Create NSW

Create NSW is the NSW Government’s arts, screen and culture agency, dedicated to supporting a vibrant, sustainable and globally connected creative sector across New South Wales. As part of the NSW Government, Create NSW invests in artists, cultural organisations and creative industries to strengthen communities, grow the economy and celebrate diverse cultural expression.

Through strategic funding, infrastructure investment and sector development programs, they play a central role in shaping the cultural life of the state.

What Create NSW Does

Create NSW delivers major funding programs, policy leadership and sector support to enable artists and creative organisations to thrive. Its work includes:

• Multi-year arts and cultural investment programs
• Project and operational funding for organisations and individuals
• Screen and digital content support initiatives
• Strategic cultural policy and sector development
• Infrastructure investment for arts and cultural facilities

The agency is delivering a $2 billion investment over four years to strengthen the state’s arts, screen and cultural landscape — one of the largest cultural investments in NSW history.

Investment in Regional NSW

A key focus for Create NSW is equitable access to arts and culture across metropolitan and regional communities.

This includes:

• $100 million invested into 146 projects in regional NSW
• Support for local cultural infrastructure and creative spaces
• Funding to empower regional artists and community-led initiatives
• Programs designed to increase participation and local cultural leadership

By investing beyond major city centres, Create NSW helps ensure creativity flourishes across the entire state.

Funding & Support Programs

Create NSW offers a wide range of funding opportunities and support programs, including:

• Arts and cultural funding programs for individuals and organisations
• Aboriginal arts and cultural funding, supporting First Nations artists and communities
• Creative infrastructure programs to develop and upgrade cultural facilities
• Creative Communities resources providing tools, research and sector guidance

These initiatives aim to strengthen professional practice, cultural participation and long-term sustainability across NSW’s creative industries.

Why Create NSW Matters

• NSW Government’s lead arts and culture agency
• $2 billion cultural investment over four years
• $100 million supporting 146 regional NSW projects
• Dedicated Aboriginal arts funding and support
• Strategic focus on infrastructure, sector growth and creative communities

Connect with Create NSW

Artists, organisations and communities can explore funding opportunities and sector resources via the official NSW Government website.