KEY ARTS
ORGANISATIONS
In 2014, 128 arts organisations received recurrent funding from
Creative Victoria. These organisations reported on measures
including employment, volunteering, membership, income and
expenditure and attendance and programming.
FINANCE
In 2014, Creative Victoria provided $41.5 million to 128
organisations. Total income for all organisations was $397.0
million.
Creative Victoria’s funding represented 11% of total revenue.
Every $1 provided by Creative Victoria leveraged a further
$8.56 income to the funded sector.
Organisations generated $51.2 million in private support, 13%
of total revenue
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100%
Sources of income
• Earned income was the largest component
of revenue at 48%.
$13.6m
$51.2m
Other Income
80%
$41.5m
• Creative Victoria funding was 11%
• Other Government funding was 25% of total
revenue (including Commonwealth, local
and other State funding).
Private Support
$101.0m
60%
Creative Victoria Funding
• Private support was 13% of total revenue.
 $9.1 million in cash sponsorship
 $8.4 million in in-kind sponsorships
 $18.3 million from donations
 $15.5 million from philanthropic trusts
Local Government support represented 8% of
the total revenue.
Other Government
Funding
40%
Earned Income
$189.6m
20%
0%
All organisations
Sources of income
Earned
Other
Government
Creative
Victoria
Private
Other
$189.6m
$101.0m
$41.5m
$51.2
$13.6m
47.8%
25.4%
10.5%
12.9%
3.4%
Expenditure
100%
• 59% of sector expenditure went towards
production costs
$10.3m
$18.5m
• 19% on administration costs
$53.7m
Depreciation
$74.0m
All other
expenditure
• 14% on marketing costs
80%
60%
Marketing and
promotion
Administration
40%
$226.6m
20%
Expenditure
Production
Production
$226.6m
59.1%
Administration
$74.0m
19.3%
Marketing and promotion
$53.7m
14.0%
Other
$18.5m
4.8%
Depreciation
$10.3m
2.7%
0%
All organisations
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EMPLOYMENT, VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS
The sector employed 5,541 people.
• Total employment is equivalent to 2,236 full time employees.
• 78% are employed on a casual or part time basis.
11,648 volunteers provided 576,108 hours of service. 120 organisations had volunteer programs.
107 organisations reported 245,605 members/friends.
AUDIENCE
Regional, 24%
In 2014, 128 organisations reported attendances
of 10.3 million
Interstate,
9%
• 61% were from metropolitan Melbourne
• 24% from regional Victoria
• 9% from interstate
• 6% from overseas
Overseas, 6%
Metropolitan,
61%
Funding from Creative Victoria was equivalent to $4.05 per attendance.
The funded sector presented 17,108 events:
• 5,343 productions
• 1,134 exhibitions
• 4,501 workshops
• 2,474 lectures, seminars and conferences
• 495 films
84 organisations have collection or education material on-line.
94 organisations reported 11.6 million on-line visits.
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PROGRAMMING
111 funded organisations offered programming for emerging artists.
12,604 new works were created by 97 organisations.
There were 1,551 creative development projects by 71 organisations.111 organisations reported
444,662 Victorian student attendances through 10,324 youth participation programs.Most
organisations offered targeted programming:
• 85 organisations offered programming for children (under 12 years) and 106 offered programming
for youth (12 to 25 years old).
• 70 offered programming for people with a disability
• 66 offered programming for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• 59 offered programming for cultural and linguistically diverse communities
• 58 offered programming for senior citizens
• 49 offered programming for women
62 organisations recorded 844 inbound tours.
61 organisations undertook 305 outbound tours within Victoria, interstate and overseas.
REGIONS
Creative Victoria provided $6.9 million to 49 organisations in regional Victoria, comprising:
• 18 Museums and Galleries
• 18 Performing Arts Centres
• 5 Festivals
• 5 Performing Arts Organisations
• 3 Industry and Cultural Development Organisations
Creative Victoria provided $34.6 million to 79 organisations in metropolitan Melbourne, comprising:
• 33 Performing Arts Organisations
• 19 Industry and Cultural Development organisations
• 16 Museums and Galleries
• 10 Festivals
• 1 Performing Arts Centre
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Sources of income by location
Organisations in regional Victoria obtain:
• 33% of their income through earned income
• 47% from other Government funding (40% of
total income is from local government)
Organisations in metropolitan Melbourne obtain:
• 50% of their income through earned income
• 22% from other Government funding (including
Commonwealth, other State and local
Government)
Sources of Income
Earned
Other Government
Creative Victoria
Private
Other
Metropolitan
$171.6m 50.1%
$75.3m 22.0%
$34.6m 10.1%
$47.8m 14.0%
$12.9m
3.8%
Regional
$18.0m 32.9%
$25.7m 46.9%
$6.9m 12.7%
$3.4m
6.2%
$0.7m
1.3%
Employment by location
Casual employment was more common in metropolitan
Melbourne than in regional Victoria.
Part time employment was more common in regional Victoria
than in metropolitan Melbourne.
Employment type
Full-time
Metropolitan
Regional
Part-time
Casual
1,073
22.4%
515
10.7%
3,212
66.9%
171
23.1%
169
22.8%
401
54.1%
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Visual arts,
26.6%
Artform
Multi-arts,
11.7%
Performing arts represent the main artform for
49% of the funded organisations
Literature and
publishing,
5.5%
Visual arts represent 27% of funded
organisations while multi-arts represent 12%
of funded organisations.
Museums/her
itage, 4.7%
Performing
arts, 49.2%
Literature and publishing represent 5%.
INDUSTRY SECTOR
Other culture,
0.8%
Community
cultural
activities,
1.6%
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Multi-Arts
Literature & Publishing
Museums & Heritage
Community Cultural Activities
Other Culture
49.2%
26.6%
11.7%
5.5%
4.7%
1.6%
0.8%
128 recurrently funded organisations comprise:
• 38 Performing Arts Organisations
• 34 Museums and Galleries
• 22 Industry and Cultural Development organisations
• 19 Performing Arts Centres
• 15 Festivals
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