The Australian government will launch a new National Cultural Policy to bring direction and vision to the arts, entertainment and cultural sectors after the arts and creative sector suffered heavily from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
The federal government will release the policy in Melbourne on Jan. 30 after months of consultations and will build on arts policies by the previous Keating and Gillard governments.
However, Arts Minister Tony Burke, at the Woodford Folk Festival on Dec. 30, said that major art collecting institutions and museums, including the National Museum of Australia, national gallery and archives, and Trove, will not be included in the policy….