The ArtsPeak executive is currently exploring possible restructuring and support for the new privately-funded arts advocacy team formed by the Myer Foundation, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and the Keir Foundation’s program called A New Approach. The foundation recently announced that the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Newgate Communications have been engaged to deliver the program, and that the foundation will provide $1.65m to establish the lobby group to ‘defend and promote the benefit of intellectual and creative life’.
We have also recently attended a meeting with Andrew Leigh (Member for Fenner), the Opposition Assistant Treasurer, and discussed some options for arts advocacy at Shadow Cabinet level. We hope to respond to the ALP’s invitation to have input into a revised Creative Australia policy prior to the next federal election.
We urge all Ausdance members to re-read the Creative Australia: national cultural policy and send us any suggestions that we might feed into the consultation process.
