1. Victorian cultural policy: a brief over-view

2. Ben Eltham Centre for Policy Development; Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney

3. Arts Centre

4. Watching TV

5. Watching TV is still Victorians’ most common cultural activity. In 2006: 87 per cent of Australians watched or listened to TV daily we watched an average of just under 3 hours a day each (Source: ABS) TV stats

6. Attendance at cultural events, Victoria 2005-06 (ABS)

7. Queue for cinema

8. Hamer Hall 9% cultural attendance; $128 million redevelopment

9. 24% of cultural attendance; $2.2 million since 2007 Oh Mercy

10. Policy Framework

11. Stated policy goals Arts for all Victorians: a culture of participation (social development goal) On the threshold: an economy based on innovation (economic development goal) Creative place: a dynamic arts sector (cultural development goal)

12. 2009-10 cultural expenditure*: $454.5 million Source: 2010 DPC Annual Report; 2010 DIIRD Annual Report * includes Film Victoria

13. Where do the grant dollars go? Source: 2009 DPC Annual Report 2010 Budget Papers

14. The big cultural institutions: National Gallery of Victoria Australian Centre for the Moving Image Museum Victoria Melbourne Recital Centre Geelong Performing Arts Centre State Library The Arts Centre Public Record Office Film Victoria now lives over in DIIRD

15. Less than 1% of Arts Victoria’s budget goes to grants to artists to make work

16. Cultural employment in Victoria, 2006 Cultural employment in Victoria

17. Culture is bigger than the arts: design

18. Cultural policy is bigger than the arts: screen

19. Cultural policy is bigger than the arts: liquor licensing

20. Cultural policy is bigger than the arts: the internet

21. Policy challenges Addressing culture in the wider sense, not just capital-A “arts” Technology is changing culture Whole-of-government approach Regulation as well as funding Starving artists or iconic institutions?

22. More Than Luck

23. Ben Eltham 0422 987 538 ben.eltham@gmail.com