arts culture + me: Children and Young people in the Arts Action Plan is a four-year plan from 2008 to 2011. The plan supports and creates opportunities for children and young people to get active in the arts.

Summary of the action plan

The plan provides five areas for action:

• Creative spaces
• Creative art makers and participants
• Creative citizens
• Creative pathways
• Creative generators.

Read the action plan

Two versions of the action plan are available:

arts culture + me: Children and Young people in the Arts Action Plan PDF version including images (PDF 591KB)

arts culture + me: Children and Young people in the Arts Action Plan Text only (DOC 74KB)

Implementation of the action plan

• arts culture + me progress report (PDF 1.9MB) update of the first two years of implementation.
• The Edge (external site) - digital culture centre at State Library of Queensland.
• Case studies - projects making an impact on children and young people's experiences of arts and culture.

Video stories – young artists in Queensland describe their practice

• Young artists with La Luna in Townsville
• Young artists with Crossroad Arts in Mackay
• The Medics
• Andrea Fisher
• Tim Terton
• Contortionist Studios
• Ashcan Collective

Further information

• Policy developments in Queensland (PDF 116KB) - snapshot of initiatives for children and young people in other Arts Queensland strategies and plans.
• National developments (DOC 59KB) - new opportunities for children and young people in the arts.
• Data on children and young people's participation in the arts (DOC 104KB)