MAYORAL FORUM ON ARTS & CULTURE
Thursday 5 September
Fortune Theatre
7:00pm
Dunedin arts advocacy group Transforming Dunedin invites the public to attend a Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture to be held in the lead up to the local government elections.
The Forum will focus on the role and future of arts and culture in Dunedin. Organisers believe this is the first Mayoral Forum with a focus on arts and culture to be held in Dunedin.
Transforming Dunedin spokesperson Paul Smith said Dunedin has a proud history as a city that punches above its weight in the arts but there is very little recognition of this when it comes to electing our representatives.
"Candidates need to understand what the arts and cultural sectors are and what it can do for Dunedin in terms of quality of life and future economic development," said Smith.
"This is an opportunity for people to gauge the level of support candidates have for arts and culture and to put their questions or concerns to them.”
"With an Arts and Culture Strategy undergoing development by the Dunedin City Council the Mayoral Forum is an opportunity for candidates to front up to the community and hear their concerns and aspirations for the future," said Smith.
"Many of these issues fly below the radar and the Forum is a chance to have an open dialogue about the future role arts and culture could play in the life of Dunedin," said Smith
Transforming Dunedin was established in 2012 with the aim of promoting the development of Dunedin's creative and cultural communities. The Forum event is presented in partnership with the Fortune Theatre and Strawberry Sound.
The Forum, which will be chaired by Otago Festival of the Arts Director Nicholas McBryde, will be held at the Fortune Theatre on Thursday 5 September with doors and bar open from 7:00pm and the Forum starting at 7:30pm sharp.
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