Regional Arts Australia

For the federal government statutory funding authority known as the Australia Council for the Arts, see Australia Council.

Regional Arts Australia
Founded1966
Typepeak organisation
ABN: 45 000 525 182
Location
  • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Area served
Australia
Websitewww.regionalarts.com.au
Formerly called
Arts Council of Australia (1966 – 1998)

Regional Arts Australia is the national peak body for regional arts organisations throughout Australia.[1][2] Formed in 1966 as the Arts Council of Australia, it is a federation of the peak non-metropolitan community arts organisations in each of the Australian states and territories.[3] It advocates better recognition and support for the regional, rural and remote arts sector in Australia. It initiates and manages projects to support regional artists, artsworkers and communities in arts practice, arts promotion and audience development in the regional and rural sectors.[4]

  1. ^ "Writing's on the wall", The Canberra Times, 1 March 2006, p 8 via factiva.com Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Cathy Pryor, "A force for the regions", The Australian 4 December 2003 p 15 (Features section); via Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre, EBSCO (database online) Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Arts Council of Australia" in William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton, and Barry Andrews (eds), The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, Oxford University Press, 1994, via Oxford Reference Online Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. ^ About Us, Regional Arts Australia, Retrieved 30 September 2011.