Arts And Cultural Activities

This Policy has been developed to respond to the cultural needs of the community as identified in Council’s Cultural Strategy and replaces the Public Art Policy 2001 and the Acceptance of Gifts of Art to the City Policy 2010. The main aim is to capture the broad areas of arts and cultural activity across the City whilst providing ideas for:

• Developing an integrated approach to public art planning.
• Creating opportunities for employment and training for artists in our community to enable them to develop and work in a creative environment.
• Interpreting the City’s heritage and identity through the arts.
• Fostering a sense of identity and pride in public spaces within the City.
• Increasing enjoyment and understanding of public art and the benefits it brings to our community.
• Enabling the collection of public art to be professionally managed and conserved.
• Strengthening Council’s Sustainable Blue Mountains 2025 goal by addressing environmental sustainability in the development and delivery of public art projects.

After an introductory section, the Policy is divided up into twelve main areas and they are all very different so please take a look. When making a submission or leaving a comment on the guestbook please provide information on some or all of the areas.

Artforms
City of the Arts Trust
Collections
Creative Industries
Cultural Events
Cultural Grants Program
Cultural Heritage
Hard Cultural Infrastructure
International Partnerships
Public Art
Soft Cultural Infrastructure
Targeted Arts and Culture Programs

You can provide detailed comments on any aspect of the Draft Arts and Cultural Activities Policy in the Guestbook as well as making a formal Submission. Your comments are encouraged as they both provide important ideas and views that can assist with informing the way that Council does business in arts and culture, and the final Policy document.

Please note that comments made in the Guestbook are anonymous and as such cannot be considered as a formal Submission on the Draft Arts and Cultural Activities Policy. However, a summary of all comments received will be provided to Councillors along with formal Submissions. These will be considered when finalising the Arts and Cultural Activities Policy.

When you make a submission you must provide your details. You can copy and paste your Guestbook comments into your Submission for convenience.

Thank you for your interest and contribution.

General activities relating to libraries and cultural heritage are not included in the scope of the Draft policy as they are covered in separate Council policies.

Also, it is important to note that the Draft Policy does not cover sporting activities.