Library
The Australia Council library provides the arts sector with access to specialist information on the arts.
The library holds a comprehensive collection of books and serials covering contemporary and historical trends in arts sector development, as well as an archive of Australia Council policies, programs and publications.
The collection focuses on research and analysis relating to:
- arts and cultural policy in Australia and overseas
- arts marketing and audience development
- Arts in a Multicultural Australia
- community arts
- cultural statistics
- disability
- education
- Indigenous arts
- philanthropy
- regional arts
- young people
- Australia Council archival film series
The collection also holds copies of all books and reports published by the Australia Council, including annual reports since 1973. A list of material published by the Australia Council since 1990 is available to download.
Accessing the collection
Holdings can be viewed on Libraries Australia, the National Library of Australia's resource sharing website. External users may borrow items from the collection via the InterLibrary Loan network through their local or university library. Access to is by appointment only between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. Please contact us to arrange an appointment.
Arts RiPPA
Arts RiPPA is an arts and cultural policy research digest that profiles a range of current and planned research activity in Australia. The focus is on qualitative and quantitative research into arts audiences and participants, as well as analytical research into creative industry development, arts impacts, infrastructure support for artists and regulatory and policy instruments. Arts RiPPA
More information
Lindsay Read
Research librarian
(02) 9215 9182
Claire Eggleston
Library research assistant
(02) 9215 9180