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Daisy SutcliffeJurassic Coast Arts Coordinator
Universal Value 2008PVA MediaLab commission
Artist: Charlie Morrissey
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World Heritage Convention 1972
IDENTIFY
PROTECT
PRESERVE
Temple of Abu Simbel moved during flooding of AswanDam, Egypt, 1972
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What is a World Heritage Site?
890 sites around the world have been included on theUNESCO* World Heritage List
Together they form a common heritage for humankind:they transcend political boundaries
Their protection is our shared responsibility
These are the ideas on which the
World Heritage Convention is based .
*United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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World Heritage Sites all have
Ou tstandingUniversal
V al u e
Something that is so precious that it must be preservedand protected
For now and for the Future
For all of Humanity
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Taj Mahal, India
What is World Heritage?
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Venice and its Lagoon, Italy
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The Great Barrier R eef, A u stralia
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Industrial Architecture
Zollverein
Coal Mine
Ind
ustrial
Complex in
Essen, Germany
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The Grand Canyon N ational P ark, U. S .A.
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Types of World Heritage
Taj MahalCu lt u ral Heritage
Ju rassic CoastN at u ral Heritage
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West East
Our OutstandingUniversal Value:
185 million years of the Earth s geological history in just 95 milesof coastline
The most complete recordthrough the Mesozoic (250- 65 million years ago)anywhere in the world
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T he Walk through T ime
West East
Sillson Communications
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We are part of a global family
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Ou r f u ndamental vision is that World HeritageS
tatu
s inD
orset andE
astD
evon will:
B ecome a vibrant strand of the life of Dorset and EastDevon, benefiting local people, visitors and theenvironment thro u gho u t the area and beyond
Inspire people to celebrate , appreciate and enjoy theWorld Heritage Site, and to safeg u ard it for f u t u regenerations in the best possible condition
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Long term aims for the management of the Site1 . T o p rotect the Sites OUV and integrity by allowing the natural
processes which created it to continue2 . T o conserve and enhance the Site and its setting for science,
education and public enjoyment3 . T o strengthen understanding of the OUV of the Site4 . T o support communities in realising the economic, social and
cultural o pp ortunities and benefits that World Heritage statuscan bring
5 . T o improve appropriate and sustainable access to the Site and itssetting
6 . T o enable visitors to the Site and its setting to enjoy a welcoming
ex p erience and high quality facilities7 . T o raise p ublic awareness of the Site, its OUV, and the values of
World Heritage, locally and globally8 . T o support and demonstrate exem p lary World Heritage Site
management
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B ackground
Integrated Site management acrosssectors:
T
ransport Education B usiness Culture Science
Focus on training and long term strategicchange
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B ackground
T he Jurassic Coast is, we believe, the onlynatural World Heritage Site to have an artsstrategy . Its purpose is to:encourage residents and visitors toex p erience the Jurassic Coast and toenjoy and understand it through highquality arts and cultural ex p eriences.
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A few stats
Since the launch of the programme inJune 2008 until February this year, weinvolved37 artists89 3 participants
17 projectsaudiences totalling 54,811 .
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key interests:
arts and earth scienceclimate change
international partnershipglobal valueslocal engagement .
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Developed out of theInter p retation ActionPlan, 2003-5 .
Arts Strategy launched,2006Funding confirmed andprogramme launched,2008Moving from ArtsProgramme to CreativeCoast 2010 .
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CREAT IV E COAST: O V ERALL PURPOSET o encourage residents and visitors of allages to visit and experience the JurassicCoast for themselves and to understand itbetter through high quality creative and
cultural experiences .
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Jurassic Coast and London 2012
UNESCO vision: to contribute to peace and security by promoting
collaboration among nations through education,
science and culture in order to further universalrespect for justice, for the rule of law and for thehuman rights and fundamental freedoms which areaffirmed for the peoples of the world
IOC vision: to contribute to building a peaceful and better world
by educating youth through sport practised inaccordance with Olympism and its values .
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T he Jurassic Coast Earth Festival
An umbrella for a series of events and activitiesin celebration of the Earths outstanding naturalheritageIt will to raise the profile of World Heritage Sitesand highlight shared global values of UNESCOand IOC while the worlds eye is on Weymouthand Portland for the 2012 Olympics
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A IMS: to engage communities especially youngpeople in the Site and an appreciation of itsoutstanding universal value
Generation Live and B Sharp
Lyme Regis FossilFestival 2009
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AIM S: to link communities, individuals and organisationswho are keen to tell their p art of the Jurassic Coast or NaturalHeritage story so that it adds to u p greater than the sum of the p arts
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A IMS: to stimulate public engagement in caring for the natural environment
Cabinet of Curiosities
Dorset County MuseumService, part of theCollecting Cultures
Education Programme
Artists: Forkbeard Fantasy
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Universal Value 2009PVA MediaLab commission
Artist: Charlie Morrissey
A IMS: to contribute to global citizenshipand greater understanding between cultures
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T he Jurassic Coast Earth Festival will contribute to:Lasting connections within and between communities along the SiteLasting connections with other communities around the world
More active involvement in safeguarding the future of our planet,particularly by young peopleCultural and economic regeneration along the Jurassic Coast
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How to get involved
Rooted in the local the Earth Festival willengage with the global by encouraging linksbetween communities on our Site and those on
other Sites around the worldT he product of these links will be an event or activity which will form part of the Earth Festival:virtual or otherwiseT hrough the F estival Pledge we will be acatalyst for action, a personal legacy
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Thank you
Generation Live and B Sharp
Lyme Regis FossilFestival 2009
Science can lead to the truth, but onlyimagination can show meaning CS Lewis
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