Directories are available at all Blue Mountains Library branches, at Council offices and most art galleries in the Blue Mountains.
Downloads
Cultural Services
Blue Mountains Cultural and Community Information Integration Development Strategy Report
This report, which may be downloaded at right, is a result of a joint research project undertaken by Blue Mountains City Council and University of Western Sydney, funded by grant, and investigates how best to bring the City's diverse cultural and community information resources together into a common digital framework. The report focuses on two main areas: the integration of information sources for Council's own strategic planning and monitoring processes, and the kinds of cultural information that Council gathers and makes available to the community.
The report recommended the integration of the Council's Cultural Organisations Register into the Community Directory and to develop a separate web interface / front end for displaying Cultural Organisations information. The previous Cultural Organisations Register has been removed from the Council's website and now provides one major portal for community information.
Cultural Strategy
This strategy identifies cultural strengths and advantages of the Blue Mountains, along with aspirations of the local community and visitors. Click here for more information and to download.
Cultural Partnerships Program - NOW OPEN
Blue Mountains City Council’s Cultural Partnerships Program provides funding to Blue Mountains artists and organisations to support a range of arts activities that contribute to sustainable arts practice in the Blue Mountains.
Applications for the 2012 Cultural Partnerships Program are now open and will close midnight Monday 26 March 2012.
To apply please see the Program Guidelines and complete the Application Form which can be downloaded at right.
The completed form and support material must be submitted via email to Nicole Manning no later than midnight Monday 26 March 2012.
Council will be holding Information Sessions on:
- 11:00am, Thursday 16 February 2012 at Council's Springwood Office
- 4:00pm, Thursday 16 February 2012 at Council's Katoomba Office
To register your interest for one of these information sessions please contact Nicole Manning on (02)4780 5631 or nmanning@bmcc.nsw.gov.au.
For further information and to discuss proposals contact: Jenny Brown on (02) 4780 5653 or jmbrown@bmcc.nsw.gov.au.
Successful applicants for funding will be required to sign a formal acceptance of their grant conditions. General Grant conditions applicable to all recipients can be downloaded at right. Some successful applicants may have extra conditions added to the grant conditions relating to their project.
Successful projects from the 2011 Program may be downloaded at right.
Cultural Databases
- Cultural Organisations Register
The new Cultural Information Directory is now available. - A new Artist Register is currently under development
Cultural Events e-Notices
To subscribe to Council's Cultural Events e-Notices email culture@bmcc.nsw.gov.au with 'subscribe' in the header listing your full name and telephone phone number. The Cultural Events e-Notices are email based notices covering a range of arts and heritage events.
Arts/Cultural Event Organisers
To have a notice sent out to the subscribers please supply plain text in the body of an e-mail to culture@bmcc.nsw.gov.au, including a contact number for the organiser. Information for the Notices needs to be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the event and be brief and factual.