The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) 2009/10 Survey of Private Sector Support showed that giving to the arts is going up, but it’s still got a long way to go.
Lynne Anderson, Managing Director of Repucom International – Australia and New Zealand apologised for the powerpoint presentation at 8am on a Monday morning as she went through the results but there were a lot of numbers to take in. She was followed by respected economist Saul Eslake, who gave a thought provoking framework to the discussion and a rundown of current Australian economic conditions. The upshot seemed to be that the trend in giving to the arts is good even if the Australian economy is wonky.
