CUMBRIA --- THE BIGGER PICTURE
APPENDIX 1
ARTS ENGAGEMENT DELIVERY PLAN
2008 –2011
DRAFT
Objective: To increase engagement in the arts by 3.5% over three years
Priority No.1 – To raise awareness and profile of the arts
Aim
Actions
Partners
Timescale/t
argets
Desired
outcomes
NI/LAA
links
Policy links
1.1 High level
advocacy with
Cumbria
Strategic
Partnership
a). Allocate appropriate
CPU or other individuals
to attend Cumbria
Strategic Partnership’s
thematic groups to
represent the arts
LSPs /CSP
Year 1
Clear understanding
by CSP of the role
of the arts
LI 3/NI 11
Engagement
in the arts
Individual lives are
enriched,
communities are
strengthened and
places where people
live are improved
through culture and
sport – Council
Plan
NI 5
Year 1/2/3
b). Produce and deliver
advocacy presentations
to CSP and related
groups
Regular arts input
into thematic
groups’ action
planning
NI 1
NI 50
NI 110
Increased
engagement in the
arts by 3.5% over
the three year span
of the Local Area
Agreement.
NI 10
NI 7
NI 2
NI 6
NI 119
NI 151
And many
Encourage more
widespread
enjoyment of culture
and sport –
Department of
Culture Media and
Sport (DCMS)
more
c). Production of a range
of arts advocacy print
Dance Leaflet
Year 1
The LAA and
the Arts
leaflet
Year 3
d) Baseline is measured
through a national
taking part survey this
will be available at the
end of November, 08.
We will plot trends and
impact of current
actions on trajectories
to identify where
extra/different action is
needed through arts
engagement plan review
process.
Year 1/2/3
Keep a watching brief on
Arts Council England’s
pilot of a new tool to
measure the depth and
quality of engagement
on arts activities
Advocacy material
for distribution
during and after the
three year period of
the current Local
Area Agreement
1.2 Increase
public
awareness of
existing and
new
opportunities
to participate
in the arts
A). Prepare
communication strategy
and build media
connections
Radio Cumbria,
Local press,
Lakeland Radio,
CCC media team,
District Councils,
Third Sector
Coordinated plan
for delivery over
three years
LI 3/NI 11
Close alignment
with ACE agenda
Individual lives are
enriched,
communities are
strengthened and
places where people
live are improved
through culture and
sport – Council
Plan
Increased
awareness of arts in
Cumbria
District Council arts
and cultural policies
NI 5
NI 6
NI 7
b). Work closely with
ACE NW and the
National NI 11 emerging
media campaign
Year 1/2/3
c).Plan an Open to Arts
week/mass participation
event
Year 2
a). Commission a Single
Improvement tool
process for culture and
sport
b). Review opportunities
for project links with
Increased
awareness and
participation
Increased hits on
artefacts site.
d). Raise awareness of
Cumbria County
Council’s Artefacts site
www.cumbriaartefacts.org.uk
1.3 Review
frameworks to
establish
successful
partnership
working
Year 1/2/3
Year 2/3
District Councils,
ACE, MLA, Sports
England
Year 1
To have a working
framework in place
for the future to
encourage greater
partnership working.
Year 1/2/3
Arts activities held
in libraries and new
LI 3/NI 11
Individual lives are
enriched,
communities
strengthened and
places where people
live are improved
through culture and
sport Council Plan
libraries and archives –
with particular relevance
to the new archive
building in Carlisle
1.4 Support
County Third
Sector
Strategy
delivery
a). Map existing
relationships with Third
Sector arts organisations
receiving cultural grants.
b). Review systems for
effective distribution of
cultural grants.
archive building, as
appropriate
Third Sector,
District Councils
Year 1/2
Year 2/3
Cultural grants used
to best effect
Increase
transparency of
decision making,
expanding the
range and types of
relationships with
cultural grant
clients.
