Community Hub. Similarly to literature, music also emerged as an important cultural element in Burwood, which needs to be supported and nurtured. A key opportunity will be to ensure that as many people as possible are of Council’s efforts to support cultural development. This can best be achieved by developing and implementing a comprehensive communications strategy that considers the best way to reach the broadest and most diverse audience utilising all mediums available. Cultural Action Plan The Cultural Action Plan shown in the table below incorporates a number of key goals to be achieved during the four year implementation period. Each goal includes strategies, actions to be undertaken and proposed timeframes. Goal Strategy Action Estimated Completion Increase the provision of cultural arts activities, programmes and opportunities for public art works and public art displays for the Burwood community. Consider using spaces to exhibit community artwork or showcase performing arts, including works in an electronic medium. Investigate the opportunity to exhibit artworks or showcase performances at Woodstock, Fitzroy Hall, Burwood Park Community Centre and Burwood Library and Community Hub, and in the main parks, including Burwood Park and Henley Park 2016 Consider an on-line art gallery on the Council website which could display artist of the month or photos taken by locals. 2016 Explore opportunities to expand on existing and deliver new and innovative cultural arts, including public art works in appropriate locations. Investigate the opportunity to: Install new public art in appropriate locations, including adjacent to the major new developments in Hornsey Street. Use the Public Benefit Funding to establish new public art. Deliver a cultural food festival or food tour at different public places in Burwood. Provide space for a community wall whereby community artwork can be showcased. Enable children and young people to design images for a season to appear on the flags that are in the Burwood Town Centre. 2016
Encourage greater musical expression in Burwood. Connect emerging and established musicians with annual Burwood’s festival and events programs. Investigate opportunities to encourage emerging musicians to develop skills and potential to provide performance opportunities. Ongoing Attract established and well known musicians to Burwood for local festivals. Ongoing Develop a communications strategy to promote cultural arts initiatives to a broader of the community. Promote cultural arts initiatives through the most effective methods of communication and identify the most accessible and relevant communication media to reach the target communities. Promote cultural arts through Council’s website, Facebook, Twitter, print media. Investigate the potential to develop a Burwood arts mobile application. Ongoing Appendix A: Map of Burwood’s Cultural Assets, Resources and Services The following table provides a listing of some identified cultural assets, resources and services that currently exist in the Burwood LGA. This list is not exhaustive as there are likely additional cultural arts assets/resources/services that exist in the Burwood LGA. Cultural Art Type List of Cultural Art Performing Arts Groups Burwood Girls performing arts groups and cultural performances MLC School - Jazz PLC Performing groups Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College performing arts groups - drama, dancing, singing Chinese seniors dance group Tai Chi in Burwood Park Art Food Group Feng Shui Academy of China Inner West Chamber Orchestra Platinum Vocal Studio 2RDJ Community Radio Station Woodstock Players Exhibition and Performing Arts Space Exhibition Space: Burwood Council owned facilities: a. Burwood Library and Community Hub b. Woodstock Community Centre c. Fitzroy Hall d. George Street Centre e. Burwood Park Community Centre (BPCC) Westfield Burwood Adelaide Perry Gallery, PLC Performing Arts Centre NTK Gallery Croydon Art Studio