Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s Lord Mayoral Minute, I stand with the Arts which the City of Sydney Council unanimously endorsed. Arising from this Minute Council unanimously resolved to:
(A) affirm that the City of Sydney stands with the arts;
(B) request the incoming government to:
(i) restore Australia Council funding to at least the pre-2015-2016 budget level, so as to ensure it can fully implement its 2014-2019 Strategic Plan, A Culturally Ambitious Nation, as emphatically endorsed by the former Minister for the Arts on behalf of the government in August 2014; and
(ii) reverse the cuts and efficiency dividends imposed on Australia’s cultural institutions so that their vital contribution to Australia’s cultural and intellectual life is not further damaged;
(C) commend the Australian arts community on holding a National Day of Action for the Arts and its “I stand with the arts” campaign; and
(D) endorse the seven draft principles of the proposed Australian Charter for the Arts for further discussion and development