Following the resignation of New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern, Andrew Wood argues that, despite her achievements, she fell short of an arts and cultural strategy.
With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announced resignation, it behoves us to consider her contributions to the arts and creativity as Minister for the Arts, Culture and Heritage.
Normally, when the PM takes on the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio - as Helen Clark did in 1999 - it usually signals that the arts are going to be treated as a serious concern and receive proper policy consideration.
Clark, while tending to be a bit elitist in her priorities, left behind her an enviable legacy for what she did for the culture sector.
Clark’s government made cultural investment key to their vision, noting in 2000 that the cultural sector provides $4b to New Zealand’s annual GDP... Keep reading on The Big Idea.
With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announced resignation, it behoves us to consider her contributions to the arts and creativity as Minister for the Arts, Culture and Heritage.
Normally, when the PM takes on the Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio - as Helen Clark did in 1999 - it usually signals that the arts are going to be treated as a serious concern and receive proper policy consideration.
Clark, while tending to be a bit elitist in her priorities, left behind her an enviable legacy for what she did for the culture sector.
Clark’s government made cultural investment key to their vision, noting in 2000 that the cultural sector provides $4b to New Zealand’s annual GDP... Keep reading on The Big Idea.