Creative Australia has announced the recipients of multi-year and annual funding spanning 2025-2028.

$42.4 million per annum will be funnelled to 159 arts and cultural organisations, an increase of 45 organisations compared to the previous (2021-2024) funding cycle. First Nations, youth and disability led groups, and organisations based in regional Australia are among those set to benefit.

The funding boost includes investments through Creative Australia’s Four Year Investment for Organisations program, Visual Arts Craft and Design Framework, and allocated investment support services for the arts and cultural sector.

Omega Ensemble, 2023. Photo © Jay Patel

Among the music organisations awarded coveted four-year funding from Creative Australia are: the Adelaide-based Australian String Quartet ($1.6m), Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra ($800k), Canberra International Music Festival ($500k), Melbourne’s Chamber Made ($960k), the Sydney-based Ensemble Offspring ($600k), Gondwana Choirs ($840k), Melbourne Electronic Sound Studios ($1.4m), the Sydney-based Omega Ensemble ($600k), Melbourne’s Speak Percussion ($1.28m) and Sydney Chamber Opera ($600k).

Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co was awarded $1.28m, the Australian Art Orchestra $1.68m.

In the dance space, Australasian Dance Collective, Australian Dance Theatre, Chunky Move, Lucy Guerin and Restless Dance Theatre were...