One of AICSA’s goals is to extend the reach of our communications to engage with not only our members but the broader sector, the government, the media and the public to communicate the value of arts and culture.

Proposed OzCo Act Amendments Welcomed by Arts Sector Representatives
ArtsPeak released the following media release last Friday 10 May re the Senate Inquiry recommendations for amendments. PROPOSED OZCO ACT AMENDMENTS WELCOMED BY ARTS SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES Members of ArtsPeak, the coalition of national peak arts organisations today welcomed the recommendations of the Senate

ARTSPEAK AND OZCO LEGISLATION
AICSA attended an ArtsPeak meeting where the focus was around what was missing from the Australia Council legislation and to identify key points for discussion with Australia Council for the Arts, Office for the Arts (OFTA), and the Deputy Secretary to the Arts

State budget submission
The State budget submission this year highlights three key issues for the 2013/14 Arts budget. 1) Investment in the small to medium arts sector RECOMMENDATION $2 million increase in funding for the small to medium arts sector 2) Allocating funds to the “makers”

South Australian Performance Makers Forum
A belated BIG THANK YOU to the SA Performers Makers Forum steering committee including AICSA executive committee members Craig Harrison and Steve Mayhew, Australian Theatre Forum committee member Andy Packer, as well as Geordie Brookman (STCSA) and Jennifer Greer Holmes (independent) who also

AICSA represents at ArtsPeak
AICSA attended the ArtsPeak meeting held in Sydney in January, where the day long discussion was focused on priority issues and strategies for our sector in the lead up to the Federal election. The key issue AICSA presented was common to all ArtsPeak

Workforce Development
You might remember back in early May, AICSA announced we would be working with Service Skills SA to develop a workforce development pilot project for individual artists and creatives in SA. Well good news! This project is being expanded to the entire arts,