Western Australia Intercultural Arts Research Project: An Investigation into issues faced by culturally and linguistically diverse artists in Western Australia Prepared by the Centre for Leisure Management Research Professor Ruth Rentschler, Dr Huong Le, Angela Osborne December 2008 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents........................................................................................................i List of Tables............................................................................................................. iii List of Figures............................................................................................................ iii List of abbreviations and acronyms ........................................................................... iii Executive Summary ..................................................................................................iv Background...........................................................................................................iv Scope....................................................................................................................iv Method and Findings.............................................................................................iv Recommendations ................................................................................................iv Policy .....................................................................................................................v Grants and Funding................................................................................................v Capacity Building....................................................................................................v Communication ......................................................................................................v Community Vibrancy and Inclusion.........................................................................v Training and Development .....................................................................................v Further Research ..................................................................................................vi Foreword.................................................................................................................. vii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................. viii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Background ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Management ....................................................................................... 2 1.3 Project Aims .................................................................................................... 2 2 Deakin University Method....................................................................................... 4 2.1 Desktop Literature Review............................................................................... 4 2.2 Secondary data analysis.................................................................................. 4 2.3 Key Stakeholder Consultation.......................................................................... 4 2.4 Consultations................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Reports, presentations and articles ................................................................. 5 3 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 6 3.1 Artist................................................................................................................ 6 3.2 Arts.................................................................................................................. 6 3.3 Audience ......................................................................................................... 6 3.4 CaLD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) .................................................... 6 3.5 Creativity ......................................................................................................... 7 3.6 Diversity .......................................................................................................... 8 3.7 Equal opportunity............................................................................................. 8 3.8 Equality ........................................................................................................... 8 3.9 Equity .............................................................................................................. 9 3.10 Intercultural Arts ............................................................................................ 9 3.11 Multicultural Arts............................................................................................ 9 3.12 Multiculturalism............................................................................................ 10 3.13 Policy........................................................................................................... 11 4 Desktop Review ................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Rationale ....................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Background ................................................................................................... 12 4.3 Federal and State Policies............................................................................. 13 4.4 Cultural diversity in Western Australia: A Demographic Profile ...................... 20 4.5 Brief Historical Overview of cultural diversity in the arts in WA....................... 22 4.6 Culturally diverse arts activity in Western Australia........................................ 22 5 Findings ............................................................................................................... 24 5.1 Contribution of CaLD artists and communities ............................................... 24 i 5.1.1 Demographics of CaLD artists in WA...................................................... 25 5.1.2 Diverse artforms ..................................................................................... 28 5.1.3 Motivation for involvement in the arts...................................................... 29 5.1.4 Location of CaLD artists.......................................................................... 29 5.1.5 Artistic achievement................................................................................ 30 5.1.6 Funding .................................................................................................. 30 5.1.7 Employment, satisfaction and income..................................................... 31 5.1.7.1 CaLD Artists’ feeling about their work in the arts.................................. 32 5.1.8 Awareness of government support ......................................................... 33 5.2 Barriers to participation.................................................................................. 33 5.2.1 Lack of opportunities to be employed as artist ........................................ 34 5.2.2 Communication....................................................................................... 34 5.2.3 Language ............................................................................................... 35 5.2.4 Cost........................................................................................................ 35 5.2.5 Financial support .................................................................................... 36 5.2.6 Professional development....................................................................... 38 5.2.7 Audience ................................................................................................ 38 5.2.8 Business skills and promotion................................................................. 39 5.2.9 Stigma of ethnicity .................................................................................. 39 5.2.10 Achieving Recognition .......................................................................... 40 5.2.11 Location, distance................................................................................. 40 5.3 Current and emerging issues, challenges and opportunities.......................... 41 5.3.1 Policy...................................................................................................... 41 5.3.2 Professional Development...................................................................... 43 5.3.3 Infrastructure .......................................................................................... 45 5.3.4 Cultural Environment .............................................................................. 46 5.3.5 Other challenges..................................................................................... 46 6 Recommendations ............................................................................................... 48 6.1 Policy............................................................................................................. 48 6.2 Grants and Funding....................................................................................... 48 6.3 Capacity Building..........................................................................................