Bolton at Home Percent for Art

Dawn Yates-ObéHousing Arts OfficerBolton at Home

Overview

Bolton at Home

Percent for Art

Projects

Bolton at Home

Housing Percent for Art

SRB/City Challenge

Housing Percent for Art established in 1997 to:

Work with communities to maximise the benefits of regeneration, facilitated by creative arts projects

The Early Years

What we learnt:

What public art can (and can’t) do

That communities evolve and change

That all artwork has a lifespan

Percent for Art today:

The Arts Vision:

• Increase experience and participation in the artsAccess to the Arts

• An improved quality of life and wellbeingHealthy

• Strong and confident individuals and communitiesStrong & Confident

• Developing creativity, skills, and confidence to achieveProsperous

• Feel good about where they livePlace & Space

• Inquire, explore, challengeThink & Do

Delivering a quality arts service that meets customers’ needs and contributes to the regeneration of our neighbourhoods

Key outcome areas for our customers:

Headline Figures

In the first 10 years of Housing Percent for Art we:

Supported 152 projects costing BAHnearly £1 million

• Leveraged £1.2 million of match funding

• Commissioned over 100 artists/ arts organisations

• Engaged over 8000 customers

Projects

Thank you

Dawn Yates-Obé[email protected] 329 580 / 07920 560 428