Correspondence With Office Of The Arts From 18 February 2025 To 14 March 2025 On The Topic Of Australia's Representation At The 2026 Venice Biennale.

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This FOI release contains correspondence between the Department of Infrastructure and the Office of the Arts (Creative Australia) regarding Australia's representation at the 2026 Venice Biennale from February to March 2025. The documents include internal communications from Creative Australia leadership, including a staff message from the CEO acknowledging a difficult organisational decision that caused disappointment within the artistic and cultural community. The correspondence discusses Creative Australia's obligations as a public funding distributor and its need to balance artistic freedom advocacy with wider obligations to all Australians, noting the organisation's vulnerability to mischaracterisation in the current environment. The release does not provide specific details about the funding decision, project scope, or costs related to the Venice Biennale representation.