Cultural engagement framework
The Australia Council’s cultural engagement framework encompasses eight strategies that celebrate the diversity of Australian society, and reflect our commitment to creating opportunities for all Australians to participate in our cultural life.
The Australia Council aims to extend the effectiveness and impact of our cultural engagement strategies to ensure that the potential of all Australians to contribute to the creativity, innovation and capacity building of the Australian arts is realised by:
- Ensuring that the Australia Council’s programs effectively deliver to the diversity of cultures in the Australian community in regard to both access and outcomes;
- Ensuring that the Australia Council contributes to Australia’s artistic and cultural excellence through supporting the development of creative content which reflects Australia’s diversity;
- Identify and address emerging trends in CEF strategy areas; and
- Identify new and emerging areas for specific cultural engagement initiatives through the cultural engagement framework.
The cultural engagement framework currently encompasses the following areas:
- Arts in a multicultural Australia
- Creative communities
- Disability and the arts
- Education and the arts
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy
- Reconciliation action plan
- Regional arts
- Young people and the arts
The Australia Council will convene advisory groups and panels to help develop initiatives and strategies within the cultural engagement framework.