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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.
Additional funding for small to medium performing arts organisations
A report providing an overview of the first year of the Australian Government funding increase for small to medium performing arts companies.
Report to ministers on an examination of the small to medium performing arts sector
In 2002 the Cultural Ministers Council (CMC) released a report which examined the factors influencing the artistic and financial viability of Australia's small-to-medium sized arts organisations.
Securing the Future: An assessment of progress 2001-2008
The Securing the Future update is an annual report which tracks Australia’s major performing arts’ (MPA) companies’ progress in the areas of artistic vibrancy, access and financial viability.
Anticipating change in the major performing arts
A new report from the Australia Council for the Arts predicts that major performing arts companies need to keep pace with economic and social trends.
Selling the performing arts: identifying and expanding audiences for music, dance and theatre
Identifies attendance patterns for music, theatre and dance and recommends strategies to expand existing audiences.
A report reviewing ways the online digital delivery of music may be utilised by clients of the Music Board of the Australia Council, and Australian musicians in general.
In repertoire: a select guide to Australian music theatre
Introduces a wide range of Australian contemporary Australian music theatre works that are available for touring.
Vanishing acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in New South Wales
A report on the live music sector in New South Wales.
In 2006-07, the Australian Government and state and territory governments provided about $166.3 million in funding to organisations for performance of vocal and instrumental music.
Government funding of performing arts
In 2006-07, the Australian Government and state and territory governments provided about $256.4 million in funding to organisations for the performing arts.
Attendance at performing arts events
According to a 2005-06 survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 38 per cent of people aged 15 years and over attended a performing arts event in the previous 12 months. This includes theatre, dance performances, musicals, operas and other performing arts events.
About 1.5 million people aged 15 years and over attended classical music concerts in the 12 months prior to interview, according to a 2005-06 survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
According to the 2006 Census, 240 people were employed in the music publishing industry as their main job.
Copyright and the arts; growth in royalty payments
It is not always possible to have up-to-date or current data for statistical purposes. Some Australian Bureau of Statistics surveys are conducted on a regular basis: monthly, annually or every few years. Other major data collections such as the Census of Population and Housing are of a great scale and are only conducted every five years.
Performing arts operation organisations
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, at the end of June 2007, there were 726 organisations in the performing arts operation industry in Australia.
A 2002-03 Australian Bureau of Statistics survey collected information on performing arts festivals which lasted more than two consecutive days and were either multifaceted or had a primary focus in one of the performing arts genres.
According to a survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 726 performing arts operation organisations employing 6,569 people at the end of June 2007.
Don't panic: The impact of digital technology on the major performing arts
The Australia Council's major performing arts board has produced a discussion paper on the impact of digital technology on the sector.
National orchestral training pathways - executive summary
This report examines training pathways for the development of orchestral musicians for the professional orchestral sector.
Guidelines for music composition rates
Rates payable to composers as suggested by the music board of the Australia Council.
An independent evaluation has found that Australia’s six symphony orchestras have made a smooth transition to become fully independent companies following their divestment from the ABC.
The Music and Theatre Boards have jointly invested in a three-year initiative to stimulate the creation and development of engaging music theatre works in Australia.
Artistic vibrancy: self-reflection tool
A set of questions and tools to help performing arts organisations and their boards evaluate their own artistic vibrancy.
These case studies provide Australian and international examples of companies that have made artistic self-assessment a meaningful and useful process, and how it was accomplished.
This paper looks at what artistic vibrancy means, and the traits of an artistically vibrant company.
For research enthusiasts, Meaningful measurement provides a comprehensive literature review of the academic research in this area.