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 2021-22

  • 130 number of Victorian based creative multiyear organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment
  • $57.7m total Creative Victoria funding provided to 130 multiyear funded creative organisations
  • $331.9m total income for creative organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment
  • $4.75 income leveraged by organisations for every $1 of Creative Victoria investment
  • 7,253 programmed events*
  • 5.4 million total attendance in events and activities by organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment**
  • 5,565 total individuals employed by organisations receiving Creative Victoria investment (1,900 FTE)
  • 7,699 volunteers engaged by 130 Creative Victoria funded organisations
  • >270,000 hours of service provided by volunteers
  • >218,000 students participated in Creative Victoria funded organisation education programs
  • 7,016 new works created by Creative Victoria funded organisations

*Due to the pandemic, this figure is a 44% decrease on 2018-19

**This figure is a 34% decline in attendance of events due to the COVID-19 pandemic