The Future of our Heritage

1. The Future of our Heritage Afternoon Session Welcome Back Abby Johnson Brennan Executive Director, Plymouth Culture Board

2. City of Culture Context • Driving and defining a Strategic Vision for Cultural Development in the City between now and 2020 • Evolution of the City’s Cultural Strategy - the “Vital Spark” – a road map for the next phase – bottom-up, inclusive but ambitious and transformational • Strategic Investment Plan for Arts and Culture – the Ocean City Project (ACE) • Defining Key Cultural “punctuation marks” for the City • 2013 The Ocean City Projects kicks off, PVAC International Symposium – Migration and Identity………. • 2014 The History Centre, and the Three Town’s Centenary, building up to …… • 2017 – City of Culture /Year of Culture – Internationalism through sport and the arts ………….. • Culminating in 2020 – Mayflower 400 year Anniversary – an event of huge cultural significance.

3. UK City of Culture Competition - What is it? • A national competition, launched in 2009, to run every 4 years. • Belief that culture is a mechanism to achieve wider economic and social goals - ambition is to “use culture as a catalyst for change” • Followed on from (European) success of Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008 • 29 Bids were submitted in 2010, 4 shortlisted - Birmingham, Norwich, Sheffield and • Derry/Londonderry will host 1st UK title in 2013 • Coalition confirmed new competition for 2017

4. Objectives • To catalyse the development of a cultural economy • To drive economic renaissance and growth - transforming levels of prosperity in the City • To unleash talent to build a proud, ambitious, connected, outward looking, creative city • To deliver step changes in equality, community participation and social cohesion through culturally led regeneration • To build a sustainable cultural environment which will nourish and enhance a unique world class experience for residents and visitors alike

5. The Prize • The host city will deliver a world class programme of events reflecting its identity and culture, fostering local pride and a sense of community, boosting the local economy and encouraging visitors, raising the city’s profile, enhancing tourism, attracting new business and investment, and changing perceptions. • No Government £ - but commitment that national events will take place in the host city – BBC Sports Personality of the Year, The Brits, UK Film Festival, Turner Prize etc • A boost in ambition, imagination, ideas & confidence and a positive change in how the City sees itself and how others see it

6. The Proposition? • Plymouth is a unique city – geography and history • A City whose history is the history of the British Isles • A City of explorers, wayfarers, migrants and immigrants, sailors and survivors • An “Ocean City” • A City with a US significance second to none in the UK • A City for whom culture and ambition could be truly transformative”

7. Where are we now?What happens next? • Political support and leadership – there will be nerves and nay-sayers – these are tough times……… • Strategic and Executive Leadership – The Culture Board, new Exec lead on City of Culture • PCC Arts and Heritage Team fully engaged • Iterative process, incremental development, what have we got to bring to the table? What more would we need? Is what we have enough? • Partnership – buy-in and consultation – dedicated creative team, arts, sport, heritage, private sector and VCS, who else needs to be involved? • Programmes/Cash • Ideas and vision • The Announcement!

8. Afternoon Session • Now Break-out sessions to discuss digital project ‘Resurgam’ with Birgitte , Hannah and Alex • 14.15-14.45 The Future is Together': Working in Partnership, with Dr Todd Gray, Historian and Chair of Friends of Devon’s Archives • 14.45-15.15 ‘The Future of Our Past’: Plymouth & West Devon Record Office at 60, with Louisa Mann and Tony Davey, • 15.15-15.30 Cutting of the Record Office 60th anniversary celebration cake Close and Formal launch of the Plymouth History Festival: Guildhall Square Then and Now