Parramatta. Grants to creative organisations

The critical mass of creative industries is an important aspect of a city’s role in the “new economy”. NSW Arts Minister, Virgina Judge, has allocated grants totalling $248,872 to Parramatta’s creative organisations: Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), $95,000, including $75,000 for the capital redevelopment of a digital arts and creative enterprise centre; Parramatta Riverside Theatres, $103,872; and Parramatta Artists Studios, $70,000.