It has been called the first of its kinds for South Australia. A new cultural policy that spans 10 years and aims to support South Australia’s artists and creatives and boost the economy. And while there are some clear winners, there is one glaring omission.
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00:00Moving into a new arts era with a 10-year cultural policy for the festival state that's
00:11dancing to the tune of $80 million over four years.
00:14Nothing is more important than future creative artists feeling as though South Australia
00:19is the best place to be to practice their craft and then to celebrate it.
00:24Of the funding, $13 million is in new initiatives.
00:28Some of the big winners include $15 million for the Art Gallery of South Australia including
00:33a new winter art exhibition from next year, $2.5 million for youth arts, $2.3 for First
00:39Nations arts and culture and $1.5 million for music initiatives including live music.
00:46Investment that has been welcomed by some across the sector.
00:49Some of the detail around how things will be delivered and the funding associated we
00:53would like to see more clarity on, but it's definitely a great jumping off point.
00:58While First Nations arts and culture is a focus, the proposed First Nations Cultural
01:03Centre, Takari, doesn't rate a mention.
01:06From the Premier and the state, they need to clarify that Takari is a completely separate
01:12agenda.
01:13The Premier's previously flagged the once $200 million project could cost up to $600
01:18million to build.
01:20Originally slated for completion in April of this year, Takari remains a worksite.
01:25With no money in the new cultural policy or in last week's federal budget, the site faces
01:30ongoing uncertainty without greater investment.
01:33The Takari dream for us is still alive.
01:36A dream waiting to come to fruition.