Author Identifier (ORCID)
Katya Johnson: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-4645
Abstract
This chapter discusses the Wimmera-Mallee Silo Art Trail in Victoria, Australia, as a case study that highlights the advantages and pitfalls of creative placemaking in a local government-driven rural development through cultural programmes. The Silo Art Trail showcases the benefits to communities of collaboration between a rural local council with higher levels of government and private corporations, when it is led by locally-generated needs and insights. At the same time, despite the achievements of the Silo Art Trail, a lack of explicit cultural policy and the different priorities of differing policy agencies created tensions between competing interests. Reflecting on this case offers opportunities to consider the ongoing significance of local government to cultural and economic development and strategies to strengthen its capacity to achieve positive impact, especially in rural contexts.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
8-27-2023
Publication Title
Cultural Policy is Local: Understanding Cultural Policy as Situated Practice
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
76555
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Potter, E., & Johanson, K. (2023). From streets to silos: Urban art forms in local rural government and the challenge of regional development. In Cultural Policy is Local: Understanding Cultural Policy as Situated Practice (pp. 217-237). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32312-6_10