Planning for the future: issues, trends and opportunities for the arts in Australia

This discussion paper was prepared expressly to stimulate thought and discussion about the arts in Australia and about the best means for the Australia Council and other funding bodies to facilitate artistic development in Australia over the next decade

Statistical Profiles

As part of its Planning for the Future project, the Australia Council commissioned a set of statistical profiles for all relevant areas of arts practice in order to assess the current status of the cultural sector and discern relevant trends. The Discussion Paper analyses the strategic implications of the data presented in the profiles listed below:

• Total Arts
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts
• Community Cultural Development
• Dance
• Literature
• Music
• New Media Arts
• Theatre
• Visual Arts/Craft
• Performing Arts