Minister for the Arts Frank Sartor today released the findings of an independent review into

the NSW Cultural Grants Program.

Indigenous students across the Riverina are flying high at a residential circus camp as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to arts education in regional areas.  Minister for the Arts Frank Sartor said that 37 students are currently enjoying the four-day camp in Albury, led by NSW’s top youth circus company, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.

Minister for the Arts Frank Sartor today released the findings of a strategic review examining public library funding in NSW.

The review by former Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal chair Dr Tom Parry was commissioned to help ensure Government funding was distributed in the most effective way.

The creative industries – entertainment, media, design, fashion and the creative arts – are one of the five sectors identified in the NSW Government’s State Plan as having the greatest potential for growth and innovation in NSW. 

 

Arts NSW is working across government to strengthen the creative industries in NSW.

The winners of the 2008 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were announced by the Minister for the Arts, the Hon Frank Sartor MP, on 19 May 2008.