Arts and Culture Plan

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In acknowledging the importance of arts and culture to the Town’s community life, the Town identified an Arts and Culture Plan as a key deliverable in the Strategic Community Plan 2017 – 2032 (SCP). The development and implementation of a plan ensures community is empowered with a sense of pride, safety and belonging; and the Town remains a place where arts, culture and heritage is valued and accessible to all.

This plan is the first of its kind developed by the Town. Its development is underpinned by the understanding that arts and culture play an important role in welcoming new residents, encouraging visitation and creating a vibrant place to live and work. By developing this plan through a process of extensive community engagement, the Town is embracing the unique opportunity to shape a thriving, creative place for residents, businesses and visitors with the community’s needs and preferences in mind. The plan provides an action-based guide to achieving the Town’s arts and culture vision, setting the agenda for programming and infrastructure investment.

Informing the Arts and Culture Plan is extensive input from a broad and representative cross section of the community, sector-specific organisations and interest groups. This engagement has ensured that the plan is reflective of the community’s needs and desires, and responds to sector trends and opportunities. The engagement focussed on gathering feedback on the Town’s existing services and infrastructure, and the future requirements to continue servicing the arts and cultural community. The objectives of the engagement were to: • strategically position and build interest and energy around the Plan’s development • shape a conversation regarding the role of arts and culture in creating desirable places, amenities, facilities and programs • gather meaningful, quality feedback to inform the development of a bespoke Arts and Culture Plan Community and stakeholder engagement focussed on four topics: • the importance of arts and culture to Town of Victoria Park • participation in arts and culture • public art as a key pillar in the Town’s arts and culture offering • new ideas and focus areas for arts and culture Consistent messages and findings from these areas have informed the development of the Town’s vision for arts and culture in Vic Park and the framework, focus areas and actions to achieve this.

What is happening now?

At the December 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council endorsed the plan without amendment. Thank you to everyone that was involved in the engagement and development of the plan.

How can I find out more information?

  • View the plan in the document library
  • Read the FAQ's
  • Ask a question online

In acknowledging the importance of arts and culture to the Town’s community life, the Town identified an Arts and Culture Plan as a key deliverable in the Strategic Community Plan 2017 – 2032 (SCP). The development and implementation of a plan ensures community is empowered with a sense of pride, safety and belonging; and the Town remains a place where arts, culture and heritage is valued and accessible to all.

This plan is the first of its kind developed by the Town. Its development is underpinned by the understanding that arts and culture play an important role in welcoming new residents, encouraging visitation and creating a vibrant place to live and work. By developing this plan through a process of extensive community engagement, the Town is embracing the unique opportunity to shape a thriving, creative place for residents, businesses and visitors with the community’s needs and preferences in mind. The plan provides an action-based guide to achieving the Town’s arts and culture vision, setting the agenda for programming and infrastructure investment.

Informing the Arts and Culture Plan is extensive input from a broad and representative cross section of the community, sector-specific organisations and interest groups. This engagement has ensured that the plan is reflective of the community’s needs and desires, and responds to sector trends and opportunities. The engagement focussed on gathering feedback on the Town’s existing services and infrastructure, and the future requirements to continue servicing the arts and cultural community. The objectives of the engagement were to: • strategically position and build interest and energy around the Plan’s development • shape a conversation regarding the role of arts and culture in creating desirable places, amenities, facilities and programs • gather meaningful, quality feedback to inform the development of a bespoke Arts and Culture Plan Community and stakeholder engagement focussed on four topics: • the importance of arts and culture to Town of Victoria Park • participation in arts and culture • public art as a key pillar in the Town’s arts and culture offering • new ideas and focus areas for arts and culture Consistent messages and findings from these areas have informed the development of the Town’s vision for arts and culture in Vic Park and the framework, focus areas and actions to achieve this.

What is happening now?

At the December 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council endorsed the plan without amendment. Thank you to everyone that was involved in the engagement and development of the plan.

How can I find out more information?

  • View the plan in the document library
  • Read the FAQ's
  • Ask a question online
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