Local Government Case Studies
City of Glenorchy
Celebrating diversity and strengthening community identity
Goal
- Celebrate both the identity and the diversity of Glenorchy – its people, its industry, its environment, its artists, its communities, its culture.
- Build relationships between diverse groups.
- Bring people together to express themselves and to be involved with each other.
How?
Engaged the local community in planning, designing, participating in and attending an arts festival.
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The Works Festival was a quality arts festival with 29 events occurring over 9 days. Professional artists and community members worked together in the fields of visual art, video, animation, film, music and performance.
The festival brought together people of all ages, backgrounds and locations within the municipality to participate in events celebrating the city's cultural diversity.
It was jointly produced by Glenorchy City Council and Kickstart Arts Incorporated, and funded by: Arts Tasmania, Screen Tasmania, the Theatre Board and Community Cultural Development Board of the Australia Council, Festivals Australia, Multicultural Tasmania, Glenorchy City Council, the Department of Education, the Peace Coalition and the Community Support Levy.
Contact
Eleanor Downes
Community Development Department
Glenorchy City Council
Telephone: 03 6216 6746
Email: EDownes@gcc.tas.gov.au