arts council briefing presentation november 2013
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This is the presentation delivered on 5 - 7 November 2013 by the Arts Council to National portfolio organisations and Major partner museums. Find out more here: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/jobs-and-conferences/conferences/national-portfolio-briefing-events-november-2013/TRANSCRIPT
Arts Council Englandbriefing session
Circus SpaceImage: Bertil Nilsson
November 2013
Agenda
1. The Arts Council’s new structure
2. Great art and culture for everyone
3. Investment plans 2015-18
4. National portfolio funds
5. Museums funding
6. Strategic funds
7. Making the case
• 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
• last week 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
Watch Alan and Baz explaining our strategy
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Measuring success
Artists, arts organisations, museums and libraries are delivering artistic work and cultural experiences that represent the height of ambition, talent and skill
• developing and testing a set of principles and metrics to help better understand quality, reach and impact
• the Quality Metrics Pilot – a sector-led metrics framework that aims to capture quality and reach
• developing seven quality principles for work by, with and for children and young people
• 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
The full range of investment opportunities over 2015-2018 will be announced in January. Investment will be allocated across:
• Grants for the arts• the National portfolio • museums• Strategic funds
Investment plans 2015-18
Final decisions at National Council in December. For now our planning model assumes:
• a 5% real cut in our resource budgets and NPO/MPM budgets for 15/16 with standstill for 16/17 and 17/18
• an increase of lottery funding in the national portfolio• a small increase in Grants for the arts• around 20% cash reduction to strategic budgets• we would look at strategic budgets first if there were further cuts to
ACE resources• we will cut 5% from our admin, but without job losses
National portfolio: budget model
• financial climate will remain tight• use your funding figure for 2014/15 as your starting
point. make sure your plans are scalable• the shape of the national portfolio will change; some
organisations will leave, others will join• we’ll use balancing criteria to make sure we have the
right portfolio to achieve our mission and goals
National portfolio: general principles
All national portfolio organisations will contribute to goals 1 and 2. Many of them will contribute to goal 5.
In addition we will also be asking for organisations to:• have a clear plan for addressing equality• have a clear plan for addressing environmental
sustainability• have a detailed plan and budget and cash flow for three
financial years, and to tell us how they are resilient
National portfolio: expectations
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
National portfolio: a two stage process
In the first stage, we will:• assess the quality of the application’s contribution to
our goals• make a risk assessment of your capacity for
management, leadership and governance and financial resilience
National portfolio - a two stage process
At the second stage we will balance the portfolio across:• contribution to our goals• contribution to diversity• range of artforms represented • size and type of organisation• geographical spread• level of risk
• Major partner museums• open fund• commissioned Strategic fund• museum development
Museums funding
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
Questions?
Part of FLOW outdoor visual arts programme, Northamptonshire. Lead artist: Jo Fairfax Image: Andrew Randall
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
Watch A Credit to Britain (Demonstrating the public value for investing in arts and culture)
Thank you
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