Cultural Strategy: Using Innovative Ideologies to Build Breakthrough Brands

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The Dorset Local Industrial Strategy identifies the creative and digital sectors as key agents of growth into the future as we seek to balance the challenges of an aging population with the need to create good jobs for the 21st Century and have the skills in place to deliver those jobs. City events have an important role within the wider cultural offer of Belfast. Events can tell stories, connect people and present new perspectives on our place. The UK is no longer part of the EU and it is still uncertain what this will ultimately mean for trade with Europe and the wider world economies, and the overall impact this could have on touring and the export of UK culture as well as bringing EU based companies, exhibitions and artists to Dorset. Degradation and loss of cultural fabric such as historic building and landscapes risks loss of local distinctiveness and sense of place. Placemaking is a people-centred approach to delivering a local and shared vision. People shape places. Culturally vibrant cities are places where people negotiate collective senses of belonging and where the private sphere connects to the public.

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It is in working this way that our collective city can hear new voices and people are encouraged to open up about challenging questions of belonging. Cultural vibrancy emanates from creators, participants, volunteers and audiences. This can drive new forms of citizenship that in turn support our aspiration of being a resilient city that leaves no-one behind. Covid-19 has exposed deep economic and health inequalities. Freelancers, emerging artists and disabled artists have suffered disproportionate financial hardship. To actively co-ordinate a joined up city approach to cultural development including at different levels of governmentA major investor in an extraordinary cluster of diverse cultural organisations with considerable profile, reach and influence in London, the UK and abroad. The Compact will support collective, co-ordinated action to grow and sustain the cultural ecosystem. This will involve aligning activity and funding, and levering additional human, financial and property resources, in support of an agreed local purpose. The Compact will be the primary vehicle for discussion between local partners and with government about how best to deploy culture for the city. Each city’s Compact will have a distinctive purpose, according to need and opportunity. Dorset is a predominately rural area with the largest town being Weymouth with a population of over 58,000. A survey of Sherborne businesses evidenced that 60% said they were busier and profit had increased on the weekend of Dorset Moon compared to a normal July weekend and 100% of the businesses said arts festivals were vital for bringing in new visitors from outside of the county to a town. At the time of writing this Cultural Strategy, there are significant world and UK events which are directly affecting the sector, our communities, audiences and participants, partners and stakeholders.

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the cultural sector and cultural providers (including venues, museums, festivals, libraries, arts, heritage and cultural organisations, touring companies, freelance creatives, artists and producers Consider not only how to attract more diverse employees, but practical ways to support, develop and promote these team members throughout their employee journey. Finally, codify the qualities of people who exemplify the culture you’re aiming to create. In our example of inconsistent performance standards, this strategic step may reveal the need to set clearer expectations, coach and build skills and offer practices to drive accountability.The concept is under development, but it is envisaged that it will take a thematic approach to story telling. For example, the attraction will immerse visitors in the city’s music, arts, sports and love of a good yarn; it will connect them with the city’s innovators and tell them about its tribes and heroes; it will take them inside the challenging stories of the more recent troubled past. Visitors will leave with real insights into Belfast, and with a rich sense of the city and its people. The Hub is a working title. A new partnership approach to cultural growth will ensure access and sustainable funding for a wide range of cultural organisations, activities and events across the city. This partnership brings together the City Council, communities, the universities, local businesses and charities, and the professional and amateur cultural sectors. Goal 2: Lifelong Learning The UK’s arts and entertainment sector has been one of the areas worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The decline in revenues and the number of workers furloughed over the past few months is second only to the accommodation and food sector… According to the Office for National Statistics, the arts and entertainment industry saw a 44.5% reduction in monthly gross domestic product (GDP) output (according to gross value added (GVA)) in the three months up to June 2020 compared with the three months earlier, making it one of the sectors worst hit by the pandemic”

Cultural Strategy 2021 - 2025 | Westminster City Council

To nurture the creative economy we will attract new business and investment by increasing opportunities to engage in creative enterprise and the local cultural offer.

Strategy Overview

We are committed to delivering a cultural investment programme for the city. The purpose of this programme is to support the delivery of strategic priorities as set out in this document. These in turn will contribute to achieving the outcomes of the Belfast Agenda.

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There are countless independent breweries in Dorset, numerous food festivals – one of the largest being Dorset’s seafood festival held in Weymouth and the locally produced cheese, Dorset Blue Vinney is one of our most famous food exports. Storm Ciarán is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from 6pm on Wednesday 1 November, until midnight on Thursday 2 November. Increasing the autonomy of the creative sectors to explore and shape the city’s evolving, rich and multiple cultural narratives. Diversity is one of Coventry's strengths and resources and Coventry is a national centre of excellence for diversity in the arts and creative industries. Goal 4: Health and Wellbeing Dorset is famous for its locally produced food and drink and this continues to be a big draw for tourists. Many esteemed chefs have taken up home in Dorset including the original River Cottage with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and the Oyster and Fish House restaurant in Lyme Regis run by chef Mark Hix.

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The Strategy builds on the heritage and culture of the city and introduces five key goals for cultural growth and seven big ideas for transforming the cultural life of the city. The initial five goalsare: Goal 1: Partnership