Creating for the future - shaping the long-term vision for the arts, culture and creative sector in South Australia

Consultation has concluded, thankyou for your contributions

Help us shape South Australia’s new cultural policy and create a vision for the arts, culture and creative sector

What is being decided?

We are developing a landmark cultural policy for the state focusing on a long-term vision for the arts, culture, and creative sector.

We are asking you to be part of this journey and help us understand:

  • What does arts, culture and creativity mean to you or your business?
  • What does arts, culture and creativity contribute to South Australia?
  • What role should South Australian arts, culture and creativity play in a national context?

The Creating for the Future discussion paper provides further detail on the purpose of the policy and the process we will follow to engage with the community.

We encourage all artists, creative businesses, organisations, and education providers to contribute insights to inform the policy.

Background

South Australia’s world-class arts, culture, and creative sector shapes our state’s identity. It engages and celebrates diverse communities, enhances individual and community well-being and is a way we share unique stories with the world. Creativity expands our thinking and contributes to solving complex challenges and driving innovation.

The arts, culture and creative sector in South Australia is for everyone: from artists, creative businesses, organisations, industry associations, and education providers to the wider community. Those who watch television, movies, listen to music and podcasts, see plays and exhibitions, read books, attend festivals, dance, and opera, play games and buy local fashion, craft and design.

The arts, culture and creative sector in South Australia is broad – it includes so many of the things we know and love, and it has important benefits for our state.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say by:

What are the next steps?

We will use your feedback to inform workshops with sector representatives in February and March 2024.

Your insights will help us develop the arts, culture and creative sector policy. Once finalised, we will publish the policy on this website.

Subscribe to the CreateSA mailing list to receive updates on the development of the new state cultural policy and other sector activities.


Help us shape South Australia’s new cultural policy and create a vision for the arts, culture and creative sector

What is being decided?

We are developing a landmark cultural policy for the state focusing on a long-term vision for the arts, culture, and creative sector.

We are asking you to be part of this journey and help us understand:

  • What does arts, culture and creativity mean to you or your business?
  • What does arts, culture and creativity contribute to South Australia?
  • What role should South Australian arts, culture and creativity play in a national context?

The Creating for the Future discussion paper provides further detail on the purpose of the policy and the process we will follow to engage with the community.

We encourage all artists, creative businesses, organisations, and education providers to contribute insights to inform the policy.

Background

South Australia’s world-class arts, culture, and creative sector shapes our state’s identity. It engages and celebrates diverse communities, enhances individual and community well-being and is a way we share unique stories with the world. Creativity expands our thinking and contributes to solving complex challenges and driving innovation.

The arts, culture and creative sector in South Australia is for everyone: from artists, creative businesses, organisations, industry associations, and education providers to the wider community. Those who watch television, movies, listen to music and podcasts, see plays and exhibitions, read books, attend festivals, dance, and opera, play games and buy local fashion, craft and design.

The arts, culture and creative sector in South Australia is broad – it includes so many of the things we know and love, and it has important benefits for our state.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say by:

What are the next steps?

We will use your feedback to inform workshops with sector representatives in February and March 2024.

Your insights will help us develop the arts, culture and creative sector policy. Once finalised, we will publish the policy on this website.

Subscribe to the CreateSA mailing list to receive updates on the development of the new state cultural policy and other sector activities.


Consultation has concluded, thankyou for your contributions

  • Consultation Outcome

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    A Place to Create
    A 10-year cultural policy for all South Australians

    Thank you for your interest and participation in Creating for the future – shaping South Australia’s new cultural policy and a vision for the arts, culture and creative sector.

    During the statewide consultation process held between 7 December 2023 – 3 April 2024, over 2,000 stakeholders took part in the engagement: with 1,671 survey responses, more than 80 written submissions to the Discussion Paper, and over 250 workshop participants.

    Through this process we heard that South Australians value the health, happiness and wellbeing outcomes of a culturally connected community, and that our community understands the transformative power of culture and creativity to build successful, healthy, happy and cohesive communities.

    The new 10-year state cultural policy, A Place to Create is the synthesis of this extensive consultation. The key themes that emerged through the consultation process have led to the development of the strategies within the Policy, which aims to enrich South Australia's future through arts, culture and creativity.

    The Policy and Delivery Plan 2025-2027 were released on 31 March 2025, and are now available to download in print and accessible formats in the Documents section on this page.

    If you have an inquiry about the policy, please contact Create@sa.gov.au