About OzArts

Frequently Asked Questions

I am an Australian artist. How do I get my artist profile on OzArts? How do I list my work, tour or event on OzArts?

I am an Australian artist. How do I update my existing OzArts artist profile page with new information and touring details?

I am an Australian artist. Where can I find information on funding to support international touring?

I am an Australian artist. What additional resources are available to assist with my international tour?

I am an Australian artist. Where can I find information on international presenters, festivals and venues?

I am an overseas artist. Where can I find more information about touring my work to Australia?

How do I contact an artist/company listed on the OzArts website?

How do I find out which Australian artists and companies are currently touring internationally?

We have YouTube videos. Can we send you a link so they can be included in our OzArts profile?

What are the technical requirements for video upload to OzArts?

How many videos and/or mp3s can be uploaded to my OzArts profile?

How many works can be included in an OzArts artist profile?

How many images can be uploaded to my OzArts artist profile?

What is the ideal size for OzArts image files?

I am an Australian artist. How do I get my artist profile on OzArts? How do I list my work, tour or event on OzArts?

The OzArts website prioritises artists and companies profiled as part of the Australia Council's international market development activities such as recurrent performing arts markets and conferences, trade exhibitions, industry markets and visual arts biennales - for example, the Venice Biennale, the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM), the Australasian World Music Expo and the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Please note that we are only able to list events and tours taking place internationally for artists currently profiled on OzArts.

For further information, please go to Artists on OzArts or contact us at info@ozarts.com.au or 02 9215 9051.

I am an Australian artist. How do I update my existing OzArts artist profile page with new information and touring details?

Please send updates to info@ozarts.com.au or 02 9215 9051. Scroll down for specifications on the type of text, image, audio and video files to submit.

I am Australian artist. Where can I find information on funding to support international touring?

Please visit the grants page of the Australia Council for the Arts website and search under the relevant artform.

You may also wish to contact your state arts agency and state export agency for information on their grants programs.

I am an Australian artist. What additional resources are available to assist with my international tour?

Through its international network of embassies, consulates and high commissions, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is able to provide Australians travelling internationally with valuable on the ground information, resources and assistance.  DFAT has also established a number of bilateral bodies to support Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio objectives in key bilateral relationships. For information on funding, grants and scholarships, visit http://www.dfat.gov.au/councils/index.html.


Similarly, the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) may be able to assist with on the ground support and contacts, or with financial assistance through their Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program.

I am an Australian artist. Where can I find information on international presenters, festivals and venues?

The OzArts Directory provides a listing of key international contacts across artforms. The Directory is searchable by name, type, region and artform, and contacts can be sorted, printed or exported as a file for your personal use.

I am an overseas artist. Where can I find more information about touring my work to Australia?

The OzArts website is unable to provide information for overseas artists seeking to tour their work to Australia. For information on festivals, events and exhibitions taking place in Australia, visit the Australian Government’s Culture and Recreation Portal for links to relevant websites or see below for links to major Australian international arts festivals:
Melbourne International Arts Festival
Sydney Festival
Perth International Arts Festival
Adelaide Festival of Arts
Brisbane Festival
Darwin Festival
Ten Days on the Island (Tasmania)

How do I contact an artist/company listed on the OzArts website?

Just click on 'contact the artist', located on the upper right hand side of the artist or company's OzArts webpage.

How do I find out which Australian artists and companies are currently touring internationally?

There are three easy ways to keep up to date on current and upcoming tours by Australian artists:

1. Check the events page and search for upcoming tours and events in your region
2. Subscribe to OzArts eNews
   
3. Visit an artist profile page and click on the ‘Tours and presentation’ tab
   

We have YouTube videos. Can we send you a link so they can be included in our OzArts profile?

Unfortunately, we are unable to include YouTube video links on the website. OzArts is an interactive site that helps users to get a fuller appreciation of the artists profiled by providing dynamic examples of work. In the case of video files, the OzArts website has purpose built functionality that requires artists to send us physical digital files for upload.

What are the technical requirements for video upload to OzArts?

There are four important factors to consider when deciding which video to upload to your OzArts profile:

1. The files should a maximum of 30 MB, anything larger is impossible to upload to the OzArts system.
2. The less compressed a video file the better it will look on OzArts. Compressed files can easily become pixelated during the conversion process they go through in preparation for upload to OzArts.
3. Video files should be a minimum of 640 pixels by 480 pixels. Larger pixel size is fine, but anything smaller can lead to pixelation during the conversion process.
4. Supported videos file types for OzArts include:
   

• avi
• mpeg
• mpg
• mpe
• dat (VCD)
• vob (DVD)

How many videos and/or mp3s can be uploaded to my OzArts profile?

There is space on each OzArts artist profile to hold a maximum of three videos and/or mp3s at a time. The site is constantly updated, though, so new videos and/or mp3s can replace older files at any time.

How many works can be included in an OzArts artist profile?

There is room to include details of up to six tour ready works. The details of each separate work promoted on OzArts are embedded into an image, so it is important to provide at least as many images as works you want promoted. As with all other aspects of OzArts, images, and therefore works, can be updated at any time.

How many images can be uploaded to my OzArts artist profile?

There is space on each artist profile to include up to six images at a time, which means an artist profile can include details of up to six works that are currently tour ready, or, alternatively, up to six images to promote one work.

What is the ideal size for OzArts image files?

The ideal image shape is square and the minimum size of the square should be 400 pixels x 400 pixels. The typical size for images on OzArts is 600 pixels high x 400 pixels wide. Anything larger is fine as we can reduce the size easily. Images that are longer/wider than they are high will be automatically cropped by the system, so it is important to provide images that fit with the ideal.