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Arts Tasmania

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Arts Tasmania supports arts and cultural activities that are diverse, inclusive, and accessible for everyone.

We are part of the Department of State Growth, and operate in line with the State Growth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional and original owners of this land, to Elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal culture as the world’s oldest living culture and celebrate the continued creativity and culture of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural content

We are committed to developing strong and respectful relationships with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, offering capacity development opportunities, and providing support for their arts and cultural activities.

Tasmanian Aboriginal people and Aboriginal led organisations are encouraged to apply to all of Arts Tasmania's programs.

Organisations are encouraged to apply for support towards arts and cultural activities that are accessible to and involve Tasmanian Aboriginal people, or activities that allow them to take the lead in sharing their stories.

Arts Tasmania offers programs that specifically support Aboriginal artists and cultural activities. These include:

If you are not a member of community or part of an Aboriginal organisation and apply for support towards activities that involves cultural content, you will need to provide:

  • detail around any planned paid roles that support Tasmanian Aboriginal people to lead culturally significant activities
  • letters of confirmation from any Tasmanian Aboriginal artists or professionals involved
  • evidence of how you or your organisation plans to engage with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community in a meaningful, collaborative, and culturally safe way

Please refer to the Australia Council for the Arts' Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts.

The Tasmanian Government's Office of Aboriginal Affairs can provide advice on working with Tasmanian Aboriginal people and organisations.

Resources

  • Artists in the Black - a dedicated service of Arts Law for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities

Cultural diversity

Tasmania has an increasingly multicultural population, with people from many different diverse backgrounds living and working in our communities. We acknowledge the importance of supporting diverse rich cultural traditions and artistic practices to grow a strong cultural and creative industries.

People from diverse ethnic, cultural, or religious backgrounds are encouraged to apply to all of Arts Tasmania’s programs.

Organisations are encouraged to apply for support towards arts and cultural activities that are accessible to and involve people from diverse backgrounds, or activities that allow them to take the lead in their sharing their stories with other Tasmanians.

Resources:

Disability and access

Arts Tasmania uses the term 'disability' to refer to barriers rather than medical conditions or limitations. We acknowledge that people with disability may not want to identify this way, and that artists with disability don’t always make work that references their disability.

People with disability are encouraged to apply to all of Arts Tasmania’s programs.

Organisations are encouraged to apply for support towards arts and cultural activities that are accessible to and involve people with disability, or activities that allow them to take the lead in sharing their stories with other Tasmanians.

Resources: