A New Direction? The Arts and Central Government Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2017–2020

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ID21636932
AuthorsMolly Mullen (0000-0001-6567-3116, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, corresponding author), Mark Harvey (0000-0001-9901-9921, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
Year2022
Volume52
Issue5
Pages293-307
Publication date2022-09-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Arts Management Law and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1063-2921 • E-ISSN: 1930-7799
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10632921.2022.2093806
OpenAlexW4283773041
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Artistic work in Aotearoa has long been underpaid and undervalued. In this paper, we examine policy statements made by the New Zealand government from September 2017 until November 2020 about the nature and value of artistic work. Early statements appear to challenge the economization of the arts, and to suggest alternative ways the arts might be valued, including for their inherent connection to well-being and social justice. However, rather than moving the arts away from commercial imperatives, we argue that government initiatives have been implicitly equipping artists and arts organizations to deliver their own economization

Aotearoa · Art · Arts administration · Arts in education · Cultural policy · Economic Justice · Performing arts · Political science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance

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