‘Shock to creative ecology’: NSW regional art galleries face funding crisis after state pulls financial support
Peak arts bodies urge review of decision that jeopardises institutions which are the lifeblood' of regional Australian cultural life
Three out of four regional public art galleries in New South Wales are facing a funding crisis after the state government pulled its financial support as a result of a massive restructure of its cultural funding arm, Create NSW.
Wagga Wagga, Orange, Armidale, Broken Hill and Tamworth are among 18 regional centres in NSW with major public art galleries that will no longer receive four-year funding from the state government, worth between about $70,000 and $200,000 a year.
This story was amended on 2 July 2025 to correctly reflect Australian Design Centre's funding. A previous version of the story incorrectly stated that the centre had received $200,000 in state funding and $300,000 in federal funding.
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