"As culture has become more global, local stories have become more important, but artists and creative workers are not adequately supported to thrive," the Sydney Morning Herald quotes a draft arts and culture policy for New South Wales, Australia, as saying.
"The current approach to cultural investment and support is inadequate, inefficient, and inequitably delivered."
The Herald says the policy never made it into the public version of a 10-year strategy for the state's arts, culture, and creative industries, Creative Communities, which was released last week after six months of public consultations.
The policy defines arts and culture as "new technologies in screen and digital gaming, as well as broadcasting, architecture, and design," and calls for government funding to be expanded to include new technologies in the fields of design, broadcasting, architecture, and design, the Guardian reports.
The government says the policy will inform the next 10 budgets, but some organizations, including the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, are already warning of possible funding cuts.
"We've already had to slash three of six full-time staff members," the founder of Sydney's Head On Photo Festival tells the Herald.
"It's devastating for the organization, and we've already Read the Entire Article
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