Arts Policy

Creative Community is the Northern Territory Government's framework for arts and cultural development and provides opportunities through focused and strategic policy and investment to stimulate arts and cultural activity and support the growth of the sector.

Creative Community was developed following consultation with the Territory's arts and cultural sector and is built an three key interlinked policy directions for the growth and development of the sector and its achievements.

The Northern Territory Government also directly manages cultural facilities and institutions that:

• support the development of cultural and artistic product;
• provide for research and preservation of arts and cultural product; and
• provide opportunities for Territorians to participate in and engage with the arts.

Key Policy Directions

• Industry Development - a strong and sustainable creative community
• Community Capacity Building - strengthening communities through participation in creative activity and cultural development
• Arts and Education - Creativity in life long learning

Key Policy Principles

Creative Community is built on the following principles:

• The arts enrich and preserve the social, cultural and economic life of the Territory.
• Government is committed to fostering artistic endeavour, cultural development and
  practice and to conserving the Territory's cultural heritage.
• Cultural and artistic expression is a fundamental human right and plays an essential
  role in defining individual and community identity.
• Territorians should have access to arts opportunities regardless of income, location or ethnicity.
• The arts, culture and heritage sectors contribute significantly both directly and indirectly
  to the economy and employment opportunities for Territorians.
• Arts and culture play an important role in building strong relationships with regional
  neighbours.
• The Northern Territory Government is committed to protecting the intellectual property
  rights of Territory artists.
• Indigenous social and economic needs will be addressed through policies and
  strategies that are underpinned by self-determination.
• Arts and culture should be an integrated part of the education of all Territorians.
• Government is committed to conserving the Territory's rich cultural heritage.
• Government respects Indigenous arts and culture and will support, develop and
  maintain programs to facilitate cultural preservation, conservation and communication
  through culturally appropriate research, interpretation, presentation and repatriation
  programs.
• Recognition, research and interpretation of the Territory's cultural diversity is
  indispensable to the enrichment of Territory lifestyle and development.

Other NT Government Policies

• Building Strong Arts Business - Indigenous Arts Strategy
  
• Closing the Gap of Indigenous Disadvantage
  
• Public Art Policy
  
• Creating Darwins Future
  
• Moving Alice Ahead
  
• Community Engagement Policy - working together for a Better Territory
  
• Northern Territory Tourism Strategic Plan 2003-2007
• Northern Territory Indigenous Tourism Strategy
  
• Building a Better Territory - Economic Development Framework
  • Indigenous Economic Development Strategy
    
• Building Stronger Territory Trade - International Trade Strategy
  
• Building a Better Future for Young Territorians - Youth Policy Framework
  
• Building Healthier Communities - Framework for Health and Community Services

 

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