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Our digital culture programs and resources aim to digitally enable artists and cultural organisations.
Digital culture programs develop practice, share knowledge and invest in innovation.
The programs are designed to address a diversity of industry needs and support the opportunities that ‘digital’ presents.
We are working with a range of partners to develop and deliver programs to ensure they are informed, integrated and responsive.
A self-assessment tool designed to help Australian arts organisations assess their digital capabilities, form a digital strategy or identify key priorities, and thrive in the growing digital landscape.
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A selection of case studies that explore how cultural practitioners use digital platforms and approaches to make innovative new work and build connections with audiences.
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The Digital Culture Strategy set out our vision for a digitally enabled and thriving arts and cultural industry. It provided an overarching framework to guide our approach and priorities for digital development.
Our objective was to increase digital engagement with arts and creativity, leading to greater community connection and wellbeing. To achieve this, we also aim to build capability and resilience across the arts and cultural industries.
The key aims of this program were:
This strategy was informed by in-depth research including focused consultation with the sector, leading practitioners and technologists.
This program provided arts organisations with access to a specialist to help them develop their digital capacity and pilot a new digitally led project.
The program was delivered in four phases, across fourteen weeks, and saw organisations work with their specialist to:
Twenty-three arts and cultural organisations participated in the program, across 3 rounds in 2023 and 2024.
This program preceded the Digital Specialist-in-Residence program.
It provided arts organisations with access to a digital strategist over 3 months, who provided coaching to develop digital capacity, build entrepreneurial mindsets and develop a bespoke digital strategy
Fifty-four arts and cultural organisations participated in this program, across 6 rounds and a pilot program between 2021 and 2023.
A six-month program for emerging digital artists that prioritised collaborative learning, as well as individual practice development, through a series of curated online cohort sessions, an in-person workshop and one-on-one mentoring. Investment of $10,000 was also offered to enable participants to realise new ideas and develop their digital practice.
The Digital Fellowship Program was developed and delivered in partnership with Creative New Zealand to support artists to co-develop their digital practice and set directions for the future of the arts in our region.
The program was delivered three times across 2021, 2022 and 2023 and a total of 16 Australian artists participated – joining 16 peers from New Zealand.
A 12-week mentoring program for artists, groups and organisations to develop new digital business ideas. It was delivered by INCUBATE, the University of Sydney’s Startup Program and brought together a national cohort of twelve digitally centred businesses.
Through one-on-one mentoring, industry connections and weekly goal setting, ProtoX Arts provided the subject matter expertise to empower members of the arts community to pursue their digitally centred ideas into businesses.
Delivered by ACMI in conjunction with Creative Australia and with support from the Ian Potter Foundation, this program provided an opportunity for senior arts executives to be mentored by leading digital strategists.
The program objective was to improve the internal ability for cultural institutions and organisations to make better long term technology choices, understand a rapidly and continually changing digital environment, be better able to select and work with technology providers, as well as collaborate with and develop artists and creative practitioners who are also working through this period of exponential change
Developed and delivered in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), this six-week online course provided learners with insight into key digital concepts, modes of digital practice, emergent technologies and also introduced ideas around digital strategy and business model innovation.
Curated by arts and cultural practitioners, Digital Transformation for the Creative Industries was specifically designed for artists and creative practitioners, arts administrators, managers, and directors working, whether independently or from organisations large or small, who wanted to better understand digital practice and strategy.
Creative Australia funded over 500 artists and arts workers to participate in this course in 2021 and 2022. It was developed to address a core priority in the strategy around building digital literacy.
This opportunity enabled creative practitioners to develop relevant digital skills, expertise and strategies to explore new creative work and build sustainable careers.
The 2023 program included panel discussions on AI and Web3 and a workshop for digital producers.
The program also supported small, funded delegations at:
These opportunities allowed artists and arts workers engaged in digital practice to network more broadly and engage in workshops and critical dialogues with peers working across the creative industries.
Find out more about the previous participants of our Digital Cultures Programs.
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2024
Elsie Andrewes, NZ
Hana Aoake, NZ
Jayden Purcell, NZ
Kate ten Buuren, AUS
Kasey Gambling, AUS
Max Brading, AUS
Mere Taito, NZ
Moorina Bonini, AUS
Natasha Ratuva, NZ
W. Sze Tsang, AUS
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2023
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2022
Creative Australia Leadership Program workshop, grey Art Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia 2023.
We offer targeted training and professional development programs to build the skills and capabilities of artists and arts organisations.
2022 Future Leaders Residential 2, Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge. Credit: Heidrun Lohr.
Creative Australia’s leadership programs are dedicated to transforming the cultural and creative industry’s knowledge, skills and capabilities by investing in leaders across all career stages.
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We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.
We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.
First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.
We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.
Welcome to Creative Australia.
Opening hours
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Address
Level 5, 60 Union St
Pyrmont Sydney
Phone Number
02 9215 9000
© 2025 Creative Australia
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Our digital culture programs and resources aim to digitally enable artists and cultural organisations.
