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Image Credit: Najee Tannou, ‘, ‘Pickled-بيكلد/’ PTY Fairfield. Photo: Eisha Yawarish

📣 Calling artists and small arts organisation in Western Sydney! Applications are now open for the new Creative Western Sydney Micro Grants Program, helping bring grassroots creative projects to life. 🔔 Applications close: 28 April 2026 Apply now👉 nsw.gov.au/arts-and-cultu…

Image credits: Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) Saplings by Hannah Belanszky. Photography by Clare Hawley. #CreateNSW #RegionalNSW #ArtsAndCulture #RegionalTouring #ArtsFunding

Some of the best NSW productions are hitting the road with Regional Arts Touring 🚗 Create NSW’s 2025/26 Regional Arts Touring fund is supporting thirteen outstanding productions and exhibitions travel across the state over the coming years. Read more: nsw.gov.au/departments-an…

Big news for First Nations Arts✨ More than $560,000 is being invested into eight First Nations-led projects selected for the 2025/26 Creative Nations Project Funding program! Congrats to all recipients 👏 Read more here: nsw.gov.au/departments-an… #ArtsFunding #FirstNationsArts

Image credit: Garrigarrang Badu, Jannawi Dance Clan. Photo: Liza Moscatelli

📣 Applications Open! First Nations artists and organisations in Western Sydney can now apply for new targeted funding to support developing their creative practice. 🔔 Applications close: 31 March 2026 Apply now: nsw.gov.au/grants-and-fun… #CreateNSW #FirstNations #WesternSydney

Image Credit: Artwork image 1: Inspired by art (2023). Artist: led by Clare Delaney. Tamworth Regional Gallery Photo: Chasing Summer Photography

📢 Today Create NSW launched Heartland: A Plan for Regional NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries. Backed by $5 million, including two funding programs opening today, Heartland will supercharge creativity and vibrancy across regional NSW. Read more: nsw.gov.au/a-plan-for-reg…

Image credit: 'Local Bushwalk' by Ellie Hannon, South Newcastle Beach. Image by Lee Illfield, Art Pharmacy.

📢Public Art Opportunity City of Newcastle is seeking Aboriginal Artists to create public art in Newcastle. Artworks will be developed for iconic locations, celebrating Country, community and culture. 🗓️EOI close 10 March 2026 Apply now- haveyoursay.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/aboriginal-pub… #PublicArt

Image Credit: Presenter Grace Nye-Butler, co-founder of TGBA. Photo courtesy of Arts on Tour.

Interested in learning more about greening your production-making process? Arts on Tour and Theatre Green Book Australia (TGBA) are teaming up again to host a FREE, four-part online series each Thursday 2-3pm from 5-26 March. Register now: artsontour.com.au/tgba-series-20… #GreenTheatre

Image credit: Yayoi Kusama's Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos 2022 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales' Naala Badu building - copyright Yayoi Kusama. Photo: Zan Wimberley, courtesy of Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Explore some of Sydney’s most iconic cultural destinations with the Sydney Culture Walk. Catch some of the city’s best art offerings on this self-guided walking tour which connects world-class museums and galleries. Learn more: nsw.gov.au/visiting-and-e… #SydneyCultureWalk

📣Have your say! The Creative Workplaces Survey is now open. Share your experience of working in Australia’s creative industries and help shape the future of the sector. Submissions close 23 Feb 2026. Take the survey now 👉creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey #CreativeIndustries #Survey

Sydney Festival is in full swing ✨ Experience theatre, music, dance & art across the city – from immersive performances to powerful First Nations stories and global artist collaborations. 📅 On now until 25 Jan. Explore the program and get your tickets sydneyfestival.org.au

📣 Quick Response Fashion Grants are now open! The NSW Government is inviting emerging designers and fashion creatives to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to unlock new opportunities and grow their careers. Learn more: nsw.gov.au/arts-and-cultu… #CreateNSW #Fashion

Create NSW offices will be closed from 24 December 2025, reopening on 12 January 2026. Our social media channels will not be monitored during this time. We wish everyone a safe and restful holiday period.

Vale Toni Lamond. Create NSW acknowledges the passing of industry trailblazer Toni Lamond, one of Australia’s legendary screen and stage actors with a remarkable career spanning eight decades. abc.net.au/news/2025-11-2…