Gasworks Arts Park a place of art, ideas and events, where people meet, explore and create.
To create a common thread and unify what we are doing and may wish to do the Gasworks staff and board have undertaken a review of all levels of its operations beginning with a focus on its artistic policy. We have done this to make clear the aspiration that underlies arts programming at Gasworks and create a framework on which to build consistency and quality in both process and product.
The arts policy works within the context of the present mission statement of the park:
Mission:
To create a stimulating, supportive and sustainable environment in which the arts can flourish and engage the community.
Vision:
To be a place where new ways of encountering art can be explored, and the interplay between a public park, its facilities and the experience of the arts can be investigated .
The achievement of aims in four key areas is critical to the realisation of this mission.
To foster the creation of art, and explore the occasions within which it is experienced through a comprehensive multi-art form program, incorporating:
The generation of in-house projects concerned with new art, innovation and interaction in the performing and visual arts
Collaboration with established artists, arts companies, cultural festivals and Gasworks’ resident visual artists
Developmental work within and across the fields of drama, music, dance, visual arts and disability arts
A high-quality children’s program
Participation & Access Aims
To promote and enliven the interchange between the public and the arts by offering people of all levels of capability opportunities to experience and engage with the arts. In particular, it seeks to support and encourage:
A sense of belonging and ownership of gasworks by its users and members
People with disabilities or disadvantage
Children and families
The involvement of members of the arts industry in professional development activities, including workshops, forums, conferences, symposia, publications and online education
Extensive grassroots and community access opportunities and activities
Support Structures & Facilities Aims
To provide the maximum possible level of support for the artistic program through the following:
Strong leadership and management
Professional technical and marketing services
The promotion of artistic work to new audiences within and outside the City of Port Phillip
The provision of first-class facilities and equipment, a collaborative undertaking with the City of Port Phillip
Sustainability Aims
To ensure the future of Gasworks as a strong and financially viable organisation, through the following:
Sound financial management
The delivery of agreed outcomes for the City of Port Phillip, Gasworks’ principal funding body
The development of strong reserves and entrepreneurial funds
The diversification of income sources, encompassing cash donations, corporate sponsorship and profitable commercial enterprises
