Indigenous and culturally diverse Australians more likely to attend arts events, study finds

Diversity advocates say more funding and leadership opportunities are needed to match the high participation rates

Advocates representing diverse Australian artists have called for more funding after a landmark study found that Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse Australians were more likely than other Australians to create, attend and engage with the arts.

The Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Visitors, which imagines how First Nations clans might have reacted to the arrival of the first fleet.The survey questioned 558 people who identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, including 150 face-to-face interviews with First Nations people living in remote and regional Katherine, Cairns, Dubbo and Yarrabah.

Among both First Nations and Cald respondents, 91% recognised the positive impact of arts and creativity, compared with 84% of all Australians.

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