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Country Arts SA
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History / Vision
History / Vision
Country Arts SA aims to provide dynamic leadership and innovative arts programs that enrich community culture and contribute to the growth of sustainable regional and remote communities.
Through a range of programs, including performing arts touring, visual arts touring, gallery spaces, community cultural development funding,and the management of four major regional arts centres, Country Arts SA increases access and participation in the arts for all South Australians.
Country Arts SA is a South Australian Government Statutory Authority and operates under the provisions of the South Australian Country Arts Trust Act 1992.
Responsibility for Country Arts SA is within the portfolio of the Minister for the Arts and a ministerially appointed Board of Trustees. Country Arts SA has a decentralised organisational structure with over 70% of its staff living and working across country South Australia.
Country Arts SA’s key goals are to:
- deliver a diverse program of professional arts to a broad range of regional and remote audiences;
- encourage and foster cultural and artistic growth in regional and remote communities;
- develop, operate and support arts and cultural facilities across regional South Australia; and
- maintain a creative, efficient and successful organisation that is a leader in the arts in Australia.
Country Arts SA delivers arts programs and services through:
- managing and operating performing arts centres, located in Whyalla, Port Pirie, Renmark and Mount Gambier;
- developing performing arts touring programs for the performing arts centres and for touring to other regional communities;
- developing and managing visual arts touring programs;
- managing a number of arts funding programs that support the development of regional artists and communities;
- advocating for the continuing development of the arts in country South Australia; and
- the provision of an arts information and advisory service to country South Australians.
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