Investment to strengthen regional arts
Monday, 19 September 2011
Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu today announced a $3.58 million investment in regional arts through the Victorian Government’s new Regional Partnerships program.
Speaking at Warrnambool, Mr Baillieu said the new Regional Partnerships program was part of the Government’s commitment to the arts in regional Victoria.
"This Regional Partnerships funding will support and strengthen our network of professionally-managed regional art galleries and performing arts centres through agreements with the councils that own and operate these facilities," Mr Baillieu said.
Mr Baillieu said venues will each receive between $40,000 and $160,000 this year to support their programming and ensure they continue to offer top-quality arts experiences to locals and visitors.
The program reaches all council-owned arts venues in regional Victoria – 20 art galleries, 12 performing arts centres and seven multi-venue performing arts programs.
The new program features longer-term funding agreements to enable better planning by venues and the ability to support specific projects or activities that may be beyond the scope of standard programs.
"The arts are vital to the life and economy of regional Victoria, securing jobs, attracting tourists, stimulating local businesses and bringing people from all walks of life together," Mr Baillieu said.
"There have already been some great highlights from the regional arts sector this year including the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival that celebrated the strength of the local community after the floods and Bendigo’s The White Wedding Dress exhibition, direct from London’s famed Victoria and Albert Museum."
A list detailing the 2011-12 Regional Partnerships agreements, the first in a three-year funding program, appears in the table below.
| Regional Partnerships Agreements 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Ararat | |
| Ararat Regional Art Gallery Ararat Rural City (Performing arts program) |
$90,000 |
| Bairnsdale | |
| East Gippsland Art Gallery East Gippsland (Performing arts program, Bairnsdale) |
$40,000 $40,000 |
| Ballarat | |
| Art Gallery of Ballarat Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat |
$140,000 $70,000 |
| Bendigo | |
| Bendigo Art Gallery The Capital Bendigo |
$150,000 $140,000 |
| Benalla | |
| Benalla Art Gallery Benalla Performing Arts and Conventions Centre |
$100,000 $70,000 |
| Castlemaine | |
| Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum | $120,000 |
| Colac Otway Performing Arts and Community Centre | $70,000 |
| Geelong | |
| Geelong Gallery | $140,000 |
| Gippsland | |
| West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul Latrobe City (Performing arts program) Latrobe Regional Gallery |
$160,000 $60,000 $100,000 |
| Hamilton | |
| Hamilton Performing Arts Centre Hamilton Art Gallery |
$70,000 $110,000 |
| Horsham | |
| Horsham Regional Gallery Horsham Performing Arts Centre |
$90,000 $60,000 |
| Macedon Ranges Shire (Performing arts program) | $60,000 |
| McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park | $110,000 |
| Monash Gallery of Art | $80,000 |
| Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery | $95,000 |
| Mildura | |
| Mildura Arts Centre (gallery program) Mildura Arts Centre (performing arts program) |
$100,000 $80,000 |
| Portland Arts Centre (incl.Casterton and Heywood) | $90,000 |
| Sale | |
| Gippsland Gallery, Sale Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale |
$95,000 $90,000 |
| Shepparton | |
| Riverlinks, Shepparton Shepparton Art Gallery |
$130,000 $120,000 |
| Swan Hill | |
| Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery Swan Hill Rural City (Performing Arts Program) |
$90,000 $60,000 |
| Wangaratta | |
| Wangaratta Art Gallery Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre |
$60,000 $110,000 |
| Warrnambool | |
| Warrnambool Art Gallery Warrnambool Entertainment Centre |
$100,000 $80,000 |
| Wodonga | |
| ArtSpace Wodonga Wodonga City (Performing arts program) |
$50,000 $50,000 |
| Yarra Ranges Shire (Performing arts program) | $50,000 |
