Chair’s Foreword

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List of Recommendations

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1. Introduction

Overview
The Arts Beyond 2020: A Cultural Plan
About the Inquiry
Inquiry Conduct
Report Structure

2. Australia’s Creative and Cultural Industries and Institutions

Major Arts Domains in Australia
Commonwealth Government Support
Coordination Between Layers of Government
Concluding Comments

3. The Value of the Arts

Overview
Economic Benefits of the Creative Economy (Prior to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency)
Non-Economic Benefits
Concluding Comment

4. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Arts

Employment
Artists’ Lived Experience of the Pandemic
Commonwealth Government Support
Crisis Relief and Mental Health Support Services
Changing Models of Delivery: a Digital Focus
Concluding Comments

5. STEM to STEAM

Overview
Snapshot of Australia’s Arts Education Landscape
Turning STEM into STEAM
Concluding Comment

6. Next Steps

Overview
Importance of Arts Recognition
Expanded Data Collection
Digital Platforms
Responsiveness to Restrictions
Sustainability of the Arts Industry
Attracting Major Creative and Cultural Events
Concluding Comment

A. Submissions

B. Exhibits

C. Public hearings and witnesses

D. Survey summary

Background

E. Commonwealth Government funding response to COVID-19

F. Labor members – additional comments