Arts Facilities & Cultural Places Framework (2005) - Parramatta City ...

A NEW GENERATION CENTRE (cont)The ProposalThe purpose-built spaces will serve as a highly integrated interface with the public domain, blurringthe boundaries between ‘art on the walls’ and ‘art as part of place’. The objective is to createa fresh, vibrant and innovative venue for contemporary expression, located in the heart ofParramatta and focusing on new generation media. Such a venue will:• fuse libraries, museums and art galleries into a single entity that will transform culturalinstitutions at a local level and create an environment that has the capacity to tell wholestories for visitors to the complex• provide an innovative platform where local government can communicate with its ethnicallydiverse community as together they strive towards environmental, social, cultural and economicsustainability• strengthen Parramatta’s identity as a major Australian City servicing the Western SydneyRegion which houses almost one in ten Australians• embrace the opportunities created by this new age of digital technology and its impact oncommunications, knowledge and creativity, positioning Parramatta as a global centre forinformation and a platform to provide economic growth for Parramatta through tourism andthe centre’s ongoing contribution to the vitality of the City• represent Parramatta’s Indigenous history (Civic Place is the site of the first acts of reconciliationin Australia), and culture and showcase the City’s Colonial history and significantrole in Australian history and heritage, as well as Contemporary stories• promote creativity through artistic expression, such as exhibitions that range from traditionalto contemporary and new media experimentation• connect with local community projects and organisations and encourage community conversations,adventures, learning, pleasure and expression through programming and resources• prioritise lifelong learning, forming linkages with educational institutions.The proposed high profile centre would:• enable artists to exhibit and perform in a high quality and purpose-built space• accommodate national touring exhibitions that embody experimental, progressive digitalarts technologies and creative applications; as its area of specialisation.• for exchange of ideas• generate touring exhibitions of new media• accommodate touring exhibitions from all art forms.Arts Facilities & Cultural Places Framework 43