Arts and culture
Arts
Mackay has an active and vibrant arts community and offers many initiatives for people to become involved.
Initiatives include:
- Mackay Festival of Arts
- Artspace Mackay's program of exhibitions
- Sarina Art Gallery
- Town Hall activities and events
- Creative Mackay e-bulletin
- Art is in calendar of the arts
- Regional Arts Development Fund
The Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens also has regular events and activities that often have an arts and cultural focus.
Information regarding arts and cultural activities is available from the quarterly publication of the Creative Mackay e-bulletin. Submission of events to be included in the calendar is encouraged with listings free of charge.
Council also supports the arts through a variety of grants and sponsorship opportunities such as the Regional Arts Development Fund.
Arts and culture are vital to the Mackay region's liveability and cultural expression and is an important part of the community. Mackay Regional Council is pleased to implement the 2011-2015 Cultural Plan, as it will help to provide a strong and vibrant direction for the community in regards to supporting cultural and artistic development.
Culture
Mackay Regional Council reaches its culturally diverse communities through a variety of initiatives including the State Government and Mackay Regional Council funded Local Area Multicultural Partnership (LAMP) program.
This program also produces a quarterly newsletter, Migrant Voice, and assists with facilitating projects with community and cultural groups.
LAMP actively promotes Harmony Day (March 21 each year), Refugee Week (October) and assists to present the cultural celebration and Global Grooves at the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens.