Draft Strategy for Supporting the Arts

The feedback period on the Kāpiti Coast District Council's draft Strategy for Supporting the Arts has now closed.  All feedback received will be analysed and reported to Council within the next month.

Background:

The Kāpiti Coast is home to a great number of artists and performers. Their work and the arts in all their forms are seen as a vital part of the Kāpiti Coast identity, contributing to a vibrant and sustainable environment for all residents. A thriving arts community is also attractive to potential residents and creative businesses, and brings in increasing numbers of visitors.

The Strategy outlines the Council's role in supporting the arts as provider and promoter, partner and supporter, planner and manager, and advocate.

The Strategy consists of five focus areas and a set of priorities relating to:

• access to the arts for all
• fostering indigenous Maori arts and culture
• the arts and identity
• community leadership in the arts
• the arts and economic development

The Strategy draws together many existing strands from consultation that has taken place on a number of occasions over the past few years. It provides an agreed, visible context for the Council's current and future actions in supporting the arts. It is essential for input to the Long Term Plan.

Once the final Strategy is approved, the supporting policies (e.g., Public Art Acquistion & Maintenance, Arts Endowment, and Film Friendly agreed procedures) will be developed and put in place.