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Cultural Development


Contact:      Chloe Beevers, Project Manager - Arts and Culture
Telephone:  02 9242 4047
Email:          chloe.beevers@lgsa.org.au

The Associations recognise and support the vital actions councils take to enable their diverse communities to participate in cultural expression. The ability to 'tell our story' is an essential and defining human characteristic. In a climate of expanding global homogeneity, local representation is increasingly important.

Local Government recognises culture encompasses our diverse heritage and avenues of expression in the environment, leisure, work and daily life, architecture, arts, history, language and education which people use to express their fundamental character and aspirations. The Associations Policy Statements, including Cultural Planning & Development can be found here: About the Associations

Arts Forums for Councils

The Associations are working with councils to deliver a series of 11 Forums for councillors, Local Government staff and interested others. The series runs until March 2011, and can be downloaded here (opens in new window):Download Art-Forums_Flyer.pdf Arts Forums for Councils (1.08MB)

Inquiry into the Development of Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Outside the Sydney CBD

The Associations have made a submission to the Public Works Committee of the Legislative Assembly of NSW Inquiry into the Development of Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Outside the Sydney CBD. Download it here (opens in new window):Download LGSA_Submission_Arts-Culture_Outside_CBD.pdf LGSA_Submission_Arts-Culture_Outside_CBD.pdf (251KB) Update: LGSA presented to the Review, and a report has been released: Parliamentary Report

Community Strategic Plans

Following changes to the Local Government Act, councils are required to produce community strategic plans, with a minimum 10 year time frame. There is a staged uptake of the new regime, with councils in three groups according to when they move to the new system. It is important that cultural development forms part of council Community Strategic Planning. Please contact LGSA for information and advice.

LINKS

 

Cultural Asset Mapping in Regional Australia

 http://camra.culturemap.org.au/


ARTS NSW
Arts NSW is part of Communities NSW. http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au 

Australia Council for the Arts
The Australia Council is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/

Screen NSWhttp://screen.nsw.gov.au/


NSW Heritage Office
The work of the Heritage Office includes:

  • working with communities to help them identify their important places and objects; 
  • providing guidance on how to look after heritage items;
  • supporting community heritage projects through funding and advice;
  • maintaining the NSW Heritage Database, an online list of all statutory heritage items in NSW.

http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au

Museums and Galleries NSW
Museums & Galleries NSW (MGnsw) is the key development agency for the museum and gallery sector in NSW.
http://www.mgnsw.org.au

Regional Arts NSW
Regional Arts NSW is the peak body for the arts and community cultural development in regional, rural and remote New South Wales.
http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au

Music NSW
http://www.musicnsw.com/

Australian Business Arts Foundation
http://www.abaf.org.au/

The Arts Law Centre of Australia
http://www.artslaw.com.au/

Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
http://www.chass.org.au/

Creative Economy
http://www.apo.org.au/creative-economy

 

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