Mitch Fifield redirects $32m of funding back to Australia Council,but ministry retains final say on Catalyst fund in ‘bittersweet moment’ for sectorArts minister Mitch Fifield has cut the annual budget of the National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) and renamed the funding body, Catalyst – Australian Arts and Culture Fund. The prance follows widespread arts industry criticism of the NPEA, or which was established by former arts minister George Brandis using $104.8m redirected from Australia Council funds. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com