The Brolga Elites, Brolga Dance Academy Photo Trent White
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples and traditional owners of the land we now call New South Wales, and we celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world's oldest living culture.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this website may contain images, voices, videos and names of people who have passed on.
Support for First Nations NSW Artists
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Funding Information Sessions
Register for an upcoming session or watch the webinar
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Arts and Cultural Funding Program: Creative Nations
Round 1 for Individuals and Organisations closes 2 Dec 2024
Opportunities
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Work with Create NSW
Find current opportunities to join our team
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Arts and Cultural Funding Program
Find our more about Create NSW's Arts and Cultural Funding Program
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Current Public Art Opportunities
Find opportunities for First Nations NSW artists to work with Councils, major infrastructure projects and other parties to deliver Public Art.
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Create NSW Funding Calendar
Find upcoming funding opportunities for First Nations NSW artists and cultural organisations.
Resources
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Aboriginal arts and culture protocols
First Nations People on this continent are the custodians of the longest living culture in the world. Aboriginal people have been sharing their unique cultures for thousands of generations.
Through guidance from cultural authorities, such as Elders and cultural knowledge keepers, a wide range of protocols help guide cultural business practices.
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Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
Learn more about Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property and find Creative Australia protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts.
Image: Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Weaving Workshop in Evans Head. Photograph by Kate Holmes
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First Nations NSW Artform Affirmation
Create NSW has changed the way ‘confirmation of Aboriginality’ is verified. We want to respect the different ways First Nations NSW people connect with their cultural heritage and Aboriginality through their arts and cultural practice. Learn more about what is needed by applicants for Artform Affirmation.
Find First Nations NSW Events, Festivals and Experiences
Explore First Nations culture in NSW
Image: Brook Garru Andrew, 'DIWIL', 2021, Installation View, Murray Art Museum Albury. Photo by Jeremy Weihrauch
Aboriginal Keeping Places and Cultural Centres
A Keeping Place is of great significance to Aboriginal communities. They are a safe space for the return of cultural material from museums and other collecting institutions back to Country, preserving and celebrating First Nations NSW culture.
Discover more about Aboriginal Keeping Places and Cultural Centres in NSW.
Image: Giiyong Festival, Photo David Rogers
First Nations Peoples at Giiyong 2018. Photo by David Rogers.
Celebrating First Nations creatives
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Latest news from Create NSW
Current projects
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Aboriginal-led cultural digitisation project to preserve local collections
Four NSW Aboriginal cultural centres and keeping places will lead the way as cultural collection digital champions thanks to an $800,000 Creative Captial investment by the NSW Government.