Guiding Principle (Values)

  • We engage and value in promoting and uphold the integrity of the VANUA and its custodians and the other ethnic communities when implementing our activities
  • Maintain honesty and ethnically appropriate behaviour in our business dealings
  • Prioritize and value quality customer services
  • Maintaining and promoting professional in the work place
  • be transparent and accountable in all our understandings
  • respect and maintain cordial relations with fellow employees
  • be adaptive and respective to institutional changes
  • strive to maintain confidentially

Vision

A dynamic, interactive and Progressive Arts Sector

Mission

The Fiji Arts Council will strive to create a dynamic, interactive and celebrated Arts sector through the:

  • Promote good governance and accountability within the arts sector
  • Provide opportunities and support for professional development of the arts sector
  • Encourage investment and develop infrastructure to achieve artistic excellence
  • Advocacy (awareness), education for formal recognition, and valuing of art and artists,
  • Setting guidelines and standards for the art
  • Promoting culture and arts through touristic initiatives

History

Fiji Arts Council (FAC) is a charitable organization established in 1964 as a coordinating body for the preservation, development, and promotion of art. The FAC is one of the three management agencies under the auspices of the Department of Heritage and Arts. The Fiji Arts Council is the national agency and catalyst for support, development and promotion of the arts and creative industries of Fiji.

Since its inception in 1964, the Fiji Arts Council (FAC) has been engaged in various activities to encourage and promote the works of our artists and craftspeople. Registered as a formal organization under the Charitable Trust Act the FAC receives a grant from the government as well as an annual service agreement.

The FAC coordinates national programs and activities to develop and promote visual, performing and fine arts in addition to rational and contemporary craft. In expanding from its original role as a coordinating body for the presentations of overseas artists, the Council advocates for the preservation, revitalization and promotion of living heritage and arts in Fiji

  • Enhancing exchange and appreciation for arts, all levels of abilities and all communities