NSW Arts Minister amps up outdoor events while arts venues suffer
Removal of red tape frees up gig economy and community events, but the focus is more on hospitality and night-time economy than a cross sector solution.
NSW Arts Minister John Graham has announced red-tape changes to free up the night-time economy. Pictured are live musicians at Mr Watkins, Penrith. (Uptown District: The Valley Entertainment Precinct). Photo: Supplied.
Over the weekend (27 September), NSW Minister for the Arts John Graham celebrated the announcement that a ‘red tape overhaul frees up venues and outdoor events’. It has been long in coming, and for most of sector it is welcomed.
Freeing up where, and how, performers can utilise music venues will have a knock-on economic impact for them, and for destinations at large. A bonus, however, seems to be dropping development applications to present a pop-up maker’s market, for example, in a community park.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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