A discussion paper issued by Create NSW, the government’s arts agency, in September suggested reallocating $440,000 in annual funding from Regional Arts NSW to its partner bodies to make declining levels of arts funding stretch further.
Create NSW has recommended that most of Regional Arts NSW’s budget be reallocated to its partner organisations with all funding to be removed in 2021-22. Partner groups would then retain the option of funding a peak body themselves.
By the second year, regional arts organisations would receive an additional $28,000 per annum in core funding to $168,000 per…
