Presentation Topic: Cultural Advocacy groups and support

ABSTRACT:

'Do we need an industry development/strategic plan? Issues facing art centres and the wider Aboriginal arts industry - challenges and opportunities'. It's a massive topic but worth attempting. It would be interesting to organise some form of forum/debate to look at some of the issues because they involves funding bodies, regional resource bodies, people on the ground, training providers, artists etc. It would be great to workshop/debate some of the issues that influence policy (or the absence of it) and strategic action with representatives of different stakeholders. There are lots of things that impact on the industry and there have been many changes in the last few years, plus ongoing changes in IT, marketing, communications etc. Meanwhile there are many of the same old problems.