The Creative Industries

What the creative industries are, their economic impact in the region, and what Arts OutWest is doing to help strengthen this sector.

The Creative Industries, including arts retail, are an important part of the Central West economy.

Photo: Strangdaisy Imagery

What are the 'Creative Industries'?

The creative industries are the parts of our economy where creative skills are at the fore:

visual arts, design and architecture
film, TV and radio
advertising and marketing
music and performing arts
writing, publishing and print media
digital media
heritage and culture
community festivals and events.

Recent Creative Industries activities:

Training and Development

In 2010 Arts OutWest ran a series of training and networking opportunities around the Creative Industries. These included a Marketing for the Arts course ran by Western Institute of TAFE, Arts Business workshops on the topics of finding work in the arts and Arts Law, and a Creative Industries Forum andon-one-one consultations with experts from the Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC).

Arts OutWest will build on these activities and connections in 2011.

Mentorships

A new program mentorships, of matching local arts practitioners with experts in their fields began in 2010 with the first three participants.

Creative Industries Network

In development. A network of creative-based businesses in the Central West.

2008 Central West Creative Industries Survey

In 2008 the Western Research Institute, on behalf of Arts OutWest, conducted a detailed survey into the nature, economic contribution and needs of the Creative Industries in the Central West of NSW. The Survey revealed the vital contribution the creative industries make to the economy of the region.
Read more about the survey and download the report

Creative Industries in the Central West

Creative Industries Profiles

The Creative Industries What the creative industries are, their economic impact in the region, and what Arts OutWest is doing to help strengthen this sector.		The Creative Industries, including arts retail, are an important part of the Central West economy. Photo: Strangdaisy Imagery Creative Industry Profiles Creative Industry Report
What are the 'Creative Industries'? The creative industries are the parts of our economy where creative skills are at the fore: visual arts, design and architecture film, TV and radio advertising and marketing music and performing arts writing, publishing and print media digital media heritage and culture community festivals and events. Recent Creative Industries activities:
	Training and Development In 2010 Arts OutWest ran a series of training and networking opportunities around the Creative Industries. These included a Marketing for the Arts course ran by Western Institute of TAFE, Arts Business workshops on the topics of finding work in the arts and Arts Law, and a Creative Industries Forum andon-one-one consultations with experts from the Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC). Arts OutWest will build on these activities and connections in 2011.
	Mentorships A new program mentorships, of matching local arts practitioners with experts in their fields began in 2010 with the first three participants. Creative Industries Network In development. A network of creative-based businesses in the Central West.
	2008 Central West Creative Industries Survey In 2008 the Western Research Institute, on behalf of Arts OutWest, conducted a detailed survey into the nature, economic contribution and needs of the Creative Industries in the Central West of NSW. The Survey revealed the vital contribution the creative industries make to the economy of the region. Read more about the survey and download the report
	Creative Industries in the Central West Creative Industries Profiles


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