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The latest Australia Council national arts participation survey, released last month, found that 32% of Australians aged 15 and over attended First Nations arts or festivals in 2019, up from 26% in 2016.
Yet, despite positive audience engagement further research has revealed many First Nations artists are struggling for funding and fighting against stereotypical audience expectations and tokenistic programming decisions.
Merindah Donnelly is the Executive Director of BlakDance, the peak body for Indigenous dance in Australia.
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