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Aims and objectives • North East Lincolnshire , the wider Humber region and beyond • Engage, excite and inspire • Widen access to arts and culture • Increase engagement and participation • Use arts as a tool to impact on perceptions and place • Celebrate and utilise the region’s unique landscapes and spaces • Support local talent and provide a platform for national talent to increase their audience reach

Strategic touring

Outdoor arts – street arts, dance and circus

Future activity – • Develop programme scope and artistic ambition, laid foundation • Include a Town Centre programme, CCP approach, strategic • Use more spaces and places, commission • Introduce night-time activity • NPO – local conditions, next time • Impact and evidence

Barriers to development – Have been: • Lack of local investment and buy in • Discretionary investment no strategic justification • Lack of cultural strategy or cultural inclusion in strategies • Lack of strategic lead • Sector wasn’t part of development dialogue • Larger bids hindered, stuck, ACE relationship • 3 years ago natural progression / £90K fail

• Others facing same issues • Initially led by a few organisations, artists and individuals, council dialogue, listened • Constituted, independent, sector led- group, supported by ACE – development phase • Voice for culture • Represent the sector • Influence and contribute to area’s strategies • Engage with regional and national sector / dialogue

25 members - • Artists • Organisations • Venues • Individuals • Passionate and committed – quality offer • Led by management team • Networking, training, sector development , collaboration, links to national networks • Positive, supportive, sharing space • Social media activity – public group 350 members

Creative Start

We Must Create

Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust • Support from Prince’s Regeneration Trust on mission to preserve and develop a sustainable future for the derelict Grimsby Ice Factory on Grimsby Docks • Unique Heritage Asset • Listed Grade II* by English Heritage • The last surviving ice factory with its machinery still intact

Ice Factory

Kasbah Now • designated a conservation area Owners ABP, • NELC and Historic England Raise funds • Back into use •

Grimsby Central Hall Arts and Community Venue 1930s concert halls

Sue Stone Credible, international textile artist

New Street studios – Artists Dale Mackie and Terry Clarke

Birdhouse Projects Ltd Family arts engagement, programme and festival

Where are we now? • Instrumental in NELC commissioning cultural strategy • Heavily contributed to strategy • Draft – sector support • Family activity • CCF Fund – Cleethorpes 3.8 million • £300K for events • Lobbied for cultural investment, develop existing – NELC joined CW • Members on Coastal team • Support visitor brands

Culture important to marketing the region / attracting visitors

“Greatest Story Never Told”

Collaboration – tell Grimsby’s Story • “Greatest Story Never Told” • Story of Grim the Viking coming from Denmark and founding Grimsby • R&D bid to ACE • Artistic scope and potential • National partners • Danish connections • Establish place-making, contemporary arts festival for Grimsby – life beyond that story • Engages and involved community • Re-frames the narrative • CCF

Watch this space! Thank you charlotte@theculturehouse.co.uk contact@culture-works.org.uk