Arts Mid North Coast (AMNC) announces its new strategic plan for 2025–2028, designed to enhance support for the region’s creative sector.
“This represents a significant shift in direction for our organisation,” said Olivia Parker, Executive Director of Arts Mid North Coast. “With this new strategic plan, we’re excited to create new opportunities for the arts sector, fostering growth, collaboration, and success.”
As the leading not-for-profit organisation representing the creative sector, AMNC is dedicated to building the Mid North Coast into a regional creative capital. The organisation advocates for the arts, highlights the region’s creative potential, and provides opportunities for communities to engage with culture, arts, and the creative industries. The plan will expand AMNC’s capacity to meet the needs of the growing region and continue nurturing local talent and cultural initiatives.
The strategy is based on insights from AMNC’s 2024 Creative Futures research, which engaged over 350 local artists, creative professionals, and stakeholders. The findings have shaped the plan, addressing key needs and opening doors for future growth. The strategic plan focuses on four primary areas:
- Amplifying the Arts: Providing essential services to support and advocate for the region’s creative sector.
- Activating Creative Spaces: Ensuring the development and maintenance of affordable spaces for artistic and cultural activities.
- Promoting Diversity and Building Capacity: Supporting diverse artists, artforms and communities and expanding opportunities while strengthening the arts sector’s overall capacity.
- Ensuring Long-term Sustainability: Diversifying funding sources through partnerships, philanthropy, and fee-for-service models.
“This strategic plan will lay the foundation for a thriving and sustainable arts ecosystem in the Mid North Coast,” said Susan Jenvey, Board Chair of Arts Mid North Coast. “We are excited to further empower local artists, build new collaborations, and strengthen our advocacy for the arts at a regional level”.
AMNC is eager to collaborate with local artists, creatives, and stakeholders to turn this vision into reality over the next four years.
Read the full 2025 – 2028 strategic plan here.