Priority No.2 To broaden the range of people engaged in the arts
NI 7
Environment
for a thriving
third sector
Cumbria’s cultural
life meets the needs
of the community –
Council Plan
The Arts and Health/wellbeing
Aim
Actions
Partners
Timescale/targets
Desired
Outcomes
NI/LAA links
2.1 Map and
brand existing art
engagement
provision for
older people and
individuals with
disabilities
a). Work with
partners to map
and promote
existing art
provision
Adult Services,
District Councils,
NHS Trusts, Age
Concern, Third
Sector, Sport
England
Year 2
Older people
aware of creative
and arts
opportunities
suited to their
needs and
interests
LI 3/NI 11
Healthier
NI 5
Improve health
and emotional
well-being
Policy Links
NI 6
NI 139
Improve quality
of life
LI 11
SI 6
Increase choice
and control –
Council Plan
Older People’s
Strategy
2.2 To increase
capacity to
sustain existing
and deliver more
quality arts
engagement
opportunities or
older people and
individuals with
disabilities
a) Commission
creative
practitioner and
adult sector joint
training
programmes and
events
2.3 To
commission
pilot projects to
demonstrate the
role of the arts in
supporting
a). Developing
dance
opportunities for
older people
Creative Futures
Cumbria, Adult
Services, District
Councils,
arts practitioners,
Third Sector, NHS
Trusts, user and
carer groups,
Cumbria Cultural
Skills, University
of Cumbria, arts
practitioners
Adult Services,
District Councils,
Age Concern,
care homes,
dancers, Third
Sector
Year 2/3
Year 1/2/3
To increase
number of
Creative Futures
Cumbria
accredited and
trained adult
sector
arts/creative
practitioners
LI 3
Care home
managers aware
of the benefits of
dance for their
residents
LI 3
Enable adults to
make a positive
contribution Council Plan
Community
Strategy
Cumbria’s Health
and Well being
Strategy for
Older People
Improved quality
of life
SI 6
NI 119
Improved health
and emotional
well being –
mental health
and well-being
Council Plan
Ongoing dance
activity in care
homes
b). Support one
mass new writing
engagement
project.
ACE, Adult
Services,
Children’s
Services, writers,
District Councils
Year 1/ 2
Production of
practical printed
case studies and
examples of
independence
and choice good
practice.
LI 3
As above
Adult Services,
Age Concern,
Care homes, day
care centres,
libraries, arts
organisations and
arts practitioners
Year 1/2/3
Increased
awareness of the
value of the arts
for encouraging
mental health
and well being
LI 3
As above
NI 9
NYR legacy
project
c) Expand new
writing
opportunities for
older people and
schools
d). Read a Picture
project – art
appreciation and
activity pilot
project with Adult
Services clients.
e). Engage with
initiatives to
counteract
worklessness
- instigate
discussions
regarding the roll
out of Copeland
DC’s Pathways to
Art project
f). Raise
awareness of
healthy life style
District Councils,
arts organisations
Year 2/3
Continuation of
project if
appropriate
Existing project
replicated in one
more district
NI 117
NI 153
NI 146
Third Sector, CCC
directorates, arts
practitioners,
Year 3
Commissioned
work circulated
to appropriate
NI 123
NI 39
Increase
employment and
economic activity
and support
those most in
need into decent
work – Council
Plan
Improved quality
of life
choices through
the arts –
commission work
as appropriate
District Councils,
Cumbria Drug and
Alcohol Action
team
audiences and
results monitored
NI 40
NI 112
Improved health
and emotional
well being –
Council Plan
LI 10
SI5
2.4 Support
County Health
plan
a) Biennial
creative
practitioner
commission
CCC directorates,
grants clients, arts
practitioners
b). Support
implementation of
the County Health
Plan through
related
arts/cultural
activity
Year 1 and Year 3
Arts activity
being used to
support the
plan’s targets
LI 3
Improved quality
of life
NI 5
Improved health
and emotional
well being –
Council Plan
Year 1/2/3
The Arts and Young People/Education and Learning
Aim
Actions
Partners
Timescale/targets Desired
outcomes
NI/LAA links
Policy links
2.5 Long term
a). To map and
Children’s Services,
Year 2
LI 3/NI 11
Happier
To have a clear
aim to support
the development
of a
comprehensive
young people’s
cultural offer
across Cumbria
brand existing
youth arts
provision
b). Produce a
three year plan
for the delivery of
a comprehensive
Cultural Offer
Creative Futures
Cumbria , Third
Sector, Extended
Schools, District
Councils, Cumbria
Sport, Youth
Offending Service,
University of Cumbria
picture of existing
provision.
