Building Audiences examines the barriers to and the strategies for increasing audiences in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts sector. This research investigates the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of current and potential audiences. Commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts and conducted by Kerrie Bridson, Maree Clarke, Jody Evans, Brian Martin, Ruth Rentschler and Tabitha White from Deakin Univeristy and the University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School.
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