Digital culture programs develop practice, share knowledge and invest in innovation.
The programs are designed to address a diversity of industry needs and support the opportunities that ‘digital’ presents.
We are working with a range of partners to develop and deliver programs to ensure they are informed, integrated and responsive.
A self-assessment tool designed to help Australian arts organisations assess their digital capabilities, form a digital strategy or identify key priorities, and thrive in the growing digital landscape.
Find out more
A selection of case studies that explore how cultural practitioners use digital platforms and approaches to make innovative new work and build connections with audiences.
Find out more
The Digital Culture Strategy set out our vision for a digitally enabled and thriving arts and cultural industry. It provided an overarching framework to guide our approach and priorities for digital development.
Our objective was to increase digital engagement with arts and creativity, leading to greater community connection and wellbeing. To achieve this, we also aim to build capability and resilience across the arts and cultural industries.
The key aims of this program were:
This strategy was informed by in-depth research including focused consultation with the sector, leading practitioners and technologists.
This program provided arts organisations with access to a specialist to help them develop their digital capacity and pilot a new digitally led project.
The program was delivered in four phases, across fourteen weeks, and saw organisations work with their specialist to:
Twenty-three arts and cultural organisations participated in the program, across 3 rounds in 2023 and 2024.
This program preceded the Digital Specialist-in-Residence program.
It provided arts organisations with access to a digital strategist over 3 months, who provided coaching to develop digital capacity, build entrepreneurial mindsets and develop a bespoke digital strategy
Fifty-four arts and cultural organisations participated in this program, across 6 rounds and a pilot program between 2021 and 2023.
A six-month program for emerging digital artists that prioritised collaborative learning, as well as individual practice development, through a series of curated online cohort sessions, an in-person workshop and one-on-one mentoring. Investment of $10,000 was also offered to enable participants to realise new ideas and develop their digital practice.
The Digital Fellowship Program was developed and delivered in partnership with Creative New Zealand to support artists to co-develop their digital practice and set directions for the future of the arts in our region.
The program was delivered three times across 2021, 2022 and 2023 and a total of 16 Australian artists participated – joining 16 peers from New Zealand.
A 12-week mentoring program for artists, groups and organisations to develop new digital business ideas. It was delivered by INCUBATE, the University of Sydney’s Startup Program and brought together a national cohort of twelve digitally centred businesses.
Through one-on-one mentoring, industry connections and weekly goal setting, ProtoX Arts provided the subject matter expertise to empower members of the arts community to pursue their digitally centred ideas into businesses.
Delivered by ACMI in conjunction with Creative Australia and with support from the Ian Potter Foundation, this program provided an opportunity for senior arts executives to be mentored by leading digital strategists.
The program objective was to improve the internal ability for cultural institutions and organisations to make better long term technology choices, understand a rapidly and continually changing digital environment, be better able to select and work with technology providers, as well as collaborate with and develop artists and creative practitioners who are also working through this period of exponential change
Developed and delivered in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), this six-week online course provided learners with insight into key digital concepts, modes of digital practice, emergent technologies and also introduced ideas around digital strategy and business model innovation.
Curated by arts and cultural practitioners, Digital Transformation for the Creative Industries was specifically designed for artists and creative practitioners, arts administrators, managers, and directors working, whether independently or from organisations large or small, who wanted to better understand digital practice and strategy.
Creative Australia funded over 500 artists and arts workers to participate in this course in 2021 and 2022. It was developed to address a core priority in the strategy around building digital literacy.
This opportunity enabled creative practitioners to develop relevant digital skills, expertise and strategies to explore new creative work and build sustainable careers.
The 2023 program included panel discussions on AI and Web3 and a workshop for digital producers.
The program also supported small, funded delegations at:
These opportunities allowed artists and arts workers engaged in digital practice to network more broadly and engage in workshops and critical dialogues with peers working across the creative industries.
Find out more about the previous participants of our Digital Cultures Programs.
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2024
Elsie Andrewes, NZ
Hana Aoake, NZ
Jayden Purcell, NZ
Kate ten Buuren, AUS
Kasey Gambling, AUS
Max Brading, AUS
Mere Taito, NZ
Moorina Bonini, AUS
Natasha Ratuva, NZ
W. Sze Tsang, AUS
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2023
Digital Fellowship Program participants 2022
Creative Australia Leadership Program workshop, grey Art Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia 2023.
We offer targeted training and professional development programs to build the skills and capabilities of artists and arts organisations.
2022 Future Leaders Residential 2, Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge. Credit: Heidrun Lohr.
Creative Australia’s leadership programs are dedicated to transforming the cultural and creative industry’s knowledge, skills and capabilities by investing in leaders across all career stages.
You have 200 characters remaining
We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.
We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.
First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died.
We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.
Welcome to Creative Australia.
Opening hours
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Address
Level 5, 60 Union St
Pyrmont Sydney
Phone Number
02 9215 9000
© 2025 Creative Australia
source
This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
