Précis of research conducted by Deloitte for Arts Victoria. The research paints a vivid picture of a vital sector linking public audiences and popular interest in the arts with the major arts companies and agencies. Small arts organisations develop new work and cultivate new and diverse audiences across Victoria, in many cases with disadvantaged and outlying communities. They provide significant employment, including many first or early opportunities for artists and arts workers. They promote professionalism in the arts and provide training and skills development opportunities for the whole sector, but they are also constrained by their small scale, limited outreach and minimal resources. Available for free download from Arts Victoria: www.arts.vic.gov.au