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