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Cultural Partnership
The City’s Cultural Partnership was established in 2002, as recommended in the
Cultural Policy
‘Towards the New Enlightenment’
.
The Partnership oversees the implementation of the City's Cultural Policy and related artform Strategies, and also plays a significant role in community planning with the
Edinburgh Partnership
.
Key aims and objectives have been established in consultation with a number of arts organisations in the city, and these remain at the heart of discussions and agenda planning.
Aims:
Objectives:
The Cultural Partnership is chaired by Cllr Henderson, the Council's Executive Member for Sport, Culture and Leisure. The vice chair is Donald Smith, the Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre and representative for the Literature Forum for Scotland.
Membership includes a number of organisations representing a wide range of the Edinburgh cultural community as follows:
(External)
Arts and Business Scotland
(External)
The Audience Business
(External)
Capital City Partnership
(External)
Disability Rights Commission
(External)
Edinburgh and Lothian Racial Equality Council
(External)
Edinburgh and Lothian Tourist Board
(External)
Edinburgh College of Art
(External)
Edinburgh Festivals
(External)
Edinburgh Galleries (Edinburgh Galleries Association)
(External)
Edinburgh’s Lifelong Partnership/Edinburgh Learning
(External)
Edinburgh Libraries and Information Services Agency (ELISA)
(External)
Edinburgh Theatres(Federation of Scottish Theatre)
(External)
Literature Forum Scotland
(External)
National Galleries of Scotland
(External)
National Museums of Scotland
(External)
Royal Society of Edinburgh
(External)
Scottish Arts Council
(External)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
(External)
Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothians
The Cultural Partnership holds 4 meetings a year, including an Annual Reporting session that allows the Partnership to both report to the cultural community and receive feedback. The next Annual Reporting session is the 19 May 2005. Please contact the Arts Development Unit (contact details to follow) for further information.
Meetings held to date are as follows:
2003
17 March 2003
Minutes
8 September 2003
Minutes
2004
23 February 2004
Minutes
Open Forum 19 May 2004
Minutes
1 October 2004
Minutes
2005
21 February 2005
Minutes
7 March 2005
Minutes
11 April 2005
Minutes
Open Forum 19 May 2005
Minutes
For further information on the remit of the Edinburgh Cultural Partnership, or to enquire about agendas and meeting arrangements, please contact Carmel Riley, Committee Services on 0131 529 4830 or by email to
carmel.riley@edinburgh.gov.uk
For further information on the City of Edinburgh Council's Cultural Policy and related artform Strategies, or to discuss the work of the Edinburgh Cultural Partnership, please contact the Arts Development Unit on 0131 243 1444 or by email,
artsdevelopment@btconnect.com
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