The Australia Council for the Arts has released a new five-year vision for the arts in Australia based on creative connectedness between society, industry and Government.
Chair of the Australia Council, Sam Walsh (pictured) said the vision, Creativity Connects Us built on the achievements of A Culturally Ambitious Nation and drew from significant consultation and evidence.
“The new strategic priorities respond to the rapidly changing landscape of Australian arts and creativity,” Mr Walsh said.
“The strategy is focused on investment in, and advocacy for, the immense value that creativity brings to the lives of all Australians.”
He said everyone benefitted from investment in arts and creativity, and the Australia Council wanted the social, cultural and economic return on the investment to be well understood and recognised.
“Our new strategy continues our long-term commitment to enabling our artists and cultural organisations to fully realise their creative potential and our commitment to First Nations arts and cultures,” Mr Walsh said.
“It includes new emphases on inclusivity, advocacy, and investing in arts and creativity that profoundly connects with the many communities that make up contemporary Australia.”
Chief Executive of the Australia Council, Adrian Collette said the Council would work to increase recognition of the crucial role of creativity.
“The Australia Council’s 2014-2019 vision to build the profile and reach of arts experiences saw the development of more than 32,700 new Australian art works, and engagement in arts experiences from a staggering 98 per cent of the population,” Mr Collette said.
The Council’s 32-page Corporate Plan Creativity Connects Us vision can be accessed at this PS News link.
