Our Goals

Regional Arts Australia has set a number of important goals for achievement over the next two years. Strong progress has already been made towards achieving a number of these. 

1 RESOURCES

1.1 To ensure that the Commonwealth and its agencies make an appropriate, equitable and ongoing commitment to the development of regional arts practice and to the role of the arts in developing and sustaining regional communities.

1.2 To gain the increased financial and logistical support of local government and regional development authorities for the conduct and promotion of regional arts activities towards the development of regional communities.

1.3 To secure appropriate resources for the servicing of Regional Arts Australia’s responsibilities and the achievement of its objectives for the benefit of its constituents and people living in rural and remote communities.

1.4 To encourage the increased commitment and involvement of the corporate sector and representative regional industry bodies towards the further development of national regional arts initiatives.
 

2 MARKET, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY POSITIONING

2.1 Effectively position Regional Arts Australia as the national advocacy and industry development body within state, territory and Federal constituencies and Ministries, focusing particularly upon the role of the arts as a medium for positively addressing the broader social and economic issues of concern to rural and remote communities.

2.2 Develop complementary relationships with the Australia Council and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts based on the effective joint servicing of regional areas with regard to the arts.
 

3 INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT, PROJECTS

3.1 Develop key national projects and initiatives as a means of developing and sharing industry skills and experience, extending opportunities and promoting the arts to and within rural and remote communities and key stakeholder groups.

3.2 Provide optimum opportunities for the review and development of nationally consistent and endorsed development policies for the advancement of regional arts practices, promotion and activities.
 

4 STRUCTURAL CHANGE

4.1 Achieve a whole-of-government approach to the resourcing and promotion of regional arts consistent with the overall objectives of Regional Arts Australia and its constituents and stakeholders and all other key bodies representing regional artists, artsworkers and arts programs.

4.2 Work with the Australia Council to develop an advisory process to represent the interests of regional arts in the development and implementation of policies and programs throughout the Council’s range of activities.

4.3 Develop Regional Arts Australia as a strategic partner to the Australia Council and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in the delivery and oversight of national regional arts programs and initiatives and in the formulation of Council policy.