2018-05-08 S&O Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Draft Noosa Cultural Plan

     InNoosa
    Noosaan
          Shireincreasingly
                 Council
                Shire Council
     interconnected world it is
     important to be cognisant                                     Global Context
     of the issues impacting
     Noosa’s arts,culture and
     heritage: from global,
     national and state
     influences                                                Technology

                                                               •   Rapid development of technology changing
                                                                   approach to many facets of cultural sectors

From outside the Noosa region, a range of factors and          •   Persistent skills’ gap in people being able to fully
trends have the potential to impact on the cultural                utilise emerging tools.
sector locally: some present as challenges, others as
opportunities and some can offer both.                         •   Communities of interest engaging virtually. An
                                                                   artist may feel isolated locally in their specialty
Policy and Funding                                                 field however can engage with similar artists
                                                                   internationally to share and learn.
•    Lack of current arts-specific policy at a federal or
     state level resulting in a need to align with other       Economy
     policies or develop stand-alone local policies.
                                                               •   Changing nature of cultural tourism with “baby
•    Stagnation and reduction in government and                    boomer” retirement sector looking to travel for
     corporate funding for the arts, particularly for              niche cultural interests.
     individual artists or small initiatives, with funding
     focussed on economic outcomes such as major               •   Growth of home based businesses, particularly in
     events.                                                       studio based cultural sector or digitally engaged
                                                                   arts practices.
•    Changing models of resourcing such as
     crowdfunding, cultural philanthropic funds and            •   Explosion in availability of cheap imported products
     micro-loans.                                                  competing with locally produced original works of
                                                                   art and craft.
•    Need to measure and demonstrate outcomes and
     value across differing facets (cultural, social and       Community
     economic), which has been particularly difficult in
     areas like arts and heritage where data has been          •   Ongoing concern over the lack of genuine
     difficult to collect accurately and has often failed to       recognition and inclusion of indigenous arts and
     tell a convincing story.                                      heritage.

Participation                                                  •   Precinct focussed hub development and urban
                                                                   renewal with distinct community identities
•    People’s increasing desire to engage with and
     participate in the arts but not necessarily through       •   The co-location of public infrastructure with like-
     traditional means such as attending a gallery or              minded facilities eg galleries/museums, galleries/
     joining a creative group.                                     libraries, or with commercial infrastructure to off-set
                                                                   costs such as retail, hospitality, accommodation.
•    Changing nature of volunteerism seeing an
     increase in short-term project or specific skill-based    •   People seeking to find a sense of identity and
     volunteerism.                                                 belonging in an increasingly complex world.

•    Fragile viability of community organisations,             •   Growing understanding of the important role
     particularly impacted by funding changes, and                 creativity and arts practice can play in education,
     administrative complexity.                                    health and wellbeing.

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