DCMS to publish white paper on the arts
Themes of the paper include access and financial resilience
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced it will launch a white paper on the arts.
According to culture minister Ed Vaizey, the paper will explore four key themes: how culture and heritage can contribute to healthy communities; how everyone can learn about and through culture; how cultural organisations can build financial resilience; and promoting Britain’s cultural institutions abroad.
Sharon Heal, the Museums Association’s director, said: “It's 50 years since the first ever white paper on the arts, which makes it perfect timing for a fresh look at how government can support our cultural ecology.
“I hope the new white paper revisits some of the ambitions in the original 1965 paper – in particular embedding culture in education and equality of access to the arts where people live – as well as looking at new policy areas.
“I welcome the emphasis on the role that culture can play in creating places that people want to live and work, as well as the importance of engaging people with the arts.
“These very much chime with Museums Change Lives – our campaign for the positive role that museums can play in society by promoting health and wellbeing and helping to create better places.
“I look forward to talking more to government about how museums can help deliver this in the challenging funding environment that we face.”
DCMS is inviting comments via its website and on social media at the hashtag #OurCulture.
According to culture minister Ed Vaizey, the paper will explore four key themes: how culture and heritage can contribute to healthy communities; how everyone can learn about and through culture; how cultural organisations can build financial resilience; and promoting Britain’s cultural institutions abroad.
Sharon Heal, the Museums Association’s director, said: “It's 50 years since the first ever white paper on the arts, which makes it perfect timing for a fresh look at how government can support our cultural ecology.
“I hope the new white paper revisits some of the ambitions in the original 1965 paper – in particular embedding culture in education and equality of access to the arts where people live – as well as looking at new policy areas.
“I welcome the emphasis on the role that culture can play in creating places that people want to live and work, as well as the importance of engaging people with the arts.
“These very much chime with Museums Change Lives – our campaign for the positive role that museums can play in society by promoting health and wellbeing and helping to create better places.
“I look forward to talking more to government about how museums can help deliver this in the challenging funding environment that we face.”
DCMS is inviting comments via its website and on social media at the hashtag #OurCulture.