PHOTO: Tin Camp in Lightning Ridge. Photo Credit: Sophie Jones
Changes to funding from the Arts and Cultural Funding Programme (ACFP) will soon shake up the creative scene for regional arts.
The $3 million in annual funding to the Regional Arts Development Organisations (RADOs) is no longer guaranteed in the new NSW budget.
Prior to the changes in budget, the RADOS were part of a negotiated programme with Create NSW.
Each RADO was assured $200,000 to support projects in the community.
Now the statewide ACFP will be reduced from fourteen to four funding streams with organisations required to compete for their portion…