The Victorian Government has invested $460,000 to implement the Making Change: A Creative Industries Strategy for the G21 Region.
Launched in 2021 and developed by a consortium of the region’s leading creative, cultural and advocacy organisations, the strategy aims to strengthen and grow local creative industries and jobs – focusing on skills development, community engagement, cultural tourism and digital access.
This funding will support our creatives to design, sculpt, write, paint and stage new works across the region in a sector that’s going from strength to strength.
It will deliver the first stage of the strategy, including a First Nations engagement plan, professional development and networking opportunities for local creatives, and a digital directory of the region’s creative hubs.
It was wonderful to host Minister for Tourism and Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos as well as our local champion Christine Couzens MP at the redeveloped Geelong Arts Centre to celebrate the announcement.
Congratulations to project partners Joel McGuinness Jennifer Cromarty Vanessa Schernickau Geelong Gallery Back to Back Theatre Ilana Russell Tim Stitz Tonya Meyrick
Read more here from James Taylor from Times News Group.
