Cirrus@Austlit

'While the issue of cultural diversity, or lack thereof in the creative arts and screen media in Australia gets mainstream attention from time to time, we have little in-depth understanding of the historical policy context, barriers to better representation, as well as case studies of best or breakthrough practice. What Cecilia Cmielewski’s account provides in this eminently readable book is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the Australia Council for the Arts’ commitment to multicultural arts over the last 3 decades. Beginning with an overview of the genealogies of policy and practice in ‘multicultural arts’, the subsequent chapters tackle leadership of various kinds. This includes the agency of artists (creative leadership), the challenges of producing change through institutional leadership, and the more constructive initiatives undertaken by pioneers in smaller multicultural arts companies (organisational leadership).' (Introduction)