Secure resources to
deliver the plan.
Year 2/3
c). Cultural Offer
– Music Pilot
extended schools
and family
research project
over three years.
Delivering pilot
music project. Year
1/2/3
d). Engage with
Arts Awards,
Family Friendly
and Early Years
activity roll out.
Commission
Audience Alliance
1/2/3
e). Provide
opportunities for
education staff in
arts venues to
network.
Year 2
f) Provide
networking and
training
opportunities for
youth workers to
engage with arts
venues.
Year 2
g) Encourage
school holiday
arts provision.
Year 1/2/3
To have tested a
structure for the
delivery of out of
hours activity to
support music
delivery in school
hours
To have used the
results of the
pilot project and
mapping to
develop a
countywide plan.
To identify funds
for the next
phase of the
Cultural Offer.
NI 10
NI 110
Improve health
and well-being of
children and
young people.
NI 50
NI 57
Raise
educational
achievement of
all children and
young people
Increase the
number of
children on the
path to success
– Council Plan
Community
Strategy
Children and
Young People’s
Plan
Children with
Disabilities
Improvement
Plan
Improving
Educational
Outcomes Plan
Cumbria
Prevention
Strategy
Youth Justice
Plan
2.6 To prioritise
and increase
arts
participation
opportunities
with vulnerable
young people
a). Commission
workshops with
groups of looked
after children as
part of Cultural
offer work.
Children’s Services,
District Councils, Arts
organisations and
practitioners
Year 2
2.7 To maximise
Cumbria’s
engagement
with emerging
national youth
dance
opportunities
a). Deliver Dance
Development
Plan for young
people
ACE, Cumbria Sport,
District Councils and
arts organisations,
YDE
Year 1/2/3
For looked after
children to have
the same
opportunities as
other children
NI 99
Increased
engagement in
dance.
Accreditied
outcomes,
volunteering and
signposting to
YDE
propgrammes.
NI 57
NI 17
Narrow the gap
in educational
achievement
between children
from low income
and
disadvantaged
backgrounds
and their peers –
Council Plan
Improve quality
of life
Improve health
and well being
of children and
young people –
Council Plan
The Arts and Communities
Aim
Actions
Partners
Timescale/Targets
2.8 To develop
a participation
a). Cumbrian
Views Project –
Arts practitioners,
Creative Futures
year 1/2/3
Desired
outcomes
New audiences
engaged in the
NI/LAA links
Policy Links
L13/NI 11
Engagement in
Safer
project to
celebrate
Cumbria’s
unique
characteristics
and diversity
pilot project to
engage under
represented
groups with the
arts and enable
then to express
their views through
a range of art
forms
Cumbria,
Voluntary and
community sector
District Councils,
Rural Forum,
events and
festival
organisers
.
arts
the arts.
Individuals
enabled to
express their
views through
creative activities
NI 1
Individuals able to
view life in
Cumbria from
other people’s
perspectives
NI 110.
NI 4
NI5
Enrich lives and
strengthen
communities
through culture,
sport and leisure
Improve
Community
cohesion and
social inclusion
People are
empowered to
influence
decisions that
affect them–
Council Plan
Increased
community
engagement
Community
Strategy
Children and
Young People’s
strategy
2.9 To improve
knowledge
and
understanding
of how
equality and
diversity
affects arts
b). Engage with
Third Sector and
other
organisations
involved in
delivering
community events
and festivals eg.
