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Framework for Asians' engagement in the arts
Creative New Zealand, Auckland City Council and the ASB Community Trust continue to work in partnership to develop a five-year Asian Aucklanders' Strategic Action Framework, following research conducted in late 2006 and published in May 2007.
Several activities have taken place since the research findings were published in Asian Aucklanders and the arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2006. As well as examining their levels of funding to Asian arts practitioners, the organisations distributed questionnaires to identify key Auckland arts organisations that engage - or are planning to engage - with Asian audiences and artists.
When completed, the Asian Aucklanders' Strategic Action Framework will be implemented by Creative New Zealand, Auckland City Council and the ASB Community Trust.
The Action Framework will address three key focus areas: audience development, artists' development and community engagement.
The research reference group, which played a vital role in guiding the project, is continuing to contribute to the development of the Action Framework. The seven members of the group are Kitty Chiu, Ruth DeSouza, Alistair Kwun, Melissa Lee, James Liu, Dr Sapna Samant and Kentaro Yamada.
In 2008, Creative New Zealand will be undertaking both qualitative and quantitative research on Asians and the arts as part of its follow-up national study on New Zealanders and the arts, conducted in late 2005.
