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Diversity Arts Australia
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We are a national arts organisation advocating for cultural diversity and racial equity: https://diversityarts.org.au/
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💜 Join us for Belonging & Storytelling: Diversity in Publishing on March 25 presented by Thrive and hosted by Hachette

A dedicated space for First Nations, Bla(c)k, CaRM, migrant & refugee publishing professionals working in the publishing industry: bit.ly/Thrive-Belon...
🏮Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you joy, prosperity and strength in the year ahead. As we celebrate new beginnings, explore how to support culturally diverse voices in the arts here: diversityarts.org.au/about/get-in...
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
💜 Join us for Belonging & Storytelling: Diversity in Publishing on March 25 presented by Thrive and hosted by Hachette

A dedicated space for First Nations, Bla(c)k, CaRM, migrant & refugee publishing professionals working in the publishing industry: bit.ly/Thrive-Belon...
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
✨🚎 Join us for Creative Cultural Diversity Network (CCDN) On The Road: Meet & Greet in Naarm on 19 Feb! Connect for a more equitable creative sector. 🎟️ Register now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/creative-c...
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our Creative Producer Kevin Bathman on being named a finalist in the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards (Culture, Creative & Sport)! Selected from 1,000 applicants & 5 finalists per category, he’s honoured to champion overlooked stories.
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
✨ Sign up to join the Creative Cultural Diversity Network (CCDN)! A national space for creatives & organisations committed to racial and cultural equity. Share experience, build solidarity & drive change. Online roundtables return in 2026: diversityarts.org.au/project/crea...
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
⚡Reminder! What is it really like to work in the creative industries? Improve future work conditions for First Nations and culturally diverse creative workers in this anonymous survey from Creative Workplaces. Open until 23 Feb: creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
📢 Join our friends at The Dream Collective for the first ever Naarm networking session! First Nations and culturally diverse women in the arts and media are invited to gather on Feb 18 at Hardie Grant books: events.humanitix.com/the-dream-co...
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
✨ Reflect, recharge, and make anti-racism sustainable. Care for yourself and your communities through mutual support and collective care. Get started with the quiz: www.antiracism.art/

📷 Poster illustration by Judy Kuo
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🎨📚 Watch the Imagine Talk: Anti-racism—Empowering Change Through Art & Culture facilitated by Dr Sukhmani Khorana: www.youtube.com/watch

🌏 View the Imagine Around The World case studies: creativeequitytoolkit.org/topic/organi...
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM
⚡ The Creative Cultural Diversity Network (CCDN) connects creatives & organisations to build solidarity and advocate for racial & cultural equity across the creative sector. Join now: diversityarts.org.au/project/crea...
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Speak up against racism and help drive real change. Take the Racial Equity Quiz—a free, ungraded tool to spark reflection, dialogue, and learning about racism in the arts. For individuals & organisations: www.antiracism.art/
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🎧 Watch The Colour Cycle Podcast S7 Ep 5 (Bonus): Diversity & Equity in Arts Leadership. Featuring Nigel Lopez-Mcbean on diverse leadership and Hilary Carty on building healthy, inclusive organisations. Listen now: diversityarts.org.au/project/the-...
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🎥 Watch Facilitator Piumi Wijesundara ask the artists’ panel about the complexity of building a creative practice here when you already had one back home, and what it means to emerge or re-emerge: youtu.be/SVVuYptyyRw
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Today on January 26, we reflect on the painful history and ongoing impact of invasion on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. We honour their strength, resilience & cultures, and stand against racism. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal land.
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
📣 Quick Arts Opportunities & Events Shout-Out:

📍 Share your artwork to welcome refugees with City of Sydney

📍 Accessible Arts - Songsmiths: a program for songwriters who are d/Deaf or disabled

📍Creative Workplaces Survey

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January 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The Creative Cultural Diversity Network (CCDN) brings creatives & organisations together to advance cultural equity in the creative sector—through connection, advocacy, solidarity & action. Get involved: diversityarts.org.au/project/crea...
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
✨ Check yourself. Build awareness. Create change. Take the free Racial Equity Quiz—a reflective, ungraded tool to help individuals & organisations recognise power, perspective & impact, and deepen learning about racism in the arts. Start here: www.antiracism.art/
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🎪 Fekat Circus creates open, creative spaces across Ethiopia—bringing youth, art & community together. Watch the Imagine Talk: Transforming Communities: www.youtube.com/watch

🌏 View the Imagine Around The World case studies: creativeequitytoolkit.org/topic/organi...
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 AM
🎥 Watch artist Janhavi Salvi on the Breaking & Entering: Culturally Diverse ‘Emerging’ Artist Panel. She reflects on Word Pharmacy, language, power, migration & how her upbringing shapes her practice: www.youtube.com/watch
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
🎧 Tune in now! The Colour Cycle Podcast S7 EP4: Radical Care Part 2 – Finding Solidarity. Artists Tian Zhang & Cheryl Martin reflect on racism, gaps in care systems, and how communities found solidarity amid crisis: diversityarts.org.au/project/the-...
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
-> Screen NSW - Crew Development Program | Entry Level & Mid-Career - Stream A - EXTENDED DEADLINE: Apply by 21 January 2026: www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding-supp...
📣 Quick Arts Opportunities & Events Shout-Out:

-> Screen NSW - Crew Development Program | Apply by 14 Jan

-> CuriousWorks - Community Arts Senior Creative Producer | Apply by 2 Feb

-> Contemporary Asian Australian Performance - LACRIMA - Ticket ballot closes 11 Jan

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January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
✨We’re building a creative sector that truly reflects us all. Through the Creative Cultural Diversity Network (CCDN), creative workers & organisations come together to connect & drive cultural equity across this continent. Join us: diversityarts.org.au/project/crea...
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
📣 Quick Arts Opportunities & Events Shout-Out:

📍 The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships | Apply by 3 Feb 2026 | Creative Australia

📍 Greek Women Speak | 15 Feb 2026 | Melbourne

📍Open Door Policy | 24 & 25 Feb 2026 | CuriousWorks

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January 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🎭 How can community-based theatre tackle issues and create pathways for artists? Watch the Imagine Talk: Transforming Communities with Yasmin Gurreeboo of ActNow Theatre: www.youtube.com/watch

🌏 View the Imagine Around The World case studies: creativeequitytoolkit.org/topic/organi...
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
We stand in solidarity with all those who are calling for accountability, transparency, and the reinstatement of Dr Abdel-Fattah to the Adelaide Writers’ Week program: diversityarts.org.au/diversity-ar...
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM