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A JOURNEY OF CREATIVITY & CULTURE 2 CORE PRINCIPLES 3 OUTCOME AREAS & ASSOCIATED PLATFORMS 6

A Journey of Creativity and Culture

Creative City is Brisbane City Councils cultural strategy for 2003 2008.
Council believes that culture can be broadly defined as the full range of practices through which we give meaning to our lives and through which our community expresses its identity. Since 1997, the cultural statement Creative Brisbane has directed Councils development of cultural services in Brisbane. Many of the strategies from that document have been successfully implemented, including the development of major infrastructure such as the Brisbane Powerhouse and Queen Street Mall. Inspiring a creative Brisbane is a key theme in Councils Living In Brisbane 2010 vision and Creative City introduces the next stage in the integration of creativity and culture across Council programs. It includes strategies and actions to enliven the city, facilitate creative thinking, foster social inclusion, build the economy and strengthen local identity. Creativity is essential in a rapidly changing world. Creativity facilitates new ways of thinking and new ways of solving problems not only in the arts and cultural fields but in urban development and renewal, in ensuring ecological balance and sustainability, and in the creation of wealth and social cohesion. Creativity requires the ability to think through problems afresh, to discover common threads amongst seemingly disparate influences, to be willing to experiment, to rewrite rules, to visualise new futures and to have the courage to act upon those visions. Maximising a citys creative potential requires certain conditions the presence of ambition, will, resources, energy and leadership. Successful modern cities are open-minded, flexible, ambitious and able to harness the talent of their regions and beyond. They have the ability to foster strong cultural identity, to develop local, regional and international partnerships and to invest in a dynamic cultural life. The challenge for Brisbane is to shape its own creative approach and move beyond established practices to new ways of thinking that will enrich the life of the city.

BRISBANE'S PEOPLE

THE BRISBANE EXPERIENCE

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BRISBANE STYLE

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THE BRISBANE WAY

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Core Principles
In consultation with the community, Council has developed the following principles to foster Brisbanes creativity.
EMBRACING HISTORY The heritage of Brisbanes many cultural groups is essential to developing the citys distinctiveness and sense of identity. Particularly important is the recognition of and respect for Indigenous peoples prior ownership of and continuing association with the land. B U I L D I N G C U LT U R A L C A P I TA L Culture is important for our social, economic and spiritual wellbeing. It can enable us to understand and respond to contemporary experience and help shape our values and beliefs. Council is committed to making sure everyone in Brisbane has opportunities to take part in and shape the citys cultural life. ENSURING ACCESS AND EQUITY Council is committed to providing diverse, accessible cultural facilities and activities across Brisbane. Meeting the needs of young people, seniors, people with disabilities and people who speak a first language other than English is a priority. E N C O U R A G I N G I N N O VAT I O N The knowledge economy and development of new technologies, products and experiences require innovation from all sectors - government, business, education, services, science and the arts. Exploring the richness of local culture will encourage the development of products that are unique to Brisbane and therefore have a competitive market advantage. I N V E S T I N G I N C U LT U R E Arts, culture and creative industries are among the fastest growing sectors of the international economy. Council recognises, however, that not all cultural and creative activities are likely to achieve economic viability, and therefore, if truly valued, will require ongoing subsidy. Funding bodies such as Council must therefore make balanced judgements about the level of subsidy a community can realistically provide and what activities should attract that investment. PROVIDING LEADERSHIP Creative Citys aims can only be achieved through shared vision and strong public and private partnerships between a dynamic and committed Council and the State and Federal Governments, the private sector and creative practitioners of all kinds - innovative thinkers and risk takers interested in contributing to the quality of life of the city. Councils task is to provide leadership and to nurture a creative environment that attracts and supports creative people and organisations.

Arts, culture and creative industries are among the fastest growing sectors of the international economy.

Outcome Areas and Associated Platforms

Creative Citys Outcome Areas are the result of extensive community consultation and reflection on Brisbanes character and the aspirations of its people. The Platforms outline project ideas inspired by that consultation and reflection.

