of-living issues are impacting the sector, this critical investment will help to build the sustainability of our arts sector.”

Recipients of two-year investment include:

• Arena Theatre Company 

• Branch Nebula 

• CANWA

• Crossroad Arts

• Experimenta

• La Mama

• Monkey Baa

• National Theatre of Parramatta

• Slingsby

• Somebody’s Daughter

• Stephanie Lake

• St Martins Youth Arts

Image. Credit: Arena Theatre Company