Cultural Patronage to the Arts in Australia and Historical Precedents Series
December 12th 2006 20:29
Part 1
In 1992 the Keating Government gave life to the first cultural policy in Australian politics. Before then, cultural patronage began with the establishment of the Commonwealth Literary Fund in 1908 continued in the form of voluntary entrepreneurship and the establishment of the ABC in 1932, culminating in 1968 with the birth of the Australian Council for the Arts, known today as the Australia Council. The AC constitutes a number of trusts and boards that are directly funded like the Australian Opera, and the Aboriginal Arts Board. In recent years though with the rising demographic of multiculturalism in this country, the emphasis has swung towards decentralised patronage within community arts funding, whereby a third party endorses applicants for reasons of equity and community relevance. This series will examine outcomes like establishment of the ABC and Australia Council, where culture has been taken as both an object and instrument, discussing these elements with reference to historical examples and contemporary Australian cultural policy
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In 1992 the Keating Government gave life to the first cultural policy in Australian politics. Before then, cultural patronage began with the establishment of the Commonwealth Literary Fund in 1908 continued in the form of voluntary entrepreneurship and the establishment of the ABC in 1932, culminating in 1968 with the birth of the Australian Council for the Arts, known today as the Australia Council. The AC constitutes a number of trusts and boards that are directly funded like the Australian Opera, and the Aboriginal Arts Board. In recent years though with the rising demographic of multiculturalism in this country, the emphasis has swung towards decentralised patronage within community arts funding, whereby a third party endorses applicants for reasons of equity and community relevance. This series will examine outcomes like establishment of the ABC and Australia Council, where culture has been taken as both an object and instrument, discussing these elements with reference to historical examples and contemporary Australian cultural policy
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