Auburn Council's Cultural Plan 2007 - 2017

Image: Front cover of the Cultural Plan document. In Auburn culture is expressed through the diverse ways of living enjoyed by Auburn residents, by their different customs, languages and traditions. In Auburn culture is constantly changing and evolving as people arrive, and leave and as they participate in daily life. Culture is celebrated in the stories of residents, in the area’s public spaces including its town centres, in colourful cafes, on street corners and at street festivals, in neighbourhood and regional parks and gardens, in the area’s clubs and recreation facilities and in Auburn’s many places of worship. Culture as experienced in Auburn’s public spaces can be chaotic, noisy and confronting. The images included in the cover only begin to illustrate the rich, multifaceted and complex nature of how culture is understood and represented in Auburn today.

Project Summary

The Auburn Council Cultural Plan 2007 – 2017 serves to consolidate Council’s emerging and evolving role in supporting Auburn’s distinctive cultural life. Auburn Council’s Cultural Plan is a 10 year plan, reflecting the cultural aspirations and values of the community.

Council’s Cultural Plan will enhance existing cultural assets and resources, and provide new opportunities for cultural development, creative expression, local identity and place making initiatives. This will require Council to strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones with all levels of government, including neighbouring Councils, other public and private agencies and local business to explore and provide for further cultural opportunities for the Auburn community.

The Cultural Plan is based on a consideration of the issues raised in the Cultural Plan Issues Paper 2006, as well as extensive in-house, external stakeholder and community consultation.

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    • Image: Front cover of the Cultural Plan document. In Auburn culture is expressed through the diverse ways of living enjoyed by Auburn residents, by their different customs, languages and traditions. In Auburn culture is constantly changing and evolving as people arrive, and leave and as they participate in daily life. Culture is celebrated in the stories of residents, in the area’s public spaces including its town centres, in colourful cafes, on street corners and at street festivals, in neighbourhood and regional parks and gardens, in the area’s clubs and recreation facilities and in Auburn’s many places of worship. Culture as experienced in Auburn’s public spaces can be chaotic, noisy and confronting. The images included in the cover only begin to illustrate the rich, multifaceted and complex nature of how culture is understood and represented in Auburn today.

      Image: Front cover of the Cultural Plan document. In Auburn culture is expressed through the diverse ways of living enjoyed by Auburn residents, by…

    • Young People were invited to participate in a focus group and have their say on how the arts and creativity can be better supported and encouraged in Auburn.

      Young People were invited to participate in a focus group and have their say on how the arts and creativity can be better supported and encouraged in…

    • Image: Crowds of people at the Auburn Festival Main Stage Every year more than 40, 000 people are drawn to Auburn Road to celebrate the culture and vibrancy of Auburn. Action 2.1 of the Cultural Plan outlines that Council "will continue to support and develop the annual Auburn Festival and provide greater opportunities for local artists and performers to participate in the planning and implementation of the Festival." Our aim is that local artists and performers are represented in the panning process and Festival program and that the Festival is better utilised to support the development and build the capacity of Auburn's emerging cultural industries.

      Image: Crowds of people at the Auburn Festival Main Stage Every year more than 40, 000 people are drawn to Auburn Road to celebrate the culture and…

    • Image: Drawn to Auburn Public Artwork, Auburn Library, 2007 Action 4.2 of the Cultural Plan specifies that Council will "work with artists on a regular program of temporary and permanent public artworks that contribute to a distinctive sense of place" with the development of at least two public artworks annually.

      Image: Drawn to Auburn Public Artwork, Auburn Library, 2007 Action 4.2 of the Cultural Plan specifies that Council will "work with artists on a…

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  1. October 22, 2008

    The new 2009 Cultural Awards site is now open for entries!

  2. September 01, 2008

    Beyond Social Inclusion: Towards Cultural Democracy - Interesting commentary and website from Scotland...

  3. May 29, 2008

    "Cities must trade in cultural cringe for a growing sense of confidence in our distinctiveness. They must try to be somewhere, not anywhere in the extended global sprawl of electronic suburbia. Cities must wilfully believe that the unique combination of events that may fuse here is just as compelling as those that may fuse somewhere else. Cities need to involve their people in making and remaking their own mythology, and create something that is truly unique." Marcus Westbury

  4. April 17, 2008

    "Writing about culture is like trying to catch a butterfly with a pin" ... Miriam Lyons on bigger picture cultural change.