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Arts Development UK Conference 28.11.13
Symon Easton
Culture & Visitor Economy Service Birmingham City Council
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
• Restructure in 2010/11 • Change from ‘Arts’ to ‘Culture Commissioning’• Introduction of new corporate commissioning process /
Grants Management Toolkit• Support to the Arts budget was £9.4m now £7.8m with a
further £1.417m reduction to come from 2014-15• 95% of the service budget activities are commissioned
from third parties - £7.5m revenue and £300k project funding
• 2013 move from ‘Environment & Culture’ to ‘Development & Culture’. Change to ‘Culture & Visitor Economy Service’
Core Activity
Culture CommissioningCore Business
Neighbourhood Community Budgeting
Family Friendly Kitemark, Young People
on Arts Boards
Manage Film Birmingham Office
and Old Rep Theatre
Core revenue funding SLA’s for 10 major arts orgs
and B’Ham
Museums contract
Gallery 37 Foundation
Creative City Partnership – key driver
Advice, Guidance and Training for
local arts organisations. IASN
Group
Public Art (Gateway Group)
Project funding for Birmingham based not-for-profit arts
organisations. Up to 120 applications p/a
for £300k commissioning pot.
Support delivery of District Arts Plans and facilitate Local Arts Forum in each
District. Manage Arts Champions and
Mobile Arts scheme
Key partners in the Birmingham Arts Partnership (BAP)
and Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP).
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Culture CommissioningPriority Themes
Mobile Arts Commissioning Filter/ Family Friendly
District-based local arts forums; each with a dedicated ‘Arts Champion’
Support and signposting for third sector arts organisations
and funding advice
Commissioning of third sector arts
organisations under 3 themes:
• Culture on Your Doorstep Community cohesion projects in priority neighbourhoods for adults.
• Next Generation Projects for 0 – 19 year olds that are
not met by normal curricular provision.
• Great International CityProjects taking the Birmingham arts
organisations to designated sister cities / raising the city’s profile as
a cultural destination
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Culture & Visitor Economy ServiceStrategic Cultural Planning
• Leaders Arts Summit (outcomes)
• Creative City Partnership
• Neighbourhood Community Budget
• Creative Futures 3 Strategy
• Cultural Development Plan
• Visitor Economy (Tourism BID)
• Cultural Data / Statistics review
Neighbourhood Community Budget - Our Place!
• Formerly ‘Total Place’. Birmingham has four projects – Families with Complex Needs, Neighbourhood Working, Worklessness and, Culture.
• Explore Community Budget approach - research to identify total public sector spend, clarify priorities and analyse how effective spend is against these
• Current projects in Shard End, Balsall Heath and Castle Vale
• Aims to test a programme of joint planning, commissioning and delivery and disseminate findings
• Culture Project working group partners – BCC, DCMS, ACE, HLF, Local Partners,
Creative Futures 3 Engagement Model
LeadersCreators
ParticipantsAudiences
ECM Outcomes
Range of first experiences
Choice of organised activities
Independentengagement
Basic Intermediate Advanced
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
Culture & Visitor Economy ServiceAdditional agenda’s 2013
• Public Art debate (BCS)• Youth Arts Summit• Festivals Board / Unit • (Popular) Music research and consultation• Proposal to transfer ‘Old Rep’ Theatre• Film Birmingham – Film & TV Summit• Museums Trust / Library of Birmingham
commissioning