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Agenda - Ordinary Meeting 22 November 2012 - CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Attachment 3
Strategy
14. Exhibition of
temporary sculpture -
outdoor, summer
15. Pop up galleries and
exhibition spaces
16. Establishment of a
process of selecting high
design utilitarian objects
into council street
furniture and other items
in highly visible locations
17. Establish maintenance
protocol and budget for
existing Council owned or
located sculpture
18. 1.Functional
specifications focusing on
activities to happen in
any expanded facilities
for the Regional Gallery
eg digital arts studio,
outdoor exhibition space,
etc.
18.2 Fundraising strategy,
identifying public and
private sources of funds
and other resources.
19. Arts projects
associated with
community celebrations
Council
Role
Provider
Facilitator
Provider
Advocate
Provider
Provider
Provider
Comments/examples
Sculpture by the Sea is now available for hosting by
regions. This event was the one most suggested by the
community as a model. It may allow opportunities for
local artists to show as well.
Renew Newcastle is well known nationally. Its vision is:
“City revitalization through creative use of empty
space”. This short-term use for empty space is found in
Melbourne and Sydney and internationally.
As above
Assessment of condition of existing sculptures will be
required.
The Coffs Harbour CBD Master Plan will identify
potential locations for this type of facility.
There is a wide range of possibilities for how a regional
gallery can be used. This strategy would see Council
work with the community on project specifications to
ensure the facility is “spade ready”. Questions to be
addressed early include whether collocation with the
City Library is preferred.
This level of detail, with approximate costs, will allow
development of a fundraising strategy which would
likely include philanthropic, business and community
contributions as well as funds from various levels of
government.
A comparable development is Dogwood Crossing
@Miles, an arts centre housing an art gallery, IT centre,
library and social history displays.
For example: craft based - using existing skills of
nursing home residents to create exhibitions such as
The Chook Project, begun for the Black Saturday
bushfires survivors in Victoria.
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