Creative Victoria

People watching a performer in a big dress with an old timey looking building in the background Castlemaine State Festival opening night 2013. Photo: Michael Nix

Creative Victoria champions and supports the state's creative industries, spanning arts, culture, screen, design and more. Learn more about Creative Victoria

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world's oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders – past, present and future.

Find support through our funding programs

Creative Exchange: Ideas. Skills. Connections.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world's oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders – past, present and future.

Find support through our funding programs

Creative Exchange: Ideas. Skills. Connections.

Quick links

What's new?

  • News
  • arts & culture
  • music
  • regional

Delivering big entertainment to small towns

Regional audiences will be treated to performances chosen by locals for locals as part of the Victorian Government’s Small Regional Presenters program.
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  • music

Pushing 30: Three decades of young people and music

Youth music organisation The Push celebrates its 30-year anniversary this November.

16 November 2018
  • Key Initiative

Melbourne Arts Precinct

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  • Strategy

Creative State Victoria's first creative industries strategy

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  • arts & culture

The Write Stuff

Writer’s Victoria has launched two programs giving writers with disability a chance to tell their stories and build professional careers.

8 November 2018
  • News
  • music
  • international

Music Works - Quick Response Grants to take local music across the globe

The latest round of Music Works – Quick Response Grants recipients have been announced.
  • News
  • music

Good Music Neighbours grant is music to venue’s ears

The latest round of the Music Works – Good Music Neighbours program, which provides support to live music venues to undertake noise management projects, is now open.
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  • arts & culture
  • screen
  • design
  • international

Magic Mirror

Melbourne’s Lucy McRae explores the relationship between the body and technology with Biometric Mirror, an installation work destined for MIT and the Centre Pompidou.

18 October 2018
  • News
  • arts & culture
  • music
  • screen
  • design
  • fashion

Creative Victorians recognised on Australia Day honour roll

Victorian pop icons, filmmakers, philanthropists, arts groundbreakers and more have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honour roll.
  • Resources

Respectful Workplaces Resources to help creative organisations tackle harassment and bullying in the workplace

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  • News
  • arts & culture
  • education

Extraordinary donation lets kids have their say on State Library Victoria’s newest space

More than 75,000 children each year will enjoy their own purpose-built space at State Library Victoria thanks to the generosity of local philanthropists.
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  • arts & culture
  • music
  • screen
  • education

Bringing up Emo

How Lee Matthews and Neil Triffett turned their short film into a full-blown feature.

10 August 2016
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The Creative Exchange Ideas. Skills. Connections.

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  • music
  • international

Life in the fast lane

The Fast Track Fellowships program sent four Victorian music managers overseas to create new opportunities for artists at home.

18 September 2018

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