What are your thoughts on a National Cultural Policy?

The Australia Council is seeking your ideas to help us form a submission to the National Cultural Policy discussion paper.

On 11 August 2011 the Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for the Arts, called for public comment on a discussion paper for the National Cultural Policy. The discussion paper is the next phase of consultation. It focuses on four proposed goals and priorities:

  • Goal 1: To ensure that what the Government supports — and how this support is provided — reflects the diversity of a 21st century Australia, and protects and supports Indigenous culture.
  • Goal 2: To encourage the use of emerging technologies and new ideas that support the development of new artworks and the creative industries, and that enable more people to access and participate in arts and culture.
  • Goal 3: To support excellence and world‑class endeavour, and strengthen the role that the arts play in telling Australian stories both here and overseas.
  • Goal 4: To increase and strengthen the capacity of the arts to contribute to our society and economy.

 

Through this phase of consultation the Australian Government is seeking diverse views on:

  • the role the arts and culture can play in meeting Australian aspirations, as outlined in the goals
  • what success for each goal might look like; and
  • ideas you have to get there.

 

National Cultural Policy and the Australia Council

The Australia Council welcomes comments and discussion about the arts. As we form our vision and response to National Cultural Policy, we are interested in your views. 

So, what are your big ideas for the arts?

 

Have your say

There are lots of ways to share your big ideas. You can submit your ideas using the form below:

 



 

Too many big ideas? Below is a number of other ways you can contribute to the conversation.

 

National Cultural Policy - submit by postcard         National Cultural Policy - submit on Twitter          National Cultural Policy - submit on Facebook          National Cultural Policy - submit by email         National Cultural Policy - submit on your blog

 

National Cultural Policy consultation - postcard information

SEND US ONE OF OUR POSTCARDS

Keep an eye out for one of our #artsbiggies postcards. We created them specifically to give you a simple way of contributing your thoughts. They'll be out there soon!

National Cultural Policy consultation Twitter information

TAG YOUR TWEETS

If short and sweet is more your style, just add the #artsbiggies hashtag into your 140 characters and we'll aggregate a feed of all your ideas. If you're unsure how to use a hashtag, you can find out more about it at by visiting our connectarts website - http://connectarts.australiacouncil.gov.au

National Cultural Policy Facebook information

POST ON OUR WALL

The Australia Council's Facebook account is a great way to post your thoughts. Just post your ideas directly to our wall.

National Cultural Policy consultation email information

SEND US AN EMAIL

Simply put your ideas into an email and send it to e.bledsoe@australiacouncil.gov.au

National Cultural Policy consultation web and blog information

TAG YOUR COMMENTARY ELSEWHERE ONLINE

If you're got heaps more to say, you can always use your own website, blog, Tumblr, YouTube channel, or any other platform to post more detailed and long-form ideas. As long as you include the #artbiggies tag in the tags for your content, we should be able to find it out there on the internet.

  

Dates

Responses to the National Cultural Policy discussion paper ends at midnight on 21 October 2011. If you want to send some thoughts to the Australia Council, we need them before the end of submissions date.

Of course you can make your own contributions on the National Cultural Policy discussion paper on the National Cultural Policy website right up until midnight on 21 October 2011.

 

More information

For more information see the National Cultural Policy website, http://culture.arts.gov.au. Also see the National Cultural Policy discussion paper, http://culture.arts.gov.au/discussion-paper.

For useful resources relating to the history of arts and cultural policy in Australia, see arts and cultural policy reading on the research hub.


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