South Australian Government launches inaugural 10 year Cultural Policy

The South Australian Government has launched the state’s first 10-year Cultural Policy, 'A Place to Create', designed to ensure all South Australians have access to arts, cultural and creative experiences across their lifetime. CreateSA (formerly Arts South Australia) will be responsible for delivering A Place to Create.

An initial investment of more than $80 million will support the delivery of the policy. The SA Government aims to support more artists and creatives to thrive and to ensure the state’s arts organisations, creative businesses and cultural institutions are robust and sustainable for the future.

Highlights include:

• More than $15 million to support the Art Gallery of South Australia to deliver world-class programs and attract new audiences including through a new Winter Art Series.

• More than $3 million to build the international profile of South Australia's arts, culture and creative industries through showcasing our creative capabilities to the world.

• More than $2.5 million to kickstart opportunities for children and young people to develop their creativity including through Adelaide Youth Orchestras, Carclew and an interactive new language rich experience for young children at the State Library of South Australia.

• $1 million to boost philanthropic opportunities and attract private investment to strengthen the sector including dollar-for-dollar matched fundraising programs for cultural organisations such as Adelaide Festival.

• More than $1 million to increase grants programs to support arts organisations and create new, original work by South Australian artists and creatives.

• More than $2.3 million into First Nations arts and culture in South Australia.

• More than $1.5 million to increase the existing programs and initiatives supporting more original local music and live music venues, through the Music Development Office.

• More than $500,000 to enliven regions with arts, culture and creativity including through programs delivered by Country Arts SA.

Priority will also be given to:

• Addressing artists and creatives working conditions including through a partnership with Creative Australia’s Creative Workplaces.

• $4 million contribution to transform the Adelaide Central School of Art into a new Creative Hub in addition to the Federal Government’s $7 million investment.

• Enshrining the importance of arts, culture and creative industries in legislation to recognise the value and contribution arts and culture makes to South Australia as promised at the election.

• A whole of government initiative, this landmark policy underscores the Malinauskas Government’s commitment to arts, culture and creativity as central to South Australians quality of life and collective identity.

In addition to the extra $80 million invested through this policy, its delivery will be supported through the SA Government’s annual investment of $149 million in the arts, cultural and creative industries through the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

To read the full copy of the policy and delivery plan go to create.sa.gov.au