Outcome area 1:
BRISBANES PEOPLE Platform 1: Vibrant neighbourhoods Platform 2: A city of opportunity

Outcome area 2:
THE BRISBANE EXPERIENCE Platform 3: Celebrating diversity Platform 4: Valuing our heritage and environment

Outcome area 3:
BRISBANE STYLE Platform 5: The arts and creative industries Platform 6: The connected city

Outcome area 4:
T H E B R I S B A N E WAY Platform 7: Culture of innovation and risk taking Platform 8: Investing in people and building capacity

Outcome Area 1:

Brisbanes People
Like most cities, Brisbane is made up of a patchwork of diverse neighbourhoods and overlapping communities of interest. It has a major advantage in having one Council for the entire metropolitan area which is able to provide a range of accessible programs across the city.
Councils support for cultural life facilitates creative activities both in the city centre and in the suburbs. Along with its majority AngloCeltic and European population, Brisbane is home to people from an increasingly wide range of cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from South East Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. There are great opportunities to draw on Brisbanes cultural mix by encouraging arts, social heritage and environmental projects that cultivate and celebrate a truly diverse and open city. The Artforce program has seen traffic signal boxes across the city transformed by local artists into colourful and lively canvases for imaginative expression. C O U N C I L S L I B R A R I E S An extensive range of creative programs is linked to libraries including touring exhibitions and multicultural programs, Storytime, PyjamaRama, book clubs, the Childrens Touring Library Series, and cultural development projects such as Zoom-Zoom Zillmere. C U LT U R A L G R A N T S P R O G R A M S Cultural grants support culturally diverse festivals and projects such as the Buddha Light Festival, Darras Vietnamese New Moon Festival, NAIDOC Week and the Zillmere Multicultural Festival. COMMUNITY ART AND HISTORY PROJECTS Suburban Centre Improvement Projects (SCIPs) involve collaborations between artists, communities and design teams to create distinctive local places. Brisbane Stories captures the tales of the city and its diverse heritage including the Chinese Connections project. The Scattered People poetry and music project has involved collaborations between refugee communities, local artists and Council, leading to the release of a website and an award-winning, internationally distributed CD recording.

Achievements and current activity

C U LT U R A L P R O G R A M S The City Entertainment Program produces events across the city, such as the StylinUp music event in Inala which provides skills development and training for young people and Indigenous performers.

Brisbane is home to people from an increasingly wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Vibrant Neighbourhoods Future Direction

People and communities with a strong sense of cultural identity and the skills to express themselves and interpret their experience are better able to manage and shape their city.
Vibrant Neighbourhoods will build on popular culture and peoples creativity, focusing on homes, streets and local neighbourhoods. Programs will reflect Councils expansion of its community-based cultural services, with projects accessible to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds, including: community involvement in the Museum of Brisbane local festivals and events grants to the community to undertake their own creative initiatives creative programs in libraries. Council will also seek to develop accessible suburban cultural facilities including multi-purpose sport, recreation and cultural centres in parks, rented commercial or retail premises or through partnerships with operators of regional shopping centres. Ways of extending the use of facilities such as Inala Community Art Gallery & Cultural Centre, local halls and libraries will also be investigated.

Platform 1:

Project Ideas
C r e a t i v e C o m m u n i t i e s A program to help local artists identify communities cultural and creative strengths and facilitate local events and projects in Brisbane neighbourhoods. Brisbane Outer Fringe Festival (BOFF) A festival that will support cultural activity across Brisbanes outer suburbs (currently Algester, Carina, Keperra and Jindalee). Yo u S h o u l d B e H e r e In partnership with Brisbane businesses, a local film and photography competition in which residents are invited to create images expressing why they love living in their suburb. O u r S t r e e t O u r L i f e A program based in libraries in which professionals such as architects, interior designers and artists work with residents and community groups to: generate design ideas for domestic structures and spaces such as homes and gardens explore ideas for public spaces such as their own streets that will reflect the Brisbane lifestyle. Active and Healthy Parks Support for the development of sport and leisure precincts as lively community places that include public art, cultural activities, landscaping and lifestyle activities. C r e a t i v e L i b r a r i e s Extension of the cultural and creative initiatives linked to Brisbanes libraries.

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Vibrant Neighbourhoods will build on popular culture and peoples creativity, focusing on homes, streets and local neighbourhoods.

Platform Indicator:
R E A C H O F C R E AT I V E A C T I V I T Y A C R O S S B R I S B A N E C I T Y.

Platform 2:

A City of Opportunity
Future Direction
A City of Opportunity will ensure that people of all ages across the metropolitan area can participate in cultural and creative activities.
It will also attempt to balance these opportunities for local community participation with the need to concentrate peak activity in defined cultural precincts or hubs. Brisbane already has several identifiable precincts which support a diversity of cultural infrastructure and activity including South Bank, Fortitude Valley and New Farm. Events at the Brisbane Powerhouse such as the Sacred Music Festival and the biennial Ideas at the Powerhouse festival demonstrate that cultural precincts can, with an adventurous and wideranging program, attract a large cross-section of the community. Council will investigate how such programming can be applied to extend the reach and diversity of contemporary art and culture into the mainstream of Brisbanes community and cultural life.

