Victoria is truly the artist’s studio of the nation. Our amazing collection of musicians, writers, painters, actors, designers, sculptors, dancers and filmmakers speaks for itself.  

It’s great to see public money supporting our established arts institutions like the NGV, MTC, and various festivals, but forging a place in the arts takes a lot of dedicated work with little to no pay. We want to see our next generation of emerging artists better supported by dedicating more public funding to small projects and individual artists at the grass roots level, which is where our artists are nurtured. We will continue to push for a secure future for the VCA.

The Greens recognise that live music doesn’t cause violence. We will make sure that Melbourne remains the live music capital it has always been by removing unnecessary licensing conditions on music venues.