ABSTRACT

When discussing any livelihood, a key consideration is monetary support. This is of particular concern for music livelihoods, as many art music organisations rely on external sources of funding. As both public and private funding levels are influenced by myriad factors and thus often change, this case study has been undertaken to investigate and document the current funding environment for small-to-medium art music organisations in Brisbane. As a result of historical, organisational, physical, and public financial factors, the city of Brisbane has developed a particular cultural milieu which has resulted in a two-tiered musical workforce characterised by the level of support and opportunity available. A defining part of this is that small-to-medium organisations suffer low and fluctuating levels of public funding. These organisations may thus benefit significantly from seeking private support. Philanthropic practices with art music organisations in Australia are little studied, and the use of generalised cultivation strategies may have detrimental effects. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of private funding for the survival of art music organisations, and this lends additional urgency to undertaking research into philanthropy with small-to-medium art music organisations as it is specific to Brisbane.

摘要

在讨论任何生计时，关键的考虑因素是金钱支持。由于许多艺术音乐组织依赖外部资金，因此这对音乐生计尤为重要。由于公共和私人资金水平都受到多种因素的影响，因此经常发生变化，因此，本案例研究旨在调查和记录布里斯班中小型艺术音乐组织的当前资金环境。由于历史，组织，物质和公共财政因素的影响，布里斯班市发展出一种特殊的文化环境，从而形成了两层音乐劳动力，其特点是可获得的支持和机会水平。其中一个定义部分是，中小型组织的公共资金水平低且在波动。因此，这些组织可能会从寻求私人支持中受益匪浅。在澳大利亚与艺术音乐组织进行的慈善活动很少进行研究，使用普遍的耕种策略可能会产生不利影响。COVID-19大流行进一步凸显了私人资金对艺术音乐组织的生存的重要性，这为布里斯班特有的中小型艺术音乐组织的慈善事业研究提供了更多的紧迫性。