The government is announcing significant improvements to the way the Australian Government supports Indigenous arts, languages and culture.
The redesigned funding programs will provide greater security for funded organisations, streamline reporting, reduce red tape, improve flexibility and fund a broader range of art forms.
The Australian Government will invest approximately $40 million annually through two programs. These programs merge the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support, Indigenous Culture Support and Indigenous Languages Support programs and the Indigenous Employment Initiative.
The Indigenous Languages and Arts program will fund organisations that support the revival and maintenance of Indigenous languages, and provide career opportunities and pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language workers. This program will also support projects that celebrate and promote Australia’s distinctive and diverse Indigenous culture and art, and contribute to a strong sense of cultural identity and pride through languages and the arts.