Creative Equity Toolkit

Indigenous Cultural Protocols and the Arts

Case studies in multiple art forms of how arts organisations have implemented the landmark Creative Australia Indigenous Protocols, developed in 2002 to ensure Indigenous culture is used ethically and legally with appropriate consultation and consent, according to both Australian copyright law and Indigenous cultural protocols.

Includes question prompts for developing project methodology to ensure respect and consent when making art that draws on another community's culture.

Intellectual Property and Folk, Arts and Cultural Festivals

A downloadable practical guide to the IP issues that can arise when commercial interests, the media and the general public wish to record and disseminate the cultural expressions and skills being exhibited which may include culturally sensitive materials.

Jeanine Leane: Other people’s stories

Wiradjuri author Jeanine Leane discusses cultural appropriation in literature, remarking that the appropriation of Indigenous voices in writing is “not empathy,” which emerges from knowing First Nations histories, people and stories,” but ”stealing someone else’s story, someone else’s voice”.

Mini IP Toolkit - Considerations Checklist

While not designed for arts projects, this checklist for commercial collaborations from Intellectual Property Australia attempts to ensure that major drivers and interests of all parties are understood and catered for in a collaboration contract. A hand one-page checklist to help make resources, IP and power structures explicit.