Culturally diverse arts

Cultural occupations - country of birth

30 July 2008

Close to 75,000 Australians employed in cultural occupations for their main job were born outside of Australia, according to the 2006 Census. This accounts for about 26 per cent of the total number of people employed in cultural occupations.

Artists' country of birth

30 July 2008

According to the artists survey, Don't give up your day job, over 40 per cent of artists from a non-English speaking background, born outside of Australia, are from Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Multimedia, multiculturalism and the arts

01 December 2003

A report commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts to address the question: are multimedia trends in Australia leading to increasing homogeneity or do they suggest tools for cultural pluralism?

Diversity

01 February 2003

A newsletter of the Australia Council for the Arts containing information about arts in a multicultural Australia.

Professional development for multicultural arts workers: critical issues for action

01 March 2001

Reports on professional development experiences and needs of multicultural arts workers in Australia.

The taxidriver, the cook and the greengrocer: the representation of non-English speaking background people in theatre, film and television

01 November 2000

The findings of this report prompt some fundamental questions about how well and how fully the arts community draws upon the extraordinary diversity in our community. It asks how we react to and what we experience on our stages and screens and ultimately how we then present ourselves on the world stage.

Open up! Guidelines for cultural diversity visitor studies

01 January 1996

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.