As you may have heard the Minister for the Arts George Brandis has released a draft plan designed to seriously review the way arts programs, festivals, creative people collectively, receive government funding, or are able to apply for it.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandarts/draft-guidelines-of-new-arts-funding-released/6588788
Apparently it was slipped into the public domain around 6pm last night (Wed) which does kind of suggest he’s not that interested in receiving public comment – despite claims he does.
As writers, this affects you. For those of you in Tasmania it definitely affects you, given we have a vibrant arts industry, and a lot of creative individuals who live here.
So please consider providing George with some comment – and please also circulate widely to all your creative (and not so creative) friends and colleagues, and ask them to respond.
Anne
