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Indigenous employment in the arts
The five-yearly Census of Population and Housing collects information relating to the occupation and industry of each person’s main job, meaning the job in which a person usually works the most hours.
Indigenous creative participation
About 27 per cent of Indigenous Australians aged 15 years and over participated in at least one of three Indigenous creative arts activities in the 12 months before interview.
Indigenous attendance at cultural venues
In non-remote areas, 45 per cent of Indigenous people aged 15 years or over attended a movie, theatre, or concert, and 32 per cent visited a library, museum or art gallery in the three months before interview.
Indigenous commercial art galleries
According to The Arts Economy, in 1996–97, commercial art galleries sold $14.6 million worth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks.
Indigenous Australian auction sales
According to The Arts Economy, there was a major decline in all Australian artworks sold at auction in the early 1990s, attributed to an economic recession during this period.
International visitors and Indigenous art sales
According to The Arts Economy, in 1990, 30 per cent of international visitors to Australia purchased Indigenous art or souvenirs. Between 1990 and 1996, sales of Aboriginal art and souvenirs increased at a rate of about 11.5 per cent per year.
International visitors and Indigenous cultural activities
Between January and March 2006, about 200,000 international visitors experienced one or more Indigenous cultural activities while in Australia, according to Tourism Research Australia.
Performing arts: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian performing arts
The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Performing arts protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.
Media arts: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian media arts
The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Media arts protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.
Music: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian music
The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Music protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.
Visual arts: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian visual arts
The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Visual arts protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.
Writing: protocols for producing Indigenous Australian writing
The Australia Council for the Arts fully revised second edition of its Writing protocol guide, designed to help Australians better understand the use of Indigenous cultural material.
Introduces some of the many significant Indigenous artists working in Australia.
Creating pathways: 2005 national Indigenous dance forum
A report from Creating Pathways - the National Indigenous Dance Forum held 27 to 30 October 2005 at the National Museum in Canberra.
How to make a career out of being a visual artist
Guidelines on how to make a career out of being a visual artist.
How to prepare a manuscript for consideration by a publisher
Guidelines on how to prepare a manuscript for consideration by a publisher.
A directory of Indigenous arts resources organised by artform, listing useful books, essays and articles, websites and organisations.
An overview of the most pressing issues for the recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) in 2006.
To tell my story: a study of practising professional Indigenous writers of Australia
Looks at the characteristics of the Indigenous writers and their writing, their motivation and their self-definition as professionals. It discusses the issues surrounding the Australia Council, publishing, intellectual property and access to grants.
Open up! Guidelines for cultural diversity visitor studies
A result of research into the views, motivations and experiences of museums by people from non-English speaking and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
