2016-02-23
Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My constituency question is for the Minister for Creative Industries and relates to the annual St Kilda Festival. The City of Port Phillip has hosted another fabulous festival this year, kicking off with Yalukit Wilum Ngargee showcasing Indigenous arts and music, and the Live N Local program in various local venues in the week leading up to the main festival day. I attended the council's opening event on 14 February, at which the minister spoke of the significance of the St Kilda Festival to the Victorian events calendar. My question to the minister is: apart from essential support from Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and Public Transport Victoria, what financial support did the government provide to the St Kilda Festival?
ANSWER:
Creative Victoria fund many of the artists and organisations who showcase throughout the festival. Examples include stages curated by organisations such as The Push and Multicultural Arts Victoria. Artists such as Briggs, Fraser Gorman and Jess Riberio have received project funding from Creative Victoria, thus enabling their appearance in the Festival.
Creative Victoria is actively involved in the Live n Local program, supporting not only the program but organisations that offer guidance and advice such as Music Victoria and Sounds Australia. This year, Creative Victoria staff spoke on a panel about accessing funding and opportunities for artists and industry.