publications
This is a repository for YAQ publications not found anywhere else on this site and a selection of useful industry publications.
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- Project planning
- Event management
- Arts business
- Marketing
- Research
- YAQ publications
- Online media
- Alternative resources hubs
Project planning
- ArtsYakka – Ideas into Action
Queensland Arts Council
A comprehensive resource for helping you to get your creative projects going, and maximise their potential published by the Queenland Arts Council.
- H2W2: how to do an arts project, where to get help
Australia Council for the arts
A toolkit providing the absolute lowdown on getting projects up and running. It has advice on everything from the initial flash of inspiration to taking the final bow and all the tricky bits in between.
- Lateral Action
A web publication that aims to help you succeed by getting you to realise that busy does not equal productive or more importantly, innovative.
- Getting connected: making your mentorship work
Australia Council for the Arts
This is the handbook for you if you are seeking or planning a mentorship in the arts industry – either as a mentee or mentor.
- Plan Big
‘A community of people with tools, skills and know-how turning big ideas into reality.’
Not arts-specific but an excellent online sounding board for your big idea.
- DIY Reality: recipes to transform and inspire
Written by young people, for young people, this 104-page full colour book is an ideal resource for any young person who wants to make a difference in their community by organising a community event or project.
Events management
- Fill in the Gaps
Visible Ink
This is a guide to running an event. It answers some questions you have about event management and includes checklists, templates and handy hints relevant to event management.
- A young persons guide to the gig galaxy: How to organise successful youth entertainment events in NSW
Youth Action and Policy Association NSW
This guide is useful for young people who want to organise a range of youth events, including band nights, dance parties, and youth festivals – not just for NSW!
Arts business
- Arts Queensland Creative Business Toolbox
Arts Queensland
A kit designed to provide you with information and resources to develop, manage and grow your creative business – no matter what stage you are at.
- An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff
Australia Council for the Arts
This guide will help not-for-profit /cultural organisations and individual artists understand the formalities associated with receiving philanthropic income. - International Visas and taxation
Australia Council for the Arts
A guide for performing arts organisations in Australia and New Zealand. - Philanthropy Australia Conference 2010
Philanthropy Australia
The biennial Philanthropy Australia Conference themed Philanthropy at the Tipping Point? took place in Melbourne on 1 September 2010 and provided a useful opportunity for the sector to consider its future. The speeches and reports have been made available.
Marketing
- Ideas that worked: practicing artists share their word of mouth marketing stories from the coalface
Australia Council for the Arts
Designer Abi Crompton, emerging photographer Eddie Major and community artist Dianne Turner come from different artforms but all have experimented with innovative, low budget strategies for spreading the word about their work. They share the highs and lows with Pippa Dickson.
- Selling yourself: simple marketing techniques for artists
Australia Council for the Arts
An article that summarises how to best sell yourself and your work as a freelancer.
- What’s my plan? A guide to developing arts marketing plans
Australia Council for the Arts
This step-by-step guide provides useful information on how to develop arts marketing plans.
- Arts marketing: the pocket guide
Australia Council for the Arts
A starting point for those new to marketing and a handy navigational tool on the road to successful marketing. - Marketing smarter through effective branding (presentation)
Australia Council for the Arts
Part of the Australia Council’s Speaker Series.
Research
- More than bums on seats: Australian participation in the Arts
Australia Council for the Arts
2010 study of Australian participation in the arts.
- Do you really expect to get paid / What’s your other job?
Australia Council for the Arts
Recent census on artist employment and an economic study of professional artists.
- Arts Plus, New Models New Money
Arts Queensland and the Centre for Social Impact
Discussion paper on establishing a Foundation for the Artist
- What Works
Foundation for Young Australians
A series of three reports covering the topics Partnerships in the Youth Sector, Youth people active in communities and Inclusive approaches with young people.
- Cultural Funding by Government, Australia 2008-09
Australian Bureau of Statistics
This publication contains estimates of Australian public funding for arts and cultural activities, facilities and services across three levels of government for 2008-09 and 2007-08.
- Youth Leading Youth
Volunteering Queensland
This report outlines the findings of our initial stage of the research project ‘Youth Leading Youth’, as part of Project Creatives. The project examines the key factors that inspire and engage young people in the not-for-profit sector and maintain their volunteering practice. - Creative Industries economic analysis – 2009
Analysis of the Creative Industries in Australia from the Centre for Internationl Economics, prepared for Enterprise Connect and the Creative Industries Innovation Centre.
YAQ publications
- Arts pathways
A roadmap for engaging with young people. A school-to-work transitions project.
- Multi arts, multi skills
Youth arts action in schools. A publication written for teachers and organisations to support the development of youth arts activities in schools
Online media
Alternative resource hubs
- AbaF magazine Connect online!
The Australian Busienss Arts Foundation Connect is now available online, packed with news, interviews and practical advice about private sector relationships with the arts.
- Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership provides information and communication about current and emerging arts education policies, issues, and activities at the national, state, and local levels. Publications are available both free of charge and at a small cost.
- Arts Queensland
Publications and research.
- Australia Council for the Arts – Research Hub
A plethora of publications, particularly useful within industry
- Centre for Volunteering – Website for young volunteers
This website aims to give young people and organisations all the information they need before volunteering or taking on volunteers.
- Creative Choices UK
‘Essential kit throughout your career’ – a mixed bag of interviews, fact sheets and insights into the arts Industry. Based in the UK but with relevant information to any arts practitioner.
- Cultural Ministers Council
The statistics working group has a number of publications available for online viewing or to download on the subject of the Australian arts and cultural sector.
- English National Youth Arts Network (ENYAN)
A fantastic resource for all youth arts practitioners.
- Foundation for Young Australians
The Foundation for Young Australian is dedicated to improving the way young people learn, live and lead. Good resources for young people and industry.
- OurCommunity.com.au
The OurCommunity website provides various resources on funding, fundraising, governance, marketing, training, insurance, leadership and more as well as newsletters.
- Volunteering Qld
Volunteering Qld provides a range of resources relating to volunteers, volunteering in general and volunteering within an organisation.