Project Ideas
CITY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Brisbanes Creative Strategy for Young People, including: Young Brisbane Soundz A media program that enables young people to access facilities, learn new skills and generate creative work in a range of arts and media formats. It will provide a platform for young people to inform and shape Councils civic and creative programs. Visible Ink Festival An extension of this festival to become a city-wide program of events and voice for young people. Out of the Box Festival Further development of this festival in partnership with Queensland Performing Arts Centre to include citywide activities and events throughout the year. It will also include strategies to enhance the child-friendly nature of the city. LIFESTYLE: Keep Moving Opportunities for cultural activity that enhances the experience of using public transport in the city and expresses Brisbanes diversity through storytelling, performing and the visual arts. Food Culture A program that focuses on food to be incorporated into some Creative Library events and local festivals.

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Platform Indicator:
RANGE OF SOCIAL GROUPS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH COUNCILS GRANT PROGRAMS.

Outcome Area 2:

The Brisbane Experience

Brisbane residents have a strong sense of what is unique about the city and Councils resident survey shows a very high level of satisfaction and identification with the citys diverse cultural activity.
Internationally, Brisbane has successfully positioned itself as a centre for creative activity in the AsiaPacific Region. Its subtropical climate and open, friendly atmosphere, combined with the creativity of the local artists and the large number of outdoor festivals and events, help make the city an ideal national and international cultural tourist destination. citys food culture. Council will continue to work with property developers, retail business and restaurateurs to help them take advantage of Brisbanes climate and promote the citys built environment and open air lifestyle - its verandas, vibrant colour and open spaces.

Achievements and Current Activity

Major Festivals and Events Riverfestival and its associated events including the Riversymposium have developed a national profile that promotes the citys major environmental assets and lifestyle. The Asia Pacific Cities Summit was hosted in Brisbane in 1999 and 2003, attracting representatives from over twenty countries. Environmental Events The biennial Mountains to Mangroves Festival focuses on Brisbanes north, celebrating the environment and cultural value of the 32km bushland corridor from Camp Mountain State Forest to the Boondall Wetlands. Heritage Events The Nudgee Waterholes (Nar-dha) is a significant meeting place and ceremonial site for Indigenous people. Council has helped to develop extensive cultural and environmental infrastructure and programs around the site. Brisbanes Living Heritage Network brings together organisations that manage and interpret historic places and heritage collections.

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The popularity of alfresco dining and increasing interest in inventive cuisine has changed the citys food culture.

Opportunity exists to build winter tourist visitation from other Australian cities. For example, the coordinated marketing of Brisbanes major festivals and events could become a major drawcard for increasing visitor numbers. In celebration of Brisbanes Indigenous cultures, Council is working in collaboration with Brisbanes Indigenous communities to expand their creative and cultural activities in the city and to explore ways of generating greater social and economic outcomes for Indigenous people. The popularity of alfresco dining and increasing interest in inventive cuisine has changed the

Platform 3:

Celebrating Diversity Future Direction

Brisbane is home to a wide variety of interesting and creative cultural events such as the Brisbane Festival, Riverfestival, the AsiaPacific Triennial and the Queensland Biennial Festival of Music, as well as smaller, but well-established, community events such as the Vietnamese New Moon Festival and Two High Festival.

Platform Indicator:
RESIDENTS AWARENESS, PARTICIPATION AND SATISFACTION WITH COUNCILS CULTURAL PROGRAM.

Project Ideas
We are the people of Brisbane Engagement of Brisbane artists and designers to create iconic signs and artworks that signify and reinforce Brisbanes openness and diversity, with installations at airports, interstate rail and bus terminals, alongside main interstate highways and in local precincts. THINKING GLOBAL Innovative Festival Calendar Implementation of a festivals master plan to ensure the effective delivery and marketing of the citys iconic and niche festivals. ACTING LOCAL Indigenous Cultural Development Working with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to implement an Indigenous arts and cultural strategy for the city. Creative Democracy A program involving residents from different cultural backgrounds and generations in developing creative projects that respond to local community issues. Ideas at the Powerhouse Continued support for the Ideas at the Powerhouse Festival, with special emphasis on city governance, culturally sustainable development and urban creativity.

