Meeting papers

                                                                                                                                        Aim                             Year    Actions                                           Result
        Theme 3               Championing our creative community
                                                                                                                                  3.3   Increase opportunities for      25-30   Advance the Noosa Regional Gallery +              Noosa Council has a
                                                                                                                                        local creatives to have their           project to construction stage; incorporating      wide range of resources
                                                                                                                                        work seen and heard.                    exhibition, studio and workshop spaces            and facilities, supporting
     Supporting diverse creative practice is recognised as a way to foster innovation, build open societies and nurture                                                         together with retail and restaurant revenue       organised and impromptu
                                                                                                                                                                                streams that complement the visitor               opportunities for artists
     a sense of community identity. By encouraging a broad spectrum of creative arts practice that challenges,
                                                                                                                                                                                experience.                                       and creatives to both
     educates and questions audiences, local governments support the growth of an inclusive and innovative                                                                                                                        create and display their
     community willing to test and explore ideas and ways of doing things better. Our creative community will be                                                        25-30   Administer the Noosa Regional Gallery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  work.
                                                                                                                                                                                exhibition program to include a balance of
     acknowledged and valued for their contribution to creating a healthy, vibrant and resilient community, confident to
                                                                                                                                                                                emerging, established and touring artists.
     challenge ideas and uphold shared values.
                                                                                                                                                                        25-30   Administer The J Theatre performance
                                                                                                                                                                                program with a particular focus on high
            Aim                              Year    Actions                                       Result                                                                       quality and diverse artistic programming
                                                                                                                                                                                and the support of local performing artists
      3.1   Support artist skills and        25-30   A coordinated program to provide access       Creatives have access                                                        and arts organisations.
            professional development.                to training and professional opportunities,   to programs and
                                                                                                                                                                        26-30   Enable short-term and longer term
                                                     delivered by the sector.                      opportunities that will
                                                                                                                                                                                professional development programs in arts
                                                                                                   grow and enhance their
                                             25-30   Develop a professional development                                                                                         skills and techniques, project planning and
                                                                                                   professional capacity.
                                                     mentoring program that supports young                                                                                      delivery, arts administration, and industry
                                                     and emerging creatives.                                                                                                    networking.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Noosa Council Cultural Plan 2025 – 2030
                                             25-30   Increase opportunities for master arts                                                                             27-30   Residencies: structured with industry
                                                     practitioners to deliver professional                                                                                      mentorship, in-kind space, and outcome
                                                     development to local practitioners.                                                                                        opportunity for peer-to-peer critical sessions.

      3.2 Sustain the viability of careers   25-30   Maintain the RADF and Community               Financial support is                                                 25-30   Source and promote opportunities for
          in the arts and creative                   Grants programs and ensure funding            available to support artists                                                 creatives to be engaged in projects with
          industries by supporting                   opportunities meet sector needs.              realise their projects                                                       paid outcomes (i.e. public art commissions,
          emerging artists in the sector.                                                          and take advantage of                                                        festivals, events, civic construction, local
                                                                                                   professional development                                                     government initiatives).
                                                                                                   opportunities.
                                                                                                                                                                        27-30   Subsidise arts and non-arts venues to
                                                                                                                                                                                present dedicated multi-arts programming.

                                                                                                                                                                        27-30   Bolster an artist-led sector by investing
                                                                                                                                                                                in key arts leaders and arts workers;
                                                                                                                                                                                investing in sector-specific professional
                                                                                                                                                                                development, subsidising venue takeovers
                                                                                                                                                                                and/or leases, encouraging NFP structures
                                                                                                                                                                                so that local arts collectives can apply for
                                                                                                                                                                                state and federal funding opportunities.




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