Re-Imagining Place: Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Through Culture, took place at the Guildhall Worcester in March 2023, offering opportunities to celebrate, share learning, connect and be inspired by the first round CDF projects in Grimsby, Plymouth, Thames Estuary, Wakefield and Worcester.
This video of the opening panel focuses on Capital projects, with key highlights including:
- Introduction to Worcester’s CDF capital project, The Arches Worcester (David Blake, Managing Director, Worcester City Council)
- Plymouth’s Market Hall and Immersive Dome, (Lindsey Hall, CEO Real Ideas)
- Introduction to Wakefield’s CDF capital projects, including Wakefield Exchange, (Ben Cook, Service Manager – Culture, Wakefield Council)
- Artist’s perspective on artist spaces and public art commissions in Grimsby, (Annabel McCourt, artist)
- Anchoring and developing partnerships (Lindsey Hall)
- Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle – telling compelling stories, developing partnerships and establishing the evidence base for capital projects (David Blake)
- Ownership and delivery structures and models
- Capital spaces and projects for artists and artist space (Annabel McCourt)
- Developing cross-departmental partnerships across Local Authorities and external partners (Ben Cook)
- Importance of revenue funded programmes to support capital projects (Ben Cook)
- Revenue funded activity while longer-term capital projects progress ‘behind the scenes’ (David Blake)
- Pros and cons of historical perceptions of a place (Annabel McCourt)
- Negotiating long-lease contracts for artist spaces (Annabel McCourt)
- Community engagement, serving local communities and raising ambitions (Lindsey Hall)
- Community engagement and case studies in Wakefield (Ben Cook)
