CULTURE CUMBRIA SEMINAR

To accompany this year’s Culture Cumbria AGM, we are holding a seminar event designed to encourage debate around the issues thrown up by the new age of austerity in public funding.

The arts and culture sector is being impacted and is expected to be impacted even more. ACE have already announced it's funding reductions.

The reduction in local government support has yet to be quantified.

Our seminar will take place in the film theatre at Rheged (www.rheged.com) from 2pm – 4.30pm on Friday 5 November 2010. The seminar will take the form of keynotes to set the scene, then ‘question time’ panels: arts, politics, business. The panellists will be asked to address your questions arising from the currently proposed themes:
What did the Arts ever do for us?
Cut all arts funding – why not?
Big society: localism v economy of scale?
How do we deliver the same (or more) for less?
In 2010 is the only argument for arts the economic/cultural tourism one?
Confirmed Panellists
Sarah Maxfield Director Arts Council England, North West
Lord Roger Liddle
John Slee Director Skelton Show
John Fox founder, Welfare State International
Ivan Wadeson Chief Exec All About Audiences
Marcus Romer Writer Director founder ‘artsfunding.ning’
Conrad Atkinson Artist
Will Williams Chairman Third Sector Network
Ian Stephens CEO Cumbria Tourism

Enquiries: info@culturecumbria.info
How to find Rheged: http://www.rheged.com/how-find-us
Priority booking for Culture Cumbria Stakeholders closes Wed 20 Octob