$7 million for SA arts and live music

The latest funding will help the creative industries prepare for South Australia's reopening.

A $3 million support package focused on South Australia’s live music sector, and a $4 million Arts Recovery Fund for South Australian artists and cultural organisations, were announced by the Marshall Government on Tuesday evening.

According to Premier Steven Marshall, the latest funding provided by his government will provide both short term relief and long term recovery support for the sector, ensuring that operators and artists alike are ready for when restrictions ease.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts