Cultural Development Network

The Cultural Development Network is an independent non-profit organisation that links individual practitioners, communities, artists, local councils and organisations.

Advocating a stronger role for participatory arts and cultural expression CDN works to build a healthier, more engaged and sustainable society in which local communities, in all their diversity, have the resources and support they need to make and express their own culture

The CDN advocates a stronger role for local government in nurturing cultural vitality and see the arts (at the heart of culture) as central to this vision. CDN aims to elevate and embed the appreciation of culture and community-based arts into public life at the local level.

The CDN is based in Melbourne, with work taking place primarily across the state of Victoria and in partnerships in other Australian states.