Arming arts professionals with bold ideas and connections, for a strengthened creative sector for over 28 years. Sydney Arts management Advisory Group (SAMAG) is a not-for-profit organisation that was formed by a number of arts professionals in 1991. SAMAG’s aims and objectives are to: - create awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills required of directors and managers of arts organisations through the presentation of seminars by arts and business people. - Ensure the seminar topics cover a broad range, including metropolitan and rural issues of interest. - Create a forum where arts practitioners and managers can meet, share information and network. To meet these aims, SAMAG presents a year long (Feb-Nov) Seminar and Special Events program that addresses topics and issues of interests to arts and cultural worker. Through these events SAMAG provides professional development opportunities for arts managers as well as emerging arts managers to enhance and extend their knowledge and skills. At the same time, SAMAG creates a forum for discussion and to raise awareness of current arts issues. Seminars are held once a month, usually at the Australia Council premises in Surry Hills, Sydney and are presented by a variety of volunteer speakers from the arts and business industries. SAMAG is supported by grants from Arts NSW, the City of Sydney and the Australia Council via the provision of a seminar venue.