This document outlines initiatives from the NSW Government's 10-year arts and cultural policy framework called Create in NSW. It provides funding and professional development opportunities for artists in regional NSW, including 100 Young Regional Artist Scholarships over 4 years and Regional Arts Fellowships. It also discusses support for the regional galleries network and partnerships between state cultural institutions and regional organizations.

2.  A whole-of-government policy framework with deliverables over ten
years.
 Outlines 51 explicit actions, with 33 projects in year 1.
 3 key regions: Regional NSW, Western Sydney and metropolitan
Sydney
 Increase in funding for Regional NSW and new professional
development opportunities for artists in regional areas such as the
Young Regional Artists Scholarships.
Create in NSW

3.  The renewed Arts and Cultural Development Program providing funding
for professional development through targeted regional fellowships and
scholarships.
 Supporting the artistic program at the Regional Arts Australia conference
Artlands in Dubbo in October 2016.
 Mapping the arts and cultural landscape in Regional NSW to inform
strategic investment and partnerships has commenced.
 Launching Stage 2 of the NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy
2015-2018, creating career pathways for Aboriginal artists across NSW.
 Building on the State Cultural Institutions’ existing regional partnerships
and outreach programs and touring partnerships, delivering our State’s
cultural collections to communities throughout NSW.
Create in NSW- update

4.  We have created the Young
Regional Artist Scholarship
program to support young
artists and arts and cultural
workers from regional NSW
to undertake a self-directed
professional development
program or project in their
chosen field.
 There are 100 Scholarships
over four years with 25 being
offered each year.
 Here are some artists talking
about this opportunity
Young Regional Artist Scholarship
Recipients of YRAS, round one, September 2015
NSW Young Regional Artist
Scholarships Program -
YouTube

5.  Regional Arts Fellowship enables an artist or arts/cultural worker
from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed program of
professional development. In 2015 two Regional Arts Fellowships
were offered.
 Recipients were:
 Clare Brassil: a musician from Wagga Wagga
 Adam Deusiem: a theatre practitioner from Bathurst
 These fellowships are open to artists and performers or arts/cultural
workers from all art forms, including dance, design, digital arts,
history, Aboriginal arts, literature, music, theatre, screen and the
visual arts.
Regional Arts Fellowship

6.  In addition to these, the professional
development opportunities also
available to regional artists in 2016
include:
 Visual Arts Fellowship (early career)
 Rex Cramphorn Theatre Fellowship
 Aboriginal Arts Fellowship
 Dance Fellowship (emerging)
 Literature Fellowship (emerging)
Professional Development
Arts Northern Rivers, Roundabout Theatre, Cup Cake
Ladies

7.  The NSW Government is
committed to supporting visual
arts activity in Regional NSW
especially through the Regional
Galleries network.
 In the last round of program
funding for the Arts & Cultural
Development Program, we were
delighted to see a high standard
of applications from regional
galleries which resulted in the
NSW Government contributing
$1,905,400 to this sector - an
increase of $575,740 on the
previous year.
 We recognise that regional
gallery directors are often the
cultural leaders and this sector is
known for its innovation and risk
taking.
Regional Galleries
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Jonathan Jones, Stone Tools and Blossoms

8.  2016 is the second year of the NSW arts and Cultural Policy Framework: Create in
NSW, and we are excited by the work we have already commenced, and by the
opportunities to experience regional excellence.
 We are proud supporters of Artlands in Dubbo in October this year and look forward to
 engaging in conversations about creating arts and culture in the regions
 networking with regional practitioners and
 showcasing the best work from Regional NSW to the rest of the country.
 In 2016 we are offering 25 more Young Regional Artist Scholarships and 3 more
Regional Arts Fellowships, guidelines for these programs and all of our programs will
be available soon.
 The State Cultural Institutions are more willing than ever to partner with regional
galleries to build capacity and programming across the State and we look forward to
the new opportunities that this creates.
 A Cultural Tourism toolkit is being developed to assist regional arts organisations to
profile and package their cultural offering, with the aim of making arts and culture an
integral part of visiting Regional NSW at all times of the year.
Looking Forward