Arts Victoria: Overview Programs
Debra Jefferies, General Manager, Market & Community
Development, Arts Victoria
Role of Government in the Arts
• Arts Victoria’s Role
• Arts Policy Framework
• Impact of the arts
• Funding Program Overview
Arts Victoria’s Role
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Arts Victoria is the State Government’s principal arts funding body.
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Division of the Department of Premier and Cabinet reports to the Minister for
the Arts, Lynne Kosky.
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Legislative objectives are set out in the Arts Victoria Act 1972. Describe in
broad terms the reason and focus for Arts Victoria and is informed by
government policy as announced from time to time
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Role is to advise on and implement arts policy, develop the arts and cultural
sectors across the State and promote access and participation.
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Arts Victoria’s organisational and program structure is aligned to the
Government’s arts policy Creative Capacity+ Arts for All Victorians to
deliver against key strategies and priority actions.
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Arts Portfolio includes State owned cultural agencies – Australia Centre for
Moving Image, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Museum Victoria, National
Gallery of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, the Public Record Office Victoria
and the Victorian Arts Centre.
The overlay of an Arts Policy Framework
• Government strong focus on linked policies. Overall vision set in
Growing Victoria Together with 5 key themes:
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Thriving Economy
Quality Health and Education
Healthy Environment
Caring Communities
Vibrant Democracy
Creative Capacity + Arts for All Victorians
Ten year arts policy
A plan for future Government action
Indicates Government priorities for supporting the arts
Acknowledges the role of the arts:
– in industry development and as an economic driver;
– And in terms of other policy outcomes – social, educational, cultural.
• Launched by the Premier, Steve Bracks, and Minister for the Arts, Mary
Delahunty, in May 2003.
• Arts Victoria’s organisational and program structure is aligned to
Creative Capacity+
CREATIVE CAPACITY +
policy framework
Scope of Government Support
Portfolio Agencies
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Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Public Record Office of Victoria
Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Museum Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
State Library of Victoria
Victorian Arts Centre Trust
Targeted funding to:
Major companies
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Australian Ballet
Circus Oz
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Theatre Company
Opera Australia / Ozopera
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32 producer/presenter organisations
8 cultural development organisations
7 industry services organisations
10 major festivals
14 regional performing arts centres
18 regional/outer-metropolitan galleries/arts organisations
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around 400 grants annually
Small-to-medium
organisations
Funding to:
Projects and artists
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Malthouse Theatre
Orchestra Victoria
ACCA
Heide
Chunky Move
Role of the arts in achieving broader
public outcomes/impacts
• building strong communities
• economic growth and sustainability
• arts and education
• marketing Victoria as a great place to live, work and do business
• social justice outcomes
• cultural diversity
• advancing reconciliation
Impact of arts and cultural industries in
Victoria
• The arts and cultural industries:
• $7.8 billion in 2001-02 of goods and services to the Victorian economy
• employed over 112,700 Victorians in main job in 2001
(most recent figure available from Census)
• engaged more than 759,000 Victorians in paid or unpaid work in 2004.
• Government Arts Portfolio Agencies in 2003-04:
• attracted 8.3 million attendances
• were visited over 7.0 million times online by a world-wide audience
• provided 400,000 arts in education experiences for Victorian school
students
• had assets – buildings and collections worth over $3.5 billion
• raised over $23 million is sponsorships, donations and bequests (200203 figure).
• received community support in the form of Members, Friends or
volunteer groups from 26,000 people
How Arts Victoria’s Programs Integrate with CC+
Alignment with CC+
Creation
Programming and
Infrastructure
Market and Community
Development
New work by
independent artists
and small companies
Investment in the next
generation
A stable infrastructure
enabling long term
development of arts
content
Expanded
opportunities for artists
through residencies
and cultural exchange
New work for
communities
New work for schools
Arts facilities and
programs integrated
into long-term
community building
Regional and
international linkages,
partnerships and
residencies
Content developed for
distribution and export
Vibrant and sustainable
“ecosystem” of major
companies and small to
mediums.
More viable and
dynamic sectors
through industry and
market development
New work reflecting
local communities’
sense of place and
identity
Maintenance and
expansion of industry
asset base
Enhanced community
confidence and civic
pride
Program Framework 2006-07
Creation
To support the development and presentation of new work, inclusive of all
art forms and cultural practices, in many contexts including schools
and communities.
Funding Categories
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Arts Development
Arts Development for Communities
Artists in Schools
Examples
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Dave Jones & Natimuk Primary School – In My Day
Old Van Company - A Midsummer’s Dream Mildura 1956
Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
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Department of Education & Training
Department for Victorian Communities
Program Framework 2006-07
Programming & Innovation
To ensure that a diverse mix of innovative and professional
arts content programs are presented in different contexts
and environments throughout the State.
