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Considerations for Policy and Practice When Developing a Public Art Trail in Remote Communities

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ID6429287
AuthorsSasha Mackay (0000-0001-8963-8286, Central Queensland University, corresponding author), Sasha Creina Mackay (Central Queensland University), Elizabeth Ellison (0000-0002-0865-950X, University of South Australia), Michelle Thompson (0000-0003-0483-8436, Central Queensland University), Patty Preece (Central Queensland University), Bobby Harreveld (0000-0001-5485-2004, Central Queensland University)
Year2024
Volume31
Issue6
Pages835-851
Publication date2024-06-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10286632.2024.2353812
OpenAlexW4399810374
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

Of the variety of ways governments, organisations and artists are embedding art and culture within rural tourism strategy, public art trails have emerged as a popular form and approach. However, rural and remote local governments face challenges in realising possible benefits of arts tourism for their communities. This article takes remote northern Australia art tourism initiative, the Savannah Way Art Trail, as a case study to consider principles for successfully connecting public art trails with tourism in remote communities. Processes of delivering the Savannah Way Art Trail are framed and discussed under three themes: 1) local government capacity and relationships; 2) listening to locals; and 3) the 'art' of creating and managing remote art trails. These themes are considered as recommendations that can provide ways to enact cultural policy in practice in remote communities, and opportunities for extending the potential for art trails to reflect and benefit those communities

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