Through Creative Victoria, the Victorian Government provides investment to a range of independent creative and cultural organisations across the state, ranging from First Peoples creative businesses to iconic festivals, theatre companies, visual art spaces, youth-focused organisations and much more.
Snapshots 2022-23 preliminary figures
- 120 number of Victorian based creative multiyear organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment
- $58.9m total Creative Victoria funding provided to 120 multiyear funded creative organisations
- $331.9m total income for creative organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment
- $5.83 income leveraged by organisations for every $1 of Creative Victoria investment
- 12,455 programmed events
- 8.4 million total attendance in events and activities by organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment
- 6,026 total individuals employed by organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment (2,211 FTE)
- 5,119 volunteers engaged by Creative Victoria funded organisations
- >145,000 hours of service provided by volunteers
- >388,000 student participation attendances participated in Creative Victoria funded organisation education programs
- 7,318 new works created by Creative Victoria funded organisations