Arts Council Announces New Funding Direction (England)
Following the Arts Debate, the largest programme of consultation and research ever carried out by the Arts Council, the Arts Council England has announced its ambitious vision for the arts over the next three years. Between 2008 and 2011, the delivery of Arts Council England's central mission of 'great art for everyone' will drive all the work that it does.
The Council will aim to achieve its mission through the regular funding of nearly 900 arts organisations, and its investment in hundreds of individual artists and smaller arts organisations through the Grants for the arts open application programme. Working with broadcasters, arts organisations, public bodies and commercial partner, the Arts Council will aim to achieve the following objectives. They are; excellence - high quality art and arts experience; reach - more people attending and taking part in the arts; engagement - more opportunities for people to get involved with arts; diversity - arts that reflect the diver! sity of contemporary England; and innovation - artists have the freedom and are challenged to innovate. he Plan also identifies four development priorities for the next three years, which are to; use digital technology to connect with audiences in new and exciting ways; improve the reach and effectiveness of visual arts provision; make sure children and young people grow up with a strong sense of the possibilities the arts give them; and realise the opportunity offered by the London 2012 Olympics to enrich the artistic life of the nation...
http://www..artscouncil.org.uk/plan