Consensus Workshop - #3 Notes

Identifying our Strategic Direction

Dates: 22 January 2020, download a copy of the consensus workshop notes (PDF, 469 KB) or view the notes below.

Celebrating the arts, by taking creative risks/ Town into city/ Forever "Prestoning - Preston Creates

Risk taking/ subverting

Acceptance of reality!
Understanding Motivations
Edgy i.e.. grime scene, underground techno

Celebrating

Big Preston Festival (theatre, dance, film, art, nature, music)
Festival of E-Making. E-sport, craft, food and beer and gaming
Massive competition with a mega prize
Paint Preston
Annual Celebration: social gathering, awards
Guild celebration: makers, designers
Arts Trail Preston and beyond across county
Build on existing initiatives e.g.. Arts Festival

Prestoning

Giant egg to roll
Preston multi-year large HLF bid £1m+
Preston Holiday week in Guild Year
Infrastructure Preston Creative Model
Hub
Guilds Arts Website or app (survey)
Preston Arts & Culture Lottery Funding for opportunities

Connecting people, skills, knowledge and events in order to create a harmonious, collaborative and enjoyable city

Communicating

Centralised funded database website
Gate Keeper Advocate / broker / database / listing / communication / subscription funded
Integration of university and city
Map assets. Identify resources > Connect to requirements
An online hub and library of knowledge & resources
Central communication to general public. Accessibility & affordability
Cross Arts networking. Business advice. Like this event

Exploring / Listening

Research - Ask people how they see Preston culture
Reach out to retail. Business interest groups. Vol Arts
Create focal groups - at which PAA is one
Promotion of sector and what it contributes. Preston Creative Model
People Power - Collective ownership. Guild Hall

Including / Encouraging / Nurturing

A fully inclusive arts in education policy. Arts as a human right. Mobile art gallery (outreach programme)
Involvement of more young people in the arts
Regular art & cultural activities for young people / all people and inclusive of minorities and under-represented

Learning / Linking / Joining / Exchanging

Twinning and learning from other cities. Sharing best practice
Inter-generational monitoring system and organisations buddying
Increase confidence. International festival. Preston cultural exchange

Developing routes to independent financial sustainability

Resourcing / Structuring

A group of people dedicated to seeking out funding
Funding. Collaborative and communicate to maximise bids
Cultural thematic working group

Unlocking space for culture and arts in Preston

Unlock unused space / policy
To create physical network - citizens advice bureau for arts
Opening up empty spaces (unusual)
Consortium funding for building
Capital bid - buy the Guild Hall

Occupying / Commandeering

Squat a community building. Long term
Guild Hall Central arts space
Reuse heritage buildings. Guild Hall. Arts Hub / centre e.g. The Storey House, Chester, The Storey, Lancaster
Multi-purpose arts centre including info hub (Harris Institute)
Big space. Small space. Physical / virtual. Private sector - LA - Guild Hall