Page 2519 - Week 08 - Thursday, 5 August 2021

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(7) a) Yes, the allocation of $100,000 per year continued past 2016–17.

b) $59,000 has been committed to the development of the ACT Government Protocol for the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artwork. Upon recruitment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Officer, the programs will be progressed, and the remaining funds will be expended.

(8-14) Whole of Government

Information sought from the whole of government is not in an easily retrievable form, and that to collect and assemble the information sought solely for the purpose of answering the question would require a considerable diversion of resources.

artsACT has this information readily available for questions (8) – (11) and has provided the below responses.

artsACT responses for questions 8-11

(8) The table below shows the number of artworks managed by artsACT that were commissioned or acquired by the ACT Government:

Year	a) commissioned	b) acquired*	c) installed
2021	Nil	Nil	Nil
2020	Nil	Nil	Nil
2019	2	1	ACT Government
2018	1	Nil	ACT Government
2017	1	Nil	ACT Government
2016	Nil	Nil	Nil
2015	Nil	Nil	Nil
2014	1	1	ACT Government
2013	Nil	1	ACT Government
2012	8	2	ACT Government
2011	12	4	ACT Government
2010	11	3	ACT Government

*Acquired works include gifts

(9) a) None of the pieces referred to above were created by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists.

b) One artwork takes its name from the local Ngunnawal language, Ginninginderry Light 2013 by artist Geoff Farquhar-Still.

(10) The below table refers to artsACT budgets only:

Year	Budget
2021	Nil
2020	Nil
2019	Nil
2018	Nil
2017	Nil
2016	Nil

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