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Large and small events alike provide opportunities to celebrate our talents and foster new ways of being creative. Events such as the RiverSymposium and Ideas at the Powerhouse present opportunities to build understanding of contemporary issues relevant to the citys future and to position Brisbane as an important Pacific Rim centre. There is particular potential for cultural groups such as the Indigenous communities and multicultural communities to become more visible in the citys cultural and civic events. Issues such as reconciliation with Indigenous people and the difficult situation faced by refugees on temporary protection visas are currently causing division in the community. How those matters are resolved will be central to the evolution of Brisbanes collective cultural identity. Creative City places significant emphasis on progressing reconciliation and building cross-cultural understanding.

Creative City places significant emphasis on progressing reconciliation and building cross-cultural understanding.

Platform 4 :
Brisbanes subtropical climate the glowing, sunny winters and the steamy summers with their tropical storms - is fundamental to the feel of the city. The citys high level of ecological diversity is another major contributor to the Brisbane experience.
Culture can play a role in helping to develop a more profound awareness of the citys ecological character and the need to sustain it. Water, light and shade, subtropical plants, foods and the citys geographic character are all potential foundations for interesting projects exploring the connections between artistic and cultural life and the natural environment. Council is committed to ensuring that Brisbane values its environment and its rich history. The Museum of Brisbane will emphasise the ways that Brisbanes cultural and historical identity contributes to the contemporary experience of urban life.

Valuing our heritage and environment

Platform Indicator:
LEVEL OF ECOLOGICAL AWA R E N E S S A N D R E S I D E N T S S U P P O R T F O R S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T.

Future Direction

Project Ideas
ART AND ENVIRONMENT New Ways of Seeing Six-month residencies for artists to work with Council and external partners, such as the CSIRO, to promote important urban policy issues such as environmental sustainability, using a wide range of creative media. Reflected-Refracted-Illuminated Commissioning of permanent and temporary public artworks that play off the quality of Brisbanes sunlight, evening light and river reflections. Projection and lighting events will highlight the city at night as part of a Central Business District lighting strategy. Celebrating Water Commissioning of public art that celebrates the role of water in our lives and highlights the changing seasons. Greenways Markers A series of artworks at entrances of cycle and walking trails in Brisbanes green corridors.

HISTORY As It Was and How It Is Working with the Indigenous communities to develop Indigenous history projects, adopting an approach similar to the blending of cultural and environmental agendas on the Nudgee Waterholes project. These projects will aim to protect significant sites for future generations and provide interpretative material to help nonIndigenous people understand Indigenous culture. Brisbane Registers Documenting of places of social and cultural meaning to Brisbanes people such as public art, churches, character housing, awnings, trees and significant recreational spaces to ensure effective cultural heritage planning. Promoting the citys history and contemporary culture A strategic partnership with the Maritime Museum to facilitate projects that enhance visitor attraction and education. Story Hall A program of exhibitions in the City Hall foyer that celebrates our social history and local people.

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Outcome Area 3:

Brisbane Style
Brisbanes community is growing in confidence, with a strong sense of its collective identity and shared values. A distinctive Brisbane Style is emerging in everything, from the programming of cultural festivals and events to architecture.
Central to the Brisbane Style is an approach to design and other creative activities such as music, fashion and the visual arts that reflect the citys subtropical character. Council will take a lead in demonstrating and supporting innovation and creativity, in setting standards for high quality design and in encouraging culturally adventurous projects. The Creative Industries Strategy has identified a number of industry-clusters such as film & TV, multimedia, industrial design, jewellery and fiction writing which Council will support through the implementation of business strategies. The REV [Real Electronic and Virtual] music project and festival, a partnership between Brisbane Powerhouse and QUT Creative Industries, has brought together science, the music community and the education sector. COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING One Book One Brisbane is a bookclub for the whole city. Residents vote for their favourite book by an Australian author and the winning book is promoted through a city-wide reading campaign. Councils Visible Ink youth website provides a digital feedback mechanism for young people to exchange information. It regularly features cultural activities such as aspects of the Straight Out of Brisbane Festival.

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Achievements and current activity

A R C H I T E C T U R E , V I S U A L A R T, MUSIC AND DESIGN The Queen Street Mall has been refurbished to high architectural and urban design standards, providing opportunities for showcasing local arts and culture.

Central to the Brisbane Style is an approach to design and other creative activities such as music, fashion and the visual arts that reflect the citys subtropical character.

