Sadly, it is not often that we hear about the great projects staged aboard, which celebrate Australian artists. These events usually fall under the news spotlight of biennales or exhibitions with commercial galleries, while everything else largely falls outside Australia’s parochial lens.
The Australia Council for the Arts reported in its most recent Corporate Plan 2019-2023, Creativity Connects Us, that it funded 42 international initiatives in 2018-2019, up 140% on its goal.