Issue - meetings

Cultural Strategy

Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Executive (Item 75)

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To consider the report of the Director (J-PH).

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Agreed

RESOLVED that members acknowledge The Arts and Cultural Strategy and support the work of Exeter Culture, the cultural sector and key stakeholders in delivering it.

 

Reason for Decision:

As set out in the report.

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Executive received a report which included the City’s Arts and Cultural Strategy and set out a clear direction for progress until 2024.  It was noted that the Strategy had been commissioned by Exeter Culture, in partnership with the City Council, and built on the Council’s work in supporting the organisation as the driver of the creative industries in the City. 

 

As such, the vision of the strategy was noted as being:-

 

Exeter will be known nationally and internationally as a city of culture.  It will innovate and lead in the areas of the environment, wellbeing, cultural literacy, creative making and heritage to build a living city where everyone lives well.

 

Particular reference was made to:-

 

-       The fact that due to timing issues surrounding the launch of the Strategy on 10 July (i.e. the day after this meeting), there had not been the opportunity for this matter to be firstly presented to Scrutiny;

-       The opportunity this Strategy gave to apply as a city for UNESCO City of Culture status;

-       The five key themes of the strategy being:-

-       A city of culture for the Environment;

-       A city of Cultural wellbeing;

-       A city of cultural literacy and learning;

-       A city of heritage innovation; and

-       A city of creative making.

 

RESOLVED that Members acknowledge The Arts and Cultural Strategy and support the work of Exeter Culture, the cultural sector and key stakeholders in delivering it.