At its 35th meeting held virtually on 13 – 14 April 2022, the Council of Pacific Arts and Culture (CPAC) endorsed the Pacific Regional Culture Strategy (PRCS) 2022-2032 and the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) Review Report for tabling at the upcoming 5th Meeting of Culture Ministers.
Colin Yabaki, Chair of the Culture Strategy Working Group and Director Heritage and Arts, Fiji, provided the council a summary of the progress on developing and finalising the PRCS, saying the Strategy was flexible in that it allowed countries to select indicators that aligned with national development priorities. The five priority areas of the new PRCS include Cultural Policy Frameworks, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Wellbeing, Cultural Innovation and Cultural Statistics.