THE ARTS PARTY – A NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM SETS THE STAGE FOR 2018-2019 - 04/28/2018

SYDNEY, April 28, 2018 – A newly, elected team of committed individuals, will lead The Arts Party to new frontiers. A unanimously, elected group of eleven individuals from across Australia are keen to fill the shoes of their predecessors and are hoping to deliver major progress and support for the party, at this year’s NSW elections. 

The April 16th, AGM meeting saw the adoption of a new constitution, “which gives them full power to create the future of this national movement”, Arts Party founder PJ Collins stated. Setup and planning are happening as we speak, “with the first committee meeting scheduled for next week.” 

Founded in October 2013, by Sydney-based artists, PJ Collins and Nicholas Gledhill and registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on August 6th, 2014 – the party owes its existence to a well, managed crowd-funding campaign. 

By 2016, the Arts Party had again crowd-funded for their next development stage; sourced seven candidates for the House of Representatives and thirteen Senate candidates to represent the party in the 2016 federal election. 

1.5 million Preference votes, between 1~6 were received and The Arts Party ranked 26th among 56 parties in the first preference senate results. Of the 7 lower house candidates, two came 4th in their seats, after Labor, Liberal and the Greens - view full results here. 

The new team to lead the Arts Party for 2018-2019 include: 

 Leader – Barry Keldoulis 

 Secretary – PJ Collins 

 Treasurer – Pamela Aitken 

 Policy Officer – Carol-Anne Croker 

 Publicity Officer – Selina Kucks 

 Technical Officer – Steve Doig 

 Victorian Committee Contact – Malcolm Thomson 

 Social Media Lead – Dan Craig 

 Ordinary Member – Sue Davidson 

 Social Media Officer – Kylie Macey 

 Social Media Officer – Emily Winter 

The Arts Party (Australia) is a progressive, national, political party whose primary being for existence is to: represent ‘the arts’ and all it embodies; to be the voice for practitioners, lovers, supporters and educators of ‘the arts’ within the political arena and to represent the voice of change in: breaking down all forms of societal barriers; putting forward national policies that foster artistic growth at home and abroad; expanding the arts export basin and delivering sufficient arts funding to assist educational institutions to continue offering democratic rights of access to the arts. 

Follow the news about the party at @TheArtsParty 

About the Arts Party 

The Arts Party is an international political movement, inspired by the importance of the Arts and creative action, with parties currently registered in Australia, England, Scotland and Wales. The Arts Party is committed to introducing arts thinking into politics and promoting creative, scientific and evidence-based ideas that improve the lives of as many people as possible. 

Media Contacts 

For: Arts Party (Australia) 

Selina Kucks, Publicity Officer 

M: 0428117828 

E: sketa@artsparty.org.au