Covid-19 Resources
- LEIF Covid-Safety Guidelines (released October 2020)
- (National) Covid-19 Restrictions Checker
- (National) EEAA’s Guidelines for Covid-safe Events – August 2020
Grants (in order of closing date)
- (VIC) Events Support Package – 5 Streams – closes 16 July 2021
- (NSW) $75m stimulus package for performing arts and live music sector – opens 23 July
- (NSW) Arts & Culture Infrastructure Grants – closes 26 July 2021
- (NT) Arts and Culture COVID-19 Interruption Support – closes 2 August 2021
- (National) Live Music Australia – Round Three – closes 9 August 2021
- (NSW) Regional Arts Fund (RAF) – closes 5pm, 23 August 2021
- (National) Recovery for Regional Tourism Grant – closes 30 September 2021
- (QLD) Queensland Destination Events Program – closes 6 October 2021
- (NSW) Regional Arts Quick Response Grants – monthly from July – November 2021
- (NSW) Regional Events Acceleration Fund Program – closes 17 December 2021
- (National) RISE Fund – closes 31 December 2021
- (TAS) Event Ready Grant Program – closes 31 January 2022
- (National) The Office of the Arts – Arts Sustainability Fund – closes 31 May 2022
- (NSW) Create NSW ($50m COVID-19 Rescue and Restart package – NFP’s only) – TBA
- (NSW) Create NSW (various / ongoing)
- (National) Australia Council for the Arts (various / ongoing)
- (National) Regional Arts Fund – State by State Breakdown (various / ongoing)
- (National) Support Act MusicKeeper and CrewKeeper Crisis Relief Grants (ongoing)
Industry Opportunities (incl. Government Inquiries & Surveys)
- Free Event Listing – Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) – ongoing
- 20 Worlds Global Film Making Competition – $1M USD Prize
Courses
- (Free) TAFE NSW – Event Design & Feasibility Short Course – 15 July-19 August 2021 (online)
- EMS Event Medical – Event Promoters & Organisers Preparedness for Mass Gatherings
- TAFE QLD – Free training & study tours for volunteers and event organisers in disaster-affected communities
- Institute for Sustainable Events – various courses
Useful Articles & Interviews
- May 2020: 2019’s top 50 most influential figures in Australia’s music industry
- May 2020: What does ScoMo’s 3 step plan mean for the arts, culture and music industries
- May 2020: Interview with Woodford Folk Festival Director Bill Hauritz
- May 2020: Denmark sells out 500 tickets to drive-in concert venue
- May 2020: 7 DIY platforms to live stream music
- May 2020: How big festivals in 2021 can reinforce their hygiene conditions
- May 2020: What will change when festivals and concerts return? (San Diago Times)
- June 2020: World Food Travel Association – Post-covid food festival predictions
- June 2020: New Gold Coast events body announced
- July 2020: How Homebake set the standard for the locals-only festival
- July 2020: A day in the life of a concert promoter – interviews with three of Australia’s top festival talents
- July 2020: Interview with Northern Territory Major Events Company’s CEO
- July 2020: How to write a successful quick response grant application
- July 2020: New study shows almost 3 out of 5 Aussies support pill testing at festivals
- July 2020: Interview with Bluesfest’s Festival Director
- July 2020: The economic impact of Bluesfest
- July 2020: Aboriginal-led Parrtjima festival a leading light for festival sector recovery
- July 2020: Interview with Brisbane Festival’s Artistic Director – planning a covid-safe event
- July 2020: How Scotland’s event industry will recover from COVID-19 – lessons for Australia
- August 2020: Interview with VisitScotland’s CEO on the future of Edinburgh’s festival industry
- August 2020: Interview with Darwin Festival’s CEO – learnings from a post-pandemic festival
- August 2020: Woodford & Port Fairy Folk Festival cancellations: the economic impact
- August 2020: Australian Government’s Creative Taskforce Team Announced
- September 2020: Interview with Bluesfest’s Festival Director – how festivals must change, post-covid
- September 2020: Podcast interview with Bluesfest’s Festival Director
- September 2020: Interview with AFIC’s Carlina Ericson – the future of the festival industry
- October 2020: LEIF publishes national Covid-safe Guidelines
- October 2020: How Darwin Festival beat the Covid-odds
- October 2020: How international music festivals have survived corona virus
- October 2020: Why festivals can insure against terror attacks but not pandemics
- October 2020: Australian promoters call for Government insurance scheme to get music festivals going during coronavirus
- October 2020: Australian Event Awards 2020 Wrap-up
General Resources, Guides & Research (in geographic order)
- (International) Reusables at Events Hygiene – Global Best Practice Guidelines – October 2020
- (International) Global Destination Sustainability Index’s ‘The Regenerative Event Checklist’
- (International) Guide to Online Events and Promotion
- (International) Festicket’s Survey Results: 82% of event attendees would return to events
- (International) German researchers stage concert ‘to see how COVID-19 spreads’, August 2020
- (National) Crowded Places Safety Handbook
- (National) Patternmakers’ ‘COVID-19 Audience Outlook Monitor’, July 2020
- (National) The size of Australia’s live entertainment industry, June 2020
- (National) Australia Council for the Arts’ ‘Audience Outlook Monitor’ Survey, May 2020
- (National) Australia Council for the Arts 2018 Industry Report: International Arts Tourism – Connecting Cultures
- (National) Live Performance Australia 2017 Infographic: Value of Festivals (Multi-Category)
- (National) Live Performance Australia 2017 Infographic: Value of Festivals (Contemporary Music)
- (National) Report on the value of creative industries sector, 2013 (AusTrade)
- (SA) The role of festivals in post-covid tourism recovery – UniSA – July 2020 (ArtsHub Summary)
- (SA) The role of festivals in post-covid tourism recovery – UniSA – July 2020 (Full Report)
- (NSW) Create NSW 2018 Industry Report: Economic Value of Arts, Screen & Culture to the NSW Economy
Industry Research Institutions
Key Legislation & Government Guidelines
- (NSW) Music Festival Bill 2019
- (NSW) NSW Ministry of Health: Guidelines for NSW Music Festival Event Organisers 2019
- (NSW) Final Report: ‘Liquor Amendment (Music Festivals) Regulation 2019 and Gaming and Liquor Administration Amendment (Music Festivals) Regulation 2019‘
Mental Health Advice & Industry Support Networks
- Entertainment Assist
- Support Act
- Beyond Blue
- CrewCare
- Alcohol & Drug Foundation – Article: Understanding alcohol and the immune system in Covid-19