EVNT2002 Lecture Two

• 1. intellectual and artistic activity
• 2. a way of life, both in its material and spiritual dimensions

Culture is the mechanism through which individuals communities and nations define themselves

• Culture is the unique combination of where we live and the people we associate with
• Cutlure can also be everything that contributes to the quality of our lives
• Arts activities are also cultural activities
• Arts are a mediums used to express culture

• artistic culture
• social culture
• cultural identity

• Artistic acheivement and expression
• refined appreciation of the arts

e.g. Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre - artistic culture represented through creation of artistac artefacts

the cultivation of the individual through intellectual trianing

• The arts associated with being cultured
• Particpation = gain of social culture = seen as socially cultured individual

• a whole way of life - material and spiritual dimensions
• one's cultural background: the customs, achievements and history of a particular civilisation or group
• social culture gained through person's actions, cultural identity is fixed

Arts = cultural activity = leisure time = entertainment

• Australia Council for the Arts
• Screen Australia
• Regional Arts Fund
• Community Heritage Grants Program
• Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme
• Cultural Development Project
• The Film Finance Corporation
• The Return of Indigenous Cultural Property Program
• Visions of Australia yourism exhibitions grants program