Platform 5 :

The Arts and Creative Industries

Future Direction
Creative industries range from fashion, crafts, interior and landscape design to multimedia, writing and music. These industries have a central role to play in the evolution of Brisbanes urban identity and lifestyle.
Brisbane is a strong centre for the arts and creative industries within the South-East Queensland region and Council is committed to retaining and developing the citys creative talent. Council will continue to provide support for the writers, performers, musicians, visual and multimedia artists who create the stories that shape the way people feel about the city. Council is coordinating research into potential creative industry sectors in Brisbane to inform future development. Partnerships have been established with the Queensland Governments Department of State Development, the University of Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology to further develop strategies for supporting the growth of local creative industries.

Project Ideas
IMAGINING BRISBANE Museum of Brisbane Combining social history and the creative arts to deliver an imaginative city wide exhibition program. From its opening in 2003, the Museum will work with Brisbanes diverse communities to tell their stories. Capturing Brisbane Style An annual award/ fellowship for Brisbane writers, photographers, filmmakers and painters for works that capture the essence of the city. C R E AT I V E I N D U S T R Y I N I T I AT I V E S Looking Cool Support for Brisbanes fashion industry and emerging designers to create clothes that reflect the Brisbane Style and subtropical living through: Subtropical Fashion Awards in association with the Retail Association of Queensland the development of a fashion-design cluster and precinct, concentrating related design, manufacturing and marketing businesses. Creative Entrepreneurs A new program in which residents from marginalised communities work with local businesses and creative industry groups to develop creative processes and products with commercial outcomes. Centre for Subtropical Design A centre to spearhead the development of appropriate design for Brisbanes subtropical environment and sustainable energy supply systems.

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Platform Indicator:
GROWTH OF BRISBANES ARTS A N D C R E AT I V E I N D U S T R I E S .

Platform 6 :

The Connected City Future Direction

Connectedness is becoming increasingly important globally as well as locally in the physical world as well as in the virtual world. Good communication will ensure people know what is planned and what is happening.
This applies not only to public cultural activities such as festivals and events, but also in more general terms to the information flow between Council and its government and private sector partners. A connected city will promote participation in creative activities by all residents, regardless of their geographic location. Therefore the integration of public transport, event and venue siting will become important considerations for cultural, urban and transport planners. In addition to the coordination of public infrastructure, many of the project ideas in Connected City focus on the digital economy and multimedia as areas that have considerable potential to expand networking across Brisbane. For example, broadband presents opportunities for presenting real-time global events on the Council website. However, not everyone has personal access to computers or feels comfortable accessing digital information. Hence Council has maintained a high level of information dissemination through print material, especially via its libraries.

Platform Indicator:
NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION.

Project Ideas
Envisage Brisbane An invitation to a local/national/international creator-in-residence to bring an international perspective to Brisbane for a year. With studio and exhibition support, the artist will produce a body of work about the city and run master classes and workshops. brisbane_style.com An interactive web page for creative industries on ourbrisbane.com that features Brisbane products and provides a portal for networking across the industry. brisbane_sound.com A web page that features Brisbanes musicians and sound artists, including online audio and a booking system for local groups. Out and About Development of the existing and a new series of digital info-kiosks with touch-screens, to be placed in public spaces around the city, providing: multi-lingual community and tourist information features on local history, culture and events streaming of digital artwork by local artists and students. Strength in Numbers Continuing support for the development of creative industry precincts and creative industry clustering opportunities. Potential partnerships with other local councils in the region will be investigated to maximise opportunities for SouthEast Queenslands creative and cultural industries. Critical Massing Working with the universities to host creative industry forums that build the capacity of local industries.

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A Connected city will promote participation in creative activities by all residents, regardless of their geographic location.

Outcome Area 4:

The Brisbane Way

Creative City aims to influence Brisbanes social, environmental and economic planning, and to unlock the creativity of one of the fastest growing, can do cities in Australia.
Over the last few years Council has made a significant investment in flagship cultural facilities and infrastructure. Through its grants program it has supported communities to find cultural expression. These investments need to be further developed in a strategic way to ensure they support Councils Creative City priorities, as well as responding to identified community needs. Council has created Brisbane City Marketing, bringing together Brisbane Marketing, and the Valley and City Malls marketing agencies. This new entity has been responsible for the development of the new Brisbane its happening brand which has led to significant advances in tourism and marketing partnerships. The development of a creative city relies on strategic partnerships between government, community and the private sector. Council and the State Government are working together to ensure city and state policies do not duplicate or work against each other, especially in support services such as business development, networking and marketing.

