Meaningful Measurement is a summary of the key research in the area of measuring artistic vibrancy. It looks at: performance measurement in the arts proposed models of performance measurement in the arts the notion of “public value” and the arts the intrinsic impacts of the arts assessing artistic vibrancy, including models and examples “Public value”...

The degree of independence that governments afford arts support is a universal concern. Debate has often centred on the choice between arts council or ministry, but such a dichotomy enormously oversimplifies the issues, particularly as so many countries have a mixture of the two institutional forms. This report, written by Christopher Madden, reviews the cultural...

The 2009 Garma Festival Key Forum focussed on the creative industries and how they interface with Indigenous Australians. Robyn Archer, singer, writer, artistic director, and arts advocate, gave the opening address to the session Indigenous creative industries: across the spectrum.

Over the past 20 years Indigenous Australians have called for greater recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights. In this paper Terri Janke makes the case that creating a National Indigenous Cultural Authority which would facilitate consent and payment of royalties to Indigenous artists and communities; develop standards for appropriate of cultural materials, and...

Multicultural marketing is not rocket science. But it is complex and needs passion, commitment and a willingness to learn. This toolkit is divided into four sections and each section can be used as a stand-alone component or be integrated to assist in attracting multicultural audiences to arts and cultural events.