2020-07-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE AGENDA                                                        7 JULY 2020



       Cultural Plan Key Themes                                           Highlights

                                                   Two significant Council capital infrastructure projects
                                                    have included creative design components in their
                                                    concept plans. These are the Hinterland Playground and
                                                    the Peregian Digital Hub – stage 2.
                                                   An audit of Public Art in the Noosa region was undertaken
                                                    and priority repair works completed on key artworks.
                                                   Initial discussions undertaken within Council and with
                                                    Creative Alliance on a regional booking system for
                 Public Art                         performing arts spaces, to improve awareness of publicly
                                                    accessible small spaces for performance, rehearsals and
                                                    exhibitions. Discussions to continue in 2020.
                                                   Environmental values and issues were explored through a
                                                    variety of creative platforms:
                                                    o ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 – Noosa Regional
                                                         Gallery curated an exhibition for this Internationally
                                                         renowned festival; the first venue to do so outside
                                                         Victoria.
                                                    o Floating Land 2019, a biennial outdoor art and
                                                         environment program, specifically themed to highlight
                                                         the ways in which humanity leaves its mark on the
   Artist, Masao Okabe – Floating Land                   environment. This iteration was experienced by
                                                         approximately 65,000 people.
                                                    o A further 6 exhibitions in Noosa Regional Gallery’s
                                                         ongoing exhibition program that engaged with
                                                         environmental themes.
                                                    o 2019 Regional Arts Development Funding (RADF)
                                                         programs which included a theme of Art, Environment
                                                         and Sense of Place.
                                                    o Economic Development hosted the EarthTech
Floating Land opening event with travelling              program at the Peregian Digital Hub. This program
       colony and Kabi Kabi Dancers                      was a 3 day summit which invited purpose-driven
                                                         young people with a passion for solving the world’s
                                                         most pressing environmental and social issues to
                                                         participate in a Global Earthtech challenge.




            Earth Tech Summit

                                                   Over 2000 people attended one of 94 Library outreach
         People and Participation                   programs and over 65,000 people engaged in arts and
                                                    cultural activities through the Gallery’s Floating Land 2019
     Individually and collectively, our             exhibition
   community will experience the many              Libraries and Galleries delivered programs at a variety of
 benefits of a culturally rich and creatively       local festivals including Cooroy Fusion Festival (over
              engaged society                       10,000 people), Noosa Show and Booin Gari.
                                                   Floating Land 2019 presented 21 projects and 38
                                                    associated events outside non-traditional venues, with
                                                    several community collaboration activities that included
                                                    First Nations’ artists.



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