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Arts Council England supporting Sustainable Futures. Nathan Lee Senior Manager – Corporate Planning North West. Porcelain table light and candle holders by Linda Stevens Photo: Theo Moye. Achieving Great Art for Everyone. Our mission is great art for everyone
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Arts Council England supporting Sustainable Futures Nathan Lee Senior Manager – Corporate Planning North West Porcelain table light and candle holders by Linda Stevens Photo: Theo Moye
Achieving Great Art for Everyone Our mission is great art for everyone Our expanding remit sees us championing, developing and investing in museums and libraries, so that people’s lives can be shaped and enriched by artistic andcultural experiences and knowledge
Culture, knowledge and understanding: great museums and libraries for everyone • Excellence is thriving and celebrated in museums and libraries • More people experience and are inspired by museums and libraries • Museums and libraries are sustainable, resilient and innovative • The leadership and workforce are diverse and highly skilled • Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of museums and libraries
Our vision for museums Museums deliver inspiring public programmes using high quality collections The sector is embedded in communities and responsive to audience needs It is made up of strong, sustainable organisations with a highly skilled and diverse workforce; it is excellently led
Renaissance 2012-15 • Four strands to Renaissance • Programme of major grants- Major Partner Museums • Manchester Consortium: Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Galleries, Whitworth Art Gallery • Cumbria Consortium: Tullie House, Lakeland Art Trust, Wordsworth Trust 2. Strategic support fund 3. Museum development programme from August 2012 4. Group of national programmes
Renaissance 2012-15 -National programmes & Quality Support • National Standards – Accreditation and Designation • National Collections Purchase Programmes- V&A Prism Fund • National Sector Support Networks – Subject Specialist Networks • National campaigns – Kids in Museums, Museums at Night • One-off national projects – Commemorative activities relating to WW1, Cultural Olympiad • Technical and Statutory Functions- AELU, GIS, National Security Advisor
Strategic Funds • Strategic project funding £15m per annum • Accredited museums with over 150,000 visitors per annum • £50k to £500k awards • Specific activities to deliver goals in Culture, Knowledge and Understanding • 2012/13 – commission • 2013/15 – open application from September 2012
Strategic Funds 2012/13 - £7m budget • meeting geographic gaps in E. Midlands and S. Yorkshire • Nationally commissioned grants for projects and initiatives • Other regional strategic gaps • Project proposals developed in region June/July • End July regional office to submit proposals • 18 August decision • 1 October to 31 March - Delivery
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