Where’s the art?…
At its meeting yesterday, ArtsPeak, the confederation of 25 Australian national peak arts organisations voiced its concern at the invisibility of the arts in the federal election campaign. Today ArtsPeak has released its vision for the arts and cultural commitments needed from all political parties.
ArtsPeak calls for all political parties to develop and, if elected, implement policies that will accelerate the contribution being made by Australia’s cultural creators to productivity, innovation, social cohesion and the economy. ArtsPeak criticises the lack of imaginative strategies to capitalise on Australian creativity. It asks governments to implement an arts and innovation agenda that will complement key areas of public policy (eg the recent commitment to digital book publishing).
For more information, see press release: NAVA_ArtsPeak_Calls_For_Cultural_Policies_05-08-10_2_