Cultural Olympiad
a). Action the
recommendations
of the equality and
diversity
assessment CCC
funded venues
Year 1/2/3
Cumbria Youth
Justice Plan
Third Sector,
BME and other
community
groups, CCC
directorates,
Culture Cumbria.
year 2
Arts venues all
with up to date
equality and
diversity policies
New audiences
engaging in the
NI 5
Improve
community
cohesion and
social inclusion
Ensure equality
for all groups
participation
b). Carry out an
equality and
diversity impact
assessment on
arts participation
plan
Year 1
arts
through service
delivery – Council
Plan
LI 14
2.10 Increase
arts
volunteering
opportunities
c). Work with
county transport
team to explore
public transport
provision to arts
venues.
Year 2/3
d). Explore and
support
internationalism,
arts event
Year 2
a). Action key
recommendations
in the Cumbrian
Voluntary Arts
Survey
Community
Cohesion Plan
Culture Cumbria’s
Cultural Policy
Creative Futures
Cumbria, District
Councils,
Connexions,
VAC, Cumbria
Community
Foundation. Arts
organisations,
festival
organisers, BCTV
Year 2/3
Increase in
number of people
engaged in
voluntary arts
LI 3
NI 5
NI 7
NI 10
Individuals lives
are enriched,
communities
strengthened and
places where
people live are
improved through
culture, sport and
leisure
Making a positive
contribution –
Council Plan
The Arts and the Environment/Heritage
Aim
Action
Partners
Timescale/targets Desired
outcomes
NI/LAA links
Policy Links
2.11 To
encourage arts
activities which
a). Encourage
high quality
design of public
West Coast
Renaissance,
Carlisle
Year 1/2/3
LI 3/NI 11
Engagement in
the arts
Greener
The arts and
related
organisations
Creating and
help to raise
awareness of
the environment
and heritage
spaces.
b). Engage with
the agendas of
partner
organisations
c) To promote
awareness of
County
Sustainability plan
and undertake a
sustainability
appraisal of the
arts engagement
plan.
Renaissance,
Lake District
National Park,
Yorkshire Dales
National Park
Authority,
Cumbria Wildlife
Trust, Forestry
Commission,
National Trust,
District Councils
and groups with
agendas relating
to the World
Heritage Site,
sustainability and
housing renewal.
playing a key role
in projects relating
to the
environment and
heritage
NI 155
NI 171
protecting a high
quality
environment for
all- Council Plan
NI 191
Community
Strategy
NI 195
Council
Sustainability
plan.
Cumbria and Lake
District Joint
Structure Plan
Regional Spatial
Strategy
Proposed Arts,
Heritage and
Ecology Strategy
for Cumbria _ Arts
Council England
and English
Heritage
research
Carlisle
Renaissance
Heart of Barrow
Masterplan
Kendal Economic
Regeneration
Action Plan
The Arts and Economy/Innovation
Aim
Action
Partners
Timescale/targets
2.12 To
encourage arts
activity which
benefits the
Cumbrian
economy,
supports
creative
industries and
attracts cultural
tourism
a). Engage with
the agendas of
partner
organisations
Cumbria Vision,
District Councils,
Culture Cumbria,
Cumbria Tourism,
festival
organisers, Third
Sector, University
of Cumbria
Year 1/2/3
b) Engage with
new media project
agendas
Desired
outcomes
The arts being
recognised as
playing an
important role in
the economic
success of the
county
NI/LAA links
Policy Links
LI 3/NI 11
Wealthier
NI5
Support
Cumbria’s
Cultural Life –
Council Plan
Increase
employment and
economic activity
NI 163
NI 7
NI 152
NI 171
Community
Strategy
Britian’s Energy
Coast
Cumbria
Economic Plan
West Lakes
Renaissance
Business Plan
District
renaissance and
regeneration
plans
Culture Cumbria’s
Cultural Strategy