Arts and Cultural Development

The City of Canada Bay has initiated a unique model for its arts/cultural development program which is supported by a special sustainability levy - each rate payer's contribution towards arts/culture is framed through principles of sustainability - social, cultural, environmental and economic.  Council's Cultural Plan 2009-2013 sets the strategic direction for producing a range of contemporary arts programs that span the visual and performing arts, digital arts, public art and social history.  The Plan articulates a suite of directions to lead the development of Council's cultural program.  These are:

• Partnerships, Policies and Protocols
• Cultural Infrastructure
• Creative Industries
• Town Centres and Urban Environments
• Local Environments and River Foreshores
• Cultural Heritage and
• Community Cultures.

Council's 2011/12 art/cultural development program include a series of public art projects:

• A major public art work by the sculptor Anderson Hunt located at Drummoyne Oval
• A public art work for Five Dock Library by David Capra
• Public art work at Fred Kelly Place, Five Dock by Joanne Saad
• Traffic signal box public art located at Victoria Road and Lyons Road, Drummoyne by Thao Nhi La
• Riverside: a cultural strategy for the Parramatta River Foreshore.

For more information, please contact one of Council's Cultural Development Team:

• Sarah Rawlings - Cultural Development Coordinator at sarah.rawlings@canadabay.nsw.gov.au or 9911 6555
• Penny Stannard - Cultural Strategic Projects at penny.stannard@canadabay.nsw.gov.au 
• Martha Jabour - Arts Project Officer at martha.jabour@canadabay.nsw.gob.au.

Expression of Interests Being Sought

No current opportunities at present.  

Cultural Plan and Public Art Strategy 2008 - 2013

Council adopted the Cultural Plan and Public Art Strategy on 1 July 2008.  Documents are available to download below.