A closer relationship with Maori and youth involvement in the arts is being proposed as part of a boost to the city's Smart Arts Strategy – the sub regional arts and culture policy guide.
Creative Tauranga hosted a forum at Tauranga Art Gallery on Wednesday night to discuss future changes to the Smart Arts Strategy.
Creative Tauranga is proposing a closer relationship with Maori artists and organisations within the city as part of a boost to the Smart Arts Strategy.
The proposed changes include giving Creative Tauranga a lead role in the strategy with three-monthly meetings to discuss developments.
The strategy wants to encourage youth participation in the arts and create closer links with other businesses around the city.
It also proposes to work with Maori artists and organisations within Tauranga.
The final key change to the strategy is to develop a public art policy. The strategy will continue to support the establishment of a Tauranga museum.
The Smart Arts Strategy was established in 2006 and was reviewed in 2008, 2010, followed by a workshop session in 2012. The strategy is being reviewed again this year and is also being followed by workshop sessions.
On Friday, September 27, two free community workshops are being held at Creative Tauranga from 11am – 2pm. The wrokshops will be run by Simon Bowden from the Arts Foundation.
Simon will address the Friends of the Gallery breakfasts at 7am before speaking about philanthropy and the arts.
The development of an arts and culture strategy is an action identified in the SmartGrowth strategy.
The strategy review will be put forward to Tauranga City Council later this month for council consideration and adoption.
5 comments
Why ?
Posted on 05-09-2013 15:13 | By Jitter
Why specifically emphasise Maori artists and organisations ? There are many other ethnic groups living and working in BOP. What about Asian, Indian and Pacifica artists and organisations or don't they matter ? Talk about a narrow, tunnel vision view.
What money is spent on all this stuff?
Posted on 05-09-2013 16:02 | By Annalist
I hate to think of the cost of running Creative this and that, the salaries, the council staff, the reports and strategies. Any councillors care to comment? As for proposals to work with youth and Maori, how surprising. Thought it might be in the existing words somewhere or other??
@Jitter
Posted on 05-09-2013 18:18 | By Sambo Returns
totally agree with you, the arrogance of the "Arts Community" in this place is unreal, a forum to justify a pay packet, as if this inane strategy was not tabled, what the hell would they do for the next 12 month, totally stupid and a waste of bloody money, can we have a realist to lead the way, and show of our Heritage and Arts, I find it difficult to understand the amount of money that is wasted on Art/Culture,that only a minimal amount of ratepayers actually like, I am not a total heathen, and comprehend the importance of art, but a realistic budget should be set, and that is all they get, you want more funding, do it with less staff.
Jitter
Posted on 05-09-2013 21:34 | By Plonker
If other ethnic groups were hinted at then they would be labeled "racists".
I was there =)
Posted on 06-09-2013 11:13 | By banksy
Hi there. I was at the forum and there was a lot more scope covered in the meeting than what has been reported. I think we all need to appreciate that what is reported in the media is not necessarily the full story. At the meeting they said that the information would be available on the City Council Website. Maybe get a hold of this, have a read and you will see a fuller picture of what is happening in regards to the arts strategy.
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