AICV Response: Australian Sex Party

Arts Priorities Response: Napthine Government

AICV Response: Victorian Greens

AICV Response: Victorian Labor

Victoria’s arts industry is a key strength of the state’s culture, economy and liveability.

Successive governments have invested in the arts through the creation and operation of flagship institutions; through comprehensive policy frameworks in portfolio areas such as arts, education, health, regional development and innovation; as well as through the development and support of independent artists, arts organisations, audiences and artistic endeavour.

An arts strategy for a state of the arts is the only way to ensure that public investment in the arts will yield the very best outcomes for all Victorians. Stronger coordination between government and industry is required in order to progress and nurture this important arts ecology.

The industry calls upon the Victorian Government to secure the state of the arts in Victoria through the following four strategies: LEAD, INVEST, EMPOWER and BROKER. Download the 4 page document here.

AICV - Members' Meeting March 2014 Outcomes

The March Members’ meeting included:

• AICV – Council update. Update on recent work and meetings.
•  National update – current arts policy issues: ArtsPeak National, Australia Council Strategic Plan, National Local Government Forum, and the national digital platform.
• Special guest speaker Joel Murray, The Australian Sex Party.  Joel provided a brief overview of the party’s arts policies.
• 2014 Victorian State Election – arts priorities consultation continued. As Victoria heads towards an election in November, the Arts Industry Council is talking to members regarding needs and priorities for the sector. We will be using feedback from our consultations with members to inform our policy direction and shape our advocacy to all parties over the coming months.

AICV - Members' Meeting May 2013 Outcomes

The AICV May Members Meeting was held at Melbourne Museum, and attended by around 20 AICV members. The agenda included three key discussions: feedback on the Arts Victoria Organisations Investment Program; the proposed Victorian Arts and Culture Strategy; and the impact of the recent state budget on the arts in Victoria. A letter was written on behalf of the members to Arts Victoria, with feedback from the meeting.

Arts Victoria Organisational Funding Review - AICV Discussion Paper Response

AICV facilitated a meeting 8 June 2012 with members and key stakeholders to inform the AICV’s Discussion Paper Response. While each respective organisation planned to develop its own response to the Discussion Paper, there were four commonalities that the meeting recognised:

1. The meeting was unanimous in its support of the development of a State Arts Policy, providing governance to Arts Victoria’s programs including the Organisations Funding Program.
2. The meeting noted that the Organisations Funding Program is significantly underfunded, with the success of the Review reliant on an appropriate level of investment by government.
3. The meeting was concerned that the models proposed in the Discussion Paper were too reductive and could therefore limit the opportunity for applicants to demonstrate innovation, new models, cross-sectorial approaches and collaboration. The meeting believed that applicants could potentially meet several of the criteria in each of the proposed models, so a less rigid, more flexible set of criteria is preferred.
4. The meeting reaffirmed that the sector welcomed change and the undertaking of the Review. The AICV’s final submission reflected and elaborated on these main points as well as providing commentary on other points raised in the Paper.