ACE's consultation to inform ten-year arts strategy
Arts Council England launches Achieving great art for everyone – a consultation on future priorities for the arts.
Arts Council England has now closed its consultation Achieving great art for everyone on future priorities for the arts. The results of the consultation will inform a ten-year strategic framework and the Arts Council’s future investment decisions.
Achieving great art for everyone sets out the Arts Council’s understanding of the current arts landscape and pinpoints the areas that the Council believes need development, says ACE. This is the first time the Arts Council has brought together all art forms and development areas into one set of long term priorities.
The consultation document outlines a vision for the future of the arts where England is a global creative hub, a platform for world-leading artistic excellence and innovation, and a great place for artists to live and work, ACE claims.
The Arts Council invited artists, arts organisations, partners and anyone interested in the arts to take part, including those from the commercial, amateur and voluntary sectors. The consultation ran until 14 April 2010 and the framework will be published in late 2010. To find out more, go to: www.artscouncil.org.uk/consultation.
The consultation outlines five long term goals that will drive the Arts Council’s development work, inform its funding priorities and strengthen relationships with artists, organisations and audiences. The goals are:
1. Talent and artistic excellence are thriving and celebrated
2. The arts leadership and workforce are diverse and highly skilled
3. More people value and enjoy the arts
4. Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts
5. The arts sector is sustainable, resilient and innovative
The consultation also includes proposals on new, more flexible, funding programmes to help deliver these goals.
Date posted: 23rd January 2010