Winchester: Cultural Capital

Circus SpaceImage: Bertil Nilsson

28 February 2014Presentation by Pippa WarinArts Council England

Agenda

1. The Arts Council’s new structure2. Great art and culture for everyone3. Our Mission4. Investment plans 2015-185. National portfolio : timeline6. Museums funding7. Strategic funds8. Making the case9. Winchester : A focus

• Our new structure came into place on 1 July• One national organisation with local presence • Five newly appointed Area Councils, working alongside

National Council• We continue to work towards our mission of great art

and culture for everyone

The Arts Council’s new structure

• In November we published our refreshed strategy, Great art and culture for everyone

• At its heart are the same five goals• We have clarified what success looks like under each

goal. These measures will direct our investment

Great art and culture for everyone

Our mission

• Our settlement for 2015/16 represents a 5% cut to our grant-in-aid

• A good result in tough times but it’s still a very challenging environment

• Local authority investment will be important to our decisions

• We won’t abandon our ambition, even in these difficult times

Investment plans 2015-18

National Portfolio: timeline Jan 7: Guidance online and portal opens for 10 weeks

March 17: Application deadline

July 1: Announcements of intention to fund

July 2014 to Mar 2015: Funding agreements finalised

• Major partner museums• Open fund• Commissioned Strategic fund• Museum development

Museums funding

Strategic fundsStrategic funds may cover:Goal 1• InternationalGoal 2• Strategic touring• Digital, creative media, and The Space• Creative people and places, and Audience Focus

Goal 3• Capital• CatalystGoal 4• Workforce developmentGoal 5 • Children and young

people

Making the case

• 2015 marks a General Election and another Spending Review

• Together we must make a strong advocacy case that showcases the cultural, social and economic value of the sector - ‘the holistic case’

• The refreshed advocacy toolkit: www.artscouncil.org.uk/culturematters

#culturematters

Winchester – Grants for the arts 2012/13

Local Authority Number of Awards Value of AwardsNumber of

ApplicationsNumber of Ineligible

Applications Success RateBasingstoke and Deane 4 £62,057 11 2 44.4%

East Hampshire 1 £4,960 6 3 33.3%Eastleigh 9 £332,182 14 1 69.2%Fareham 0 £0 3 1 0.0%Gosport 0 £0 2 1 0.0%

Hart 0 £0 2 1 0.0%Havant 0 £0 5 0 0.0%

Isle of Wight 5 £156,106 13 5 62.5%New Forest 5 £124,700 15 5 50.0%Portsmouth 6 £51,892 19 7 50.0%Rushmoor 1 £9,998 2 0 50.0%

Southampton 7 £221,825 16 3 53.8%Test Valley 2 £99,800 8 1 28.6%

Winchester 13 £539,733 20 2 72.2%TOTAL 53 £1,603,253 136 32 51.0%

Winchester – National Portfolio Organisations

* n.b. NPO agreement for Hat Fair was novated to Theatre Royal Winchester at the end of FY 2012/13

Music Education Hubs

* Award to Hampshire County Council Music Service to benefit the whole council area

Local Authority Number of NPO Awards 2012/13 Awards 2013/14Basingstoke and Deane 1 £145,000 £141,985

Isle of Wight 1 £80,000 £78,337Portsmouth 2 £214,000 £209,551

Southampton 6 £2,745,535 £2,788,701Winchester 1* £140,000 £137,089

TOTAL 11 £3,324,535 £3,355,663

Local Authority Number of MEH Awards 2012/13 Awards 2013/14Eastleigh* 1 £974,694 £1,290,320

Winchester – Strategic/Managed Funds 2012/13

Local AuthorityNumber of

Awards Value of AwardsIsle of Wight 3 £60,377New Forest 1 £87,800Portsmouth 6 £920,425

Southampton 3 £788,689Winchester 5 £908,700

TOTAL 18 £2,765,991

Applicant Name Project Title Programme Amount Awarded

Sam Cairns Associates Limited Future of museum learning Managed Funds Project £17,450

Theatre Royal Winchester Hat Fair transition costs to Winchester Theatre Royal Managed Funds Project £10,000

Hampshire County Council Arts and Museums Service Renaissance strategic support funding Managed Funds Project £250,000

Society of Museum Archaeologists Renaissance strategic support funding Managed Funds Project £6,250

Hampshire County Council Arts and Museums Service Stronger and Bolder Together Renaissance strategic support £625,000

Thank you

www.artscouncil.org.uk