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’
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Core Activity
Gallery 37 Foundation
Public Art (Gateway
Group)
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).
Creative City
Partnership –
key driver
Neighbourhood Community
Budgeting
Family Friendly Kitemark,
Young People on Arts Boards
Culture Commissioning
Core Business
Core
revenue
funding
SLA’s for 10
major arts
orgs and
B’Ham
Museums
contract
Project funding for
Birmingham based
not-for-profit arts
organisations. Up to
120 applications p/a for
£300k commissioning
pot.
Manage Film
Birmingham Office and
Old Rep Theatre
Advice, Guidance and
Training for local arts
organisations. IASN
Group
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Mobile Arts Commissioning
District-based local
arts forums; each
with a dedicated
‘Arts Champion’
Filter/ Family Friendly
Culture Commissioning
Priority Themes
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 City
Projects taking the Birmingham arts
organisations to designated sister cities
/ raising the city’s profile as a cultural
destination
Support and signposting for third
sector arts organisations and
funding advice
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Strategic Cultural Planning
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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
Independent
engagement
Leaders
Creators
Choice of
organised
activities
ECM
Outcomes
Audiences
Participants
Range of
first
experiences
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
Culture & Visitor Economy Service
Additional agenda’s 2013
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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