November is the month Arts Queensland wants to hear from you about the future of the department’s support for our state’s design community.
Starting on Friday, Arts Minister Rod Welford be consulting Queenslanders for a whole month on what we think about building a Queensland Centre for Design. It will be interesting to see what this consultation entails.
The proposed centre will be charged with:
strengthening Queensland's design industry and raising the profile of state designers by creating an internationally recognised hub for the varied design disciplines.
Whoa. I kind of feel sorry for it already.
That’s a lot to ask of one centre servicing a state with a population of around 4 million and a pretty terrible recent history of supporting those with a creative bent.
Whatever the outcome, it will be great to see some government support of our design community, from the interior and furniture designers, to creators of gorgeous vases and bowls, not to mention those who specialise in lamps and light fittings, and even ceiling fans. Seriously.
