Rupert Myer Talks On Giving To The Arts

Last month, Rupert Myer AM, Chair of the Australia Council, addressed the The Australian Institute of Art History at The University of Melbourne on the topic of ‘Global Giving to the Arts’. In his speech which emphasised maximising leverage by the right mix of public and private spending, he said “Getting public policy right in the arts matters a lot. The health of the arts sector and the related behaviour of governments, benefactors, corporations and private foundations are greatly influenced by those elements of public policy that shape and nurture the development of a nation’s cultural heart.”

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