News

10-year arts roadmap launched in Queensland

The decade-long plan is focused on five key areas, including elevating First Nations arts and culture, sharing Queensland stories, and driving state-wide social change.

2 Oct 2020 12:00

Richard Watts

Writing and Publishing

Queensland’s Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch MP launches the state’s decade-long arts plan on Thursday with sector colleagues Kris Stewart, Artistic Director, Brisbane Powerhouse; Joel Edmondson, CEO, Queensland Music Festival; and Kerry Saul, General Manager, Empire Theatres. Image: Facebook.

Focused on five key areas, including First Nations arts and social change, Creative Together: A 10-year Roadmap for arts, culture and creativity in Queensland was launched by Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch at the Billie Brown Theatre on Thursday.

Released as Queensland prepares for a state election on Saturday 31 October, the roadmap aims to renew and transform the state – socially, culturally and economically – through arts, culture and creativity.

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Join Now Login

Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts