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Feedback invited on draft guidelines for National Program for Excellence in the Arts

Australian Arts Minister Senator George Brandis released draft guidelines yesterday for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts.
 
The Program has strategic priorities of supporting participation in, and access to, the arts and encouraging greater private sector support for the arts.  The draft objectives for the program are:

  •  Deliver a wide range of quality arts and cultural experiences that grow arts audiences, throughout Australia and internationally
  •  strengthen Australia’s reputation as a sophisticated and artistic nation with a confident, outward-focused arts sector
  •  encourage greater private sector support and partnership funding for the arts
  •  support collaborations to develop arts and culture initiatives including in specific regions or priority areas.

 

The Program will offer three streams of funding:

  •  Endowment incentives – support organisations to realise medium to long term projects through financial partnerships and collaborations
  •  International and Cultural Diplomacy – support arts and cultural organisations to expand audiences for Australian artistic and creative works through international tours, exhibitions, partnerships and exchanges
  •  Strategic initiatives – assist arts and cultural organisations to respond to new opportunities, challenges and issues.

The Ministry for the Arts has invited public feedback on the draft guidelines which can be emailed to nationalexcellenceprogram@arts.gov.au by 5pm Friday 31 July 2015.

Arts Queensland also welcomes your feedback on the draft guidelines through comments on this blog or by email:  aqpolicy@arts.qld.gov.au
 
For more information visit the Ministry for the Arts webpage.