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Future Remains, Sydney Chamber Opera and Sydney Festival. Photo: Lisa Tomasetti
Arts and culture information
Get funding and support for arts and culture
Create NSW provides funding and support to artists, art practitioners and organisations across metro and regional NSW. Access grants, support and services.
Create NSW
Create NSW is the NSW Government’s arts and cultural driver, which brings together arts, screen and culture functions in an integrated entity.
Sound NSW
Sound NSW is a dedicated office in the NSW Government committed to the growth, development, and promotion of contemporary music in NSW.
Latest arts and culture updates
Ministerial media release
30 October 2024
The forecourt to the State Library of NSW will be transformed into a new public domain as the institution prepares to celebrate its 200-year anniversary in 2026.
Ministerial media release
28 October 2024
Live music venues in NSW will gain extra protection against threats to their survival under new measures introduced by the Minns Labor Government.
Media release
23 October 2024
Individual creative practitioners and arts and cultural organisations in NSW can now apply for funding that better meets their needs with five new Project and Multi-year funding rounds opening today.
Ministerial media release
21 October 2024
The Minns Labor Government will hold an open tender process for the long-term lease at the Entertainment Quarter (EQ), Moore Park, with the aim to unlock the potential of the site through a world-class redevelopment.
Ministerial media release
16 October 2024
Supporting Australian storytelling, developing the next generation of creative talent, and a plan to grow the digital games sector are the key priorities of the new three-year screen and digital games strategy.
Apply for grants and funding
Recent arts and culture publications
Factsheet
Create NSW | 15 October 2024
Download a summary of 2024-25 Arts and Cultural Funding Program grants, presented during Create Conversations Information Sessions.
Guide
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 27 September 2024
Respecting the different ways First Nations NSW people connect with their cultural heritage and Aboriginality through their arts and cultural practice.
FAQ
Sound NSW | 26 September 2024
Interested in applying to the Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund? Find answers to frequently asked questions
FAQ
Sound NSW | 9 September 2024
Find answers to questions about the Sound NSW Industry Assessor Pool
Brochure
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport,Create NSW | 2 July 2024
This document provides guidance on how grant recipients can publicly acknowledge the support given by Create NSW through the use of the NSW Government logo.