Download the 2010–13 Arts Strategy
The Arts Strategy sets out a vision for nurturing and enhancing Melbourne’s vibrant arts community.
The Arts Strategy sets out a vision for nurturing and enhancing Melbourne’s vibrant arts community.
Key priorities include:
- Indigenous arts and culture. Reflecting Indigenous art in the fabric of the city.
- Regional, national and international perspectives. Focusing on the presence of artists in the city and the enthusiasm of communities to engage with the arts, through programs such as major public art commissions.
- Engaging communities and cultural development. Strengthening relationships between and within communities through participation in creative projects.
- Arts spaces and places. Promoting Melbourne’s public space as a living, ever-changing museum or art gallery.
- Art, heritage and history. Ensuring the City one Melbourne’s art and heritage collection is widely and publicly accessible via the Council’s website.
- Investing in the arts. Developing flexible support for artists, arts organisations and the wider community through training and mentoring opportunities, in kind support, professional advice and physical resources.
- Ideas, discussion and critical debate. Creating partnerships with individuals and organisations, including those with a focus on art, community, culture and education, to share ideas and an understanding of a diverse range of perspectives.
Download the 2010–13 Arts Strategy
The development of a new Arts Strategy was postponed while the City of Melbourne prepared Future Melbourne, the long-term vision developed by the community for Melbourne to be a bold, inspirational and sustainable city by 2020.
City of Melbourne Arts Strategy 2010–13 (PDF, 1MB) 
City of Melbourne Arts Strategy 2010–13 (text only, 275kb)
City of Melbourne Protocol on Artworks
The City of Melbourne Protocol on Artworks guides Council's actions regarding artworks, including circumstances where issues of concern, complaint or controversy arise.
The protocol does not attempt to define or codify what is a 'controversial artwork'. Instead the protocol makes a distinction between art in enclosed spaces and art in the public domain, and provides a framework for the assessment of art which may have a direct impact on the public. It focuses on practical responses and actions.
City of Melbourne Protocol on Artworks (PDF, 98kb)
City of Melbourne Protocol on Artworks (Text only, 287kb)
More information
Find out who sits on the City of Melbourne's Arts Committees and boards.