Winchester: Cultural Capital Circus Space Image: Bertil Nilsson 28 February 2014 Presentation by Pippa Warin Arts Council England
Dec 15, 2015
Winchester: Cultural Capital
Circus SpaceImage: Bertil Nilsson
28 February 2014Presentation by Pippa WarinArts Council England
Agenda
1. The Arts Council’s new structure
2. Great art and culture for everyone
3. Our Mission
4. Investment plans 2015-18
5. National portfolio : timeline
6. Museums funding
7. Strategic funds
8. Making the case
9. 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 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
Strategic fundsStrategic funds may cover:Goal 1• International
Goal 2• Strategic touring• Digital, creative media,
and The Space• Creative people and places,
and Audience Focus
Goal 3• Capital• Catalyst
Goal 4• Workforce development
Goal 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 Rate
Basingstoke 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