Funding Categories
• Arts Programming
• Arts Innovation
Example
• Quarterly publication Meanjin
Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
• Multi year funding for small and medium non-government enterprises
and major companies - Chunky Move Dance, Melbourne Theatre
Company, Hothouse Theatre Company (Wodonga), Victorian Writers
Centre, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Gertrude St Artists Space, Koori
Heritage Trust, Melbourne Writers Festival Arts Access, 17 regional art
galleries, 15 regional performing arts centres
Program Framework 2006-07
Market Development
To create a sustainable and viable operating environment for the arts through
support in local and international touring, widening audience access and
improving the business development abilities of practitioners.
Funding Categories
• Touring Victoria
• International
• Indigenous Professional Development
Examples
• Aichi World Expo Japan
• Melbourne Art Fair
Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
• Export Guide: Performing Arts In Victoria in partnership with the Arts Centre
• Department of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development; Australia Council
• Deadly Arts Business in partnership with the Koori Business Network
Program Framework 2006-07
Community Partnerships
To strengthen the value of the arts within different community contexts by
allowing people from all walks of life to experience and connect with
the arts.
Funding Categories
• Arts Residencies
• Community Liaison Officers
• Professionals in Residence
Examples
• Back to Back Theatre residency in Horsham during Awakenings
Festival
• PGAV Get into Art
Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
• Regional Arts Victoria
Arts Victoria’s Programs
Standard characteristics of funding programs include:
• Majority of programs have a State wide field of interest.
• All Programs accept applications for different art forms and cultural
practices.
• The annual budget for each program is set for the year.
• Applications are evaluated by peers meeting together, using clear
criteria – published in booklet.
• Recommendations go to the Minister for the Arts for consideration and
final approval.
• Applicants are advised of the results in writing within 15 weeks.
• Experienced program staff can provide guidance and advice.
• The funding environment is competitive – proposals need to be wellplanned.
The Arts in Victoria - snapshots
Film Victoria: Regional
Victoria Film Location
Assistance Fund
Strange Bedfellows
Scenes from the 2004 feature
film Strange Bedfellows were
filmed in Yackandandah and
Wodonga.
The services of 282 local
businesses were employed and
temporary jobs were created for
125 locals. The total amount
spent in the region was over
$700,000.
Natimuk Primary
School: In My Day
SoundHouse
on Tour
An artists in Schools grant of $4,000
enabled artist, Dave Jones, to work
with Natimuk Primary School on a
digital media project, using audio
recordings of stories told by students
from the 1930s alongside animated
drawings by current students.
The Arts Centre’s worldclass music technology and
multimedia programs tour to
regional centres in
partnership with local
community performing arts
centres.
Workshops introduce new
skills and improve the
quality of cultural and
recreational opportunities for
residents.
The result, In My Day, was awarded
top prize in the 2005 Melbourne
International Film Festival for the Best
Animated Short Film.
The Arts in Victoria - snapshots
Wellington Entertainment
Centre
With support from Arts Victoria
and CSF, Wellington Shire
Council constructed a worldclass arts centre that includes
a 400-seat theatre, rehearsal
rooms and meeting spaces,
café and car parking.
As part of the council’s
commitment to enhance the
lifestyle and cultural
opportunities for Wellington
Shire residents the centre is
adding significantly to the
community life of the region.
Arts Victoria Grant: $1.4 million
Total: $5.9 million
Skipping on Stars
Ruby Moon Tour
Skipping on Stars is a narrative circus
work that follows the life of Aboriginal
artist, Con Colleano, from his days as
a young acrobat to the heights of his
fame. The show opened at the
Victorian Arts Centre in celebration of
the 25th anniversary of the Flying
Fruit Fly Circus.
The project enabled a regional
company to develop an innovative,
large-scale new work that was toured
to audiences in four Australian capital
cities.
Eight performing arts venues in
outer Melbourne and regional
Victoria developed a tour that
brought Playbox Theatre’s
production of Ruby Moon to
regional centres including Geelong,
Ballarat, Shepparton and Warragul.
The regional tours generate
economic impact and enhance the
liveability of the region
Arts Victoria Grant: $50,000
Total: $178,000
Arts Victoria Grant: $110,000
Total: $200,000
(pre-production only)
Arts Victoria
Internet: www.arts.vic.gov.au
Email: artsvic@dpc.vic.gov.au
Phone: 03 9954 5000
TTY: 03 9682 4864
Toll Free: 1800 134 894
Fax: 03 9686 6186