Achievements and current activity

FA C I L I T I E S A N D P R O G R A M S The Brisbane Powerhouse with its distinctive architecture and innovative programming has provided Brisbane with a new cultural hub which has become an icon for the city. The building won the Queensland 2003 Architecture Award and its programs such as Worldbeat are prominent in the citys cultural life. FUNDING AND GRANTS Significant increase to funding for Councils Local Festival & Cultural Grants has encouraged festivals and cultural projects in suburban centres, including the Moorooka Street Festival and the Wynnum Jazz Festival. P O L I C I E S A N D S T R AT E G I E S Film Friendly SEQ a joint strategy between the South-East Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils and the Pacific Film & Television Corporation has been developed for streamlining permit processes to make it easier to attract film production to the region. The Brisbane City Plan land use plan recognises the importance of cultural precincts and includes measures to strengthen Fortitude Valleys role as a commercial, cultural and employment centre.

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Platform 7:

Culture of Innovation and Risk Taking

Future Direction
Councils aim of developing a growing and sustainable creative climate depends on nurturing innovative thinking and encouraging managed risk taking. Council will become known locally, nationally and internationally as an organisation that champions imaginative ideas.
Council will promote retention of live music venues and affordable artist studios in Fortitude Valley. Given the high concentration of creative industry practitioners, organisations, retail outlets and music venues in these areas, Council will work to ensure that any redevelopment supports and enhances these industries. Council administration architectural projects. centre and other Design and Creativity Research into a new mechanism to fund creative thinking, cultural initiatives, exemplary subtropical design and public art which promotes the Brisbane Style in the built environment. POLICY DEVELOPMENT Creative City Map Mapping and promotion of Brisbanes cultural tourism sites including interesting locations which often remain hidden. Public Art Policy A new public art policy and commissioning approach that will ensure highquality outcomes that reflect the Brisbane Style and increase the number of temporary public-art projects in the city. CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS City Thinkers In partnership with the Brisbane Institute, the development of a program of master classes and forums for national or international thinkers to discuss creative options for the citys future. Shapin Brisvegas A summit where young people talk to civic leaders about their ideas and issues on public space planning and design.

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Councils aim of developing a growing and sustainable creative climate depends on nurturing innovative thinking and encouraging managed risk taking.

Platform Indicator:
VARIETY OF FUNDING PROGRAMS TO THE CULTURAL SECTOR.

Project Ideas
EXEMPLARY DESIGN STANDARDS Leading by Example Encouragement of artists and architects to work collaboratively to deliver exemplary urban designs for the new

Platform 8 :
Creativity requires a culture of innovation, systems of support and recognition for achievement.
The Brisbane Way outcome area focuses on nurturing, supporting and rewarding peoples creativity. It includes training, as well as opportunities to develop greater understanding of communities and their cultural identity.

Investing in People and Building Capacity

Future Direction
Through a series of internal partnerships, Council already manages significant cultural infrastructure such as the Brisbane Powerhouse and City Hall, as well as public spaces such as malls and parklands. It is developing the Museum of Brisbane and Council is also building partnerships aimed at creating more local centres for creativity. Investing in people and building capacity extends beyond Council, involving new ways of working in partnership with individuals, organisations and communities to facilitate creative thinking and connections. For example, Council is exploring creative partnerships with regional shopping centres to deliver better social outcomes as well as providing local entertainment. Working in Brisbane Register A register that identifies affordable studio space for artists and creative industry companies, and research into potential rental subsidy schemes, incubation, brokering and network assistance. Great Ideas Awards A program for recognising and rewarding creativity within Council and the creative industries. Creative Industries Revolving Advance Fund A loan fund to support creative projects that have the capacity for economic return and repayment of the capital investment. C O U N C I L C A PA C I T Y City Animation Building on the success of the onestop-shop for filmmaking in Brisbane and investigating a similar initiative to manage Councils various permit requirements for festivals and events. WORKING TOGETHER Creative Advisory Panel Replacing the existing boards with a panel of cross-disciplinary appointees to advise Council on the citys creative directions and programs. CityStateCommonwealth Improving Councils partnership with Arts Queensland and the Australia Council for the Arts, to coordinate current policy on festivals and events, creative business development, cultural heritage, community cultural development and public art.

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Platform Indicator:
NUMBER AND QUALITY OF CREATIVE CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN AND EXTERNAL TO COUNCIL.

Project Ideas
INVESTING IN PEOPLE Tools for Creativity and Cultural Literacy Training opportunities for people involved in creative sector organisations to help them build their knowledge base and develop creative thinking.