125:, it is a federation of the peak non-metropolitan community arts organisations in each of the Australian states and territories. 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.
318:
in order to "help regional artists gain greater access to skills development and training as well as present a united front when lobbying government ... to better co-ordinate existing programs for cultural development in the regions and recognise the economic opportunities art and culture create for
138:
of the same name. In 1947 the New South Wales
Division of CEMA decided to change its name to the Arts Council of Australia (NSW Division) with a view to establishing a national body. Lack of funding delayed that vision being realised until 1966. Arts Councils were formed in South Australia (1946,
139:
lapsed in 1952 and reformed in 1965), Tasmania (1951), the
Australian Capital Territory (lapsed in 1952 and reformed in 1962), Queensland (1961), Victoria (1969), the Northern Territory (1967) and Western Australia (1973). In 1998, the organisation changed its name to Regional Arts Australia.
133:
The origin of the Arts
Council movement in Australia was the New South Wales based Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) formed in 1943 by the singer Dorothy Helmrich modelled on the
359:
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.
481:
311:
299:
135:
307:
50:
315:
347:"Writing's on the wall", The Canberra Times, 1 March 2006, p 8 via factiva.com Retrieved 30 September 2011.
16:
For the federal government statutory funding authority known as the
Australia Council for the Arts, see
436:
303:
42:
17:
377:, Oxford University Press, 1994, via Oxford Reference Online Retrieved 29 September 2011.
373:"Arts Council of Australia" in William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton, and Barry Andrews (eds),
475:
328:
386:
466:
427:, Authorities (database online), Libraries Australia, Retrieved 30 September 2011.
399:
118:
454:
The first twenty-five years : a study of the Arts
Council of Australia
424:
117:
is the national peak body for regional arts organisations throughout
171:
278:
89:
406:. NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1947. p. 4
236:
298:
In 2003, it joined with four other peak industry bodies, the
192:
257:
215:
147:
The constituent members of
Regional Arts Australia are:
439:, Regional Arts Australia, Retrieved 30 September 2011.
389:, Regional Arts Australia, Retrieved 30 September 2011.
108:
Arts
Council of Australia (1966 – 1998)
102:
84:
74:
60:
48:
38:
30:
404:The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
355:
353:
312:Australian Library and Information Association
375:The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
300:Federation of Australian Historical Societies
8:
25:
24:
149:
340:
369:
367:
365:
482:Arts organisations based in Australia
308:Australian Council of National Trusts
7:
14:
1:
498:
456:. Sydney: Southwood Press.
452:Helmrich, Dorothy (1968).
316:Regional Cultural Alliance
294:Alliances and associations
15:
425:"Regional Arts Australia"
400:"C.E.M.A. Takes New Name"
123:Arts Council of Australia
67:Melbourne, VIC, Australia
211:Queensland Arts Council
121:. Formed in 1966 as the
253:Regional Arts Victoria
115:Regional Arts Australia
26:Regional Arts Australia
437:Member Organisations
143:Member organisations
136:British organisation
319:regional centres."
185:Northern Territory
56:ABN: 45 000 525 182
27:
271:Western Australia
167:Regional Arts NSW
153:State or Territory
304:Museums Australia
291:
290:
112:
111:
43:peak organisation
18:Australia Council
489:
467:Official website
440:
434:
428:
422:
416:
415:
413:
411:
396:
390:
384:
378:
371:
360:
357:
348:
345:
287:
284:
282:
280:
274:Country Arts WA
266:
263:
261:
259:
245:
242:
240:
238:
232:Country Arts SA
229:South Australia
224:
221:
219:
217:
203:
200:
198:
196:
194:
180:
177:
175:
174:.regionalartsnsw
173:
164:New South Wales
150:
98:
95:
93:
91:
28:
497:
496:
492:
491:
490:
488:
487:
486:
472:
471:
463:
449:
447:Further reading
444:
443:
435:
431:
423:
419:
409:
407:
398:
397:
393:
385:
381:
372:
363:
358:
351:
346:
342:
337:
325:
296:
277:
256:
235:
214:
191:
170:
145:
131:
105:
104:Formerly called
88:
77:
70:
53:
21:
12:
11:
5:
495:
493:
485:
484:
474:
473:
470:
469:
462:
461:External links
459:
458:
457:
448:
445:
442:
441:
429:
417:
391:
379:
361:
349:
339:
338:
336:
333:
332:
331:
324:
321:
314:, to form The
295:
292:
289:
288:
281:.countryartswa
275:
272:
268:
267:
254:
251:
247:
246:
233:
230:
226:
225:
212:
209:
205:
204:
189:
186:
182:
181:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
154:
144:
141:
130:
127:
110:
109:
106:
103:
100:
99:
86:
82:
81:
78:
75:
72:
71:
69:
68:
64:
62:
58:
57:
54:
49:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
494:
483:
480:
479:
477:
468:
465:
464:
460:
455:
451:
450:
446:
438:
433:
430:
426:
421:
418:
405:
401:
395:
392:
388:
383:
380:
376:
370:
368:
366:
362:
356:
354:
350:
344:
341:
334:
330:
329:Kenneth Shave
327:
326:
322:
320:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
293:
286:
276:
273:
270:
269:
265:
255:
252:
249:
248:
244:
234:
231:
228:
227:
223:
213:
210:
207:
206:
202:
190:
187:
184:
183:
179:
169:
166:
163:
162:
158:
155:
152:
151:
148:
142:
140:
137:
128:
126:
124:
120:
116:
107:
101:
97:
92:.regionalarts
87:
83:
79:
73:
66:
65:
63:
59:
55:
52:
47:
44:
41:
37:
33:
29:
23:
19:
453:
432:
420:
410:30 September
408:. Retrieved
403:
394:
382:
374:
343:
297:
239:.countryarts
156:Organisation
146:
132:
122:
114:
113:
76:Area served
22:
208:Queensland
335:References
310:, and the
51:VAT ID no.
250:Victoria
119:Australia
80:Australia
476:Category
387:About Us
323:See also
188:Arts NT
159:Website
61:Location
129:History
85:Website
31:Founded
306:, the
195:.arts
412:2011
283:.asn
262:.net
260:.rav
241:.org
220:.org
218:.qac
199:.gov
176:.com
94:.com
39:Type
34:1966
285:.au
279:www
264:.au
258:www
243:.au
237:www
222:.au
216:www
201:.au
197:.nt
193:www
178:.au
172:www
96:.au
90:www
478::
402:.
364:^
352:^
302:,
414:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.