Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy 2021
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy 2021 outlines a vision, purpose, key outcomes, and success criteria that can be used by Invercargill City to further develop activity plans. It maps Invercargill’s current arts, culture and heritage plans and provision, and reflects the shared aspirations of key local stakeholders.
Longer term it will also provide the basis for future engagement with a wider range of regional partners. Primarily a tool for local and regional decision making, this strategy will form the foundation of a wider regional approach to arts, culture and heritage. It will be used to stimulate thinking and action, guide planning and decision making, build a sense of collective focus and prioritisation.
In particular it can:
- Validate and test project ideas and direction
- Support external funding applications
- Set annual business plans
- Contribute to Council Long Term Plans
- Inform Council decisions
- Inform strategies in sector institutions and groups
- Shape outreach projects (ie: exhibitions)
- Help the community find and feel ownership of their arts, culture and heritage
- Start conversations in the arts, culture and heritage sector
