Arts South Australia

Arts South Australia (previously Arts SA) Arts South Australia is responsible for managing the Government’s funding for the arts and cultural heritage. It does this by developing and administering policies and programs to build the arts and cultural heritage sector in South Australia, supporting the State’s Makers, Presenters and Collectors of arts organisations and administering grant programs and project funds for established and emerging independent artists. Arts South Australia operates with an annual budget of $140 million, less than one percent of the state budget, and employs 30 staff.[1] It is a division of the Department of State Development, and is overseen by the Minister for the Arts.

Ministers for The Arts have included:

Since 2015, Arts South Australia was headed by Peter Louca, former chief of staff to Minister Jack Snelling and one-time Labour Party candidate for the Federal Seat of Mayo.[9][10] Peter Louca instigated the re-branding Arts SA to Arts South Australia in 2016.[11] He was later dismissed two weeks before the first budget of the Marshall Ministry, possibly due to his long association with the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)[12], and his position of executive director abolished entirely. Previous chief executives include Alexandra Reid and Greg Mackie. Since 2010, Arts South Australia has managed Australia's oldest intact mainland theatre, The Queens Theatre.[13]

Following significant federal funding cuts experienced by several South Australian small to medium arts organisations in 2016,[14] Arts South Australia has been criticised by Arts Industry Council for South Australia for not providing enough financial support to the independent arts sector.[15][16]

In 2016 Arts South Australia established the campaign "Made In Adelaide" to export and promote South Australian artists at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[17]

After the Liberal Party came into government in 2018, the role of Arts South Australia was focused on provision of policy advice, with other administrative functions being incorporated into the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and significant aspects of the Arts South Australia portfolio being redirected to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Training and Further Education[18]. These changes have been seen as a "dismantling" of Arts South Australia[19], and were conducted without prior consultation with the arts industry[20]. During the 2018 South Australian Election, the Liberal Party policy was to develop and implement South Australia's first Arts Plan in almost 20 years[21], which has since be re-stated by Premier Steven Marshal as a promise due before the 2019 state budget, to follow "very extensive consultation with the [arts] sector"[22].

Statutory Authorities reporting to the Arts South Australia include:

As of August 2018, the following organisations were moved from Arts South Australia to the Department of Education[23][24]:

As of August 2018, the following organisations were moved from Arts South Australia to the Department of Industry and Skills[25][26]:

References

  1. ↑ The Adelaide Review
  2. ↑ Former Member of Parliament Details, Hon Mike Rann
  3. ↑ Former Member of Parliament Details, Hon John Hill
  4. ↑ Parliament of South Australia, Hon Jay Weatherill Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2016
  5. ↑ "Government Departments and Ministers", Retrieved on 19 January 2016
  6. ↑ "SA Government Reshuffles Cabinet After Resignations", Retrieved on 10 December 2017
  7. ↑ "Here's the team steering SA's first Liberal Government in 16 years". ABC News. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  8. ↑ "Steven Marshall MP". Steven Marshall | Premier of South Australia. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  9. ↑ "Labor Power Plays as Jay Keeps Faction in Check", inDaily
  10. ↑ "Peter Louca: "I think our best years are ahead of us." - The Adelaide Review". The Adelaide Review. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  11. ↑ "Peter Louca: "I think our best years are ahead of us." - The Adelaide Review". The Adelaide Review. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  12. ↑ "Bleeding in the dark » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "Australia Council budget cuts blindsided peak arts body's executive, documents show", ABC News
  15. ↑ "State Budget misses the mark for artists in South Australia", Arts Industry Council of South Australia
  16. ↑ "Budget Fails Independent Arts Sector", InDaily
  17. ↑ "Made In Adelaide grants and a new award now open", Made In Adelaide Website
  18. ↑ "STATE BUDGET SEES CUTS TO THE ARTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ARTS SOUTH AUSTRALIA - AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  19. ↑ "STATE BUDGET SEES CUTS TO THE ARTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ARTS SOUTH AUSTRALIA - AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  20. ↑ "Bleeding in the dark » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  21. ↑ "Policy - Investing in the ARTS - Liberal Party SA". Liberal Campaign 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  22. ↑ "Bleeding in the dark » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  23. ↑ "STATE BUDGET SEES CUTS TO THE ARTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ARTS SOUTH AUSTRALIA - AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  24. ↑ "Bleeding in the dark » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  25. ↑ "STATE BUDGET SEES CUTS TO THE ARTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ARTS SOUTH AUSTRALIA - AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia". AICSA - Arts Industry Council of South Australia. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  26. ↑ "Bleeding in the dark » Witness Performance". Witness Performance. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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