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After 21 years of presenting the Brunswick Music Festival and
associated events the Moreland City Council in May 2009 officially
handed over responsibility for these festival events to a new Moreland
arts company, Performing Arts Moreland. This community company is
limited by guarantee and will remain funded primarily by the Moreland
City Council, and Across The Borders event management team will again
produce the festival events for 2010/2011/2012.
The municipality of Moreland is located in the inner northern suburbs
of Melbourne, Australia. Neighboring municipalities are: Melbourne
& Yarra to the South, Moonee Valley to the West, Hume and Whittlesea
to the North and Darebin to the East.
There are 12 suburbs in the City of Moreland: Brunswick, Brunswick
East, Brunswick West, Coburg, Coburg North, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae,
Hadfield, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale and Pascoe Vale South.
Cultural objectives
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promotes Indigenous, ethnic, traditional and
acoustic music of the highest artistic merit |
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increases the profile, exposure and audience base
of these musical genres in Australia |
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generates long term employment opportunities for
artists |
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contributes to a more diverse range of artistic
opportunities and choices for both artists and audiences |
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provides artists with a range of opportunities
to improve the standard of their work and explore new directions
and playing combinations |
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operates in the arts marketplace in a way that
challenges and tests the existing limits of that market |
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promotes diversity, quality and innovation in
artistic endeavour and |
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promotes the work of new and emerging artists,
preference being given to Moreland based artists, in a professionally
managed environment |
Cultural principles
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Understanding and expression of the area's indigenous
culture is fundamental to the integrity of the City |
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The cultural identity of the City is based on
the recognition, understanding and support of the many cultural
heritages of its people |
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The recognition, awareness and celebration of
the ever-evolving diversity represented in the City is a cornerstone
to building and nurturing a strong and shared cultural identity
for Moreland |
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Active participation and representation by the
City's diverse community in the City's cultural life is an important
ingredient in developing and promoting wellbeing, a sense of
place and belonging for all citizens |
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Arts and cultural expression have the potential
to engage, to educate and to challenge, and therefore to strengthen
and contribute to the development of individual and community
identity as well as to a shared culture across the municipality |
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Artists and arts organisations producing and
presenting quality work within the City play an important role
in contributing to Moreland's economic and social vitality |
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Ongoing discourse and debate are vital to the
health and vitality of arts and culture within Moreland |
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promotes the work of new and emerging artists,
preference being given to Moreland based artists, in a professionally
managed environment |
Moreland
City Council Website: Arts and Festivals
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