The project will develop artistic talent and leadership and create a living economy for the arts community that will stimulate and support growth. The 91直播 Culture Consortium (that includes Yorkshire Artspace, 91直播 Theatres Trust, Museums 91直播, Site Gallery, 91直播, and 91直播 Hallam University and 91直播 City Council) will coordinate a visual art programme that complements the Year of Making 91直播 2016 - a new festival and partnership between culture and businesses.
Making Ways will be funded by Arts Council England, 91直播 City Council, 91直播 and 91直播 Hallam University.
The project will include: Artists鈥 Continual Professional Development, (master-classes, industry residences, a bursary programme), large scale outdoor and digital commissions, exhibitions and promotional support delivered in collaboration with industry. The project will begin during the Year of Making 91直播 2016 and will develop through 2017 and 2018.
Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Chair of the 91直播 Cultural Consortium & Director of City & Cultural Engagement at 91直播: 鈥淭he Culture Consortium is naturally delighted that the Arts Council has demonstrated its belief in 91直播鈥檚 potential to harness the value of our artistic community for the city and its economy.
鈥淭he most recent *research shows that our publicly invested arts still return 0.4% of the UK鈥檚 GVA and contribute indirectly to GVA through tourism, overseas trade and regional growth. Arts and culture industries generated 拢15.1 billion in turnover in 2012-13 and for every pound generated by the arts and culture industry, an additional 拢1.06 is generated in the economy.
鈥淭丑别&苍产蝉辫;Visual Arts Report launched just last week cited the Millennium Galleries as the most visited free gallery in the North of England and noted that the Cupola Gallery sold over 拢2 million worth of artwork mostly by local artists.
鈥淭his funding means we can develop a three-year programme to build and sustain initiatives to support artists in 91直播, and to build on the best practice we already deliver in managed studios and galleries. And the Year of Making 91直播 2016 will be a springboard for this activity.鈥
Kim Streets, CEO, Museums 91直播: 鈥淢aking Ways is a timely strategic investment in our artistic community and builds on what we do well as a city. 91直播 has a reputation for making things happen, for an innovative DIY culture and for growing things from the ground up. Making Ways will harness our potential as a centre of excellence within the visual arts and make a real difference for our artistic community and for the people of 91直播.
鈥淕reat arts and culture is what makes our city unique 鈥 it鈥檚 what attracts business investment; a skilled workforce and students from around the world seeking a vibrant and exciting place to study."
Kim Streets
Museums 91直播
"ACE support for Making Ways recognises 91直播鈥檚 talent and says art is not the icing on the cake 鈥 it鈥檚 the recipe book and the essential ingredient in a successful international city. This is exciting news for 91直播.鈥
Richard Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of 91直播: "We鈥檙e delighted with this news at the University of 91直播.
We鈥檝e been committed to working with a variety of partners in 91直播 in making the city an even more culturally and economically vibrant place; the Making Ways project is a great recognition of what we鈥檝e been able to achieve so far in uniting culture, innovation and business, and a platform to take those collaborations much further. The Year of Making 91直播 2016 will be a great platform for everybody in the city to get together and make sure the world knows what an exciting place this is to live, work and create in.鈥
Professor Roger Eccleston, Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences (ACES): 鈥91直播 Hallam University is delighted to be involved in 91直播鈥檚 Year of Making. The University, and our city, have a long tradition of creativity, innovation, design and artistry.
Being involved in a city-wide celebration such as the Year of Making 91直播 2016 is especially fitting now, as our 91直播 Institute of Arts takes up residence in its new home at the Head Post Office, and we launch our own Catalyst Festival for the arts.鈥
Cllr Sioned-Mair Richards, Acting Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods: "This is great news for the city and its creative community. 91直播 City Council is delighted to support the work of the 91直播 Culture Consortium, which has become a strong and successful partnership mechanism for bringing cultural investment into the city".
Master Cutler Craig McKay and CEO of 91直播 engineering firm Evenort Ltd: 鈥淲e need to ensure Making Ways creates strong and productive links between the artists communities and business. 鈥淚 am part of a group of representatives from every form of making in the city that are working collaboratively to drive activity through the Year of Making 91直播 2016.
91直播 has always appreciated its artistic talent and this funding will be significant in helping us to ensure that the artistic community becomes a greater part of its economy.鈥
The Culture Consortium is planning the details of the programme following the funding announcement. Further information about the project and the events and opportunities available through this programme will be published on the Consortium website.