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A Confident, Colourful, Creative Hounslow !

• Arts Council funding programme to increase

engagement in the arts

• 21 places in the country w ere aw arded funding
• Hounslow has £929K over 3 years
• Aw arded on the basis of an outline programme,

developed after consultation w ith communities and small arts groups

• Initial activities started in summer 2014

Hounslow ’s Creative People & Places programme

A Confident, Colourful, Creative Hounslow !

• 10 year vision:

– Our communities engage in the arts regularly & enthusiastically – Our tow n centres are thriving cultural spaces – Great art is available across the w hole borough – Local communities lead the development of the arts in their area – New levels of connection, collaboration & integration - w ithin & betw een neighbourhoods & across the borough

• In 10 years, our communities engage in the arts at the same level as

London average

– 25,000 more people

• In 3 years, achieve Outer London average, ie 45%

– 15,000 more people – Front loaded – easier to start w ith, significant Arts Council investment to support it

• Most arts provision in east end of borough
• Transport across the borough isn’t great
• Not much local arts activity in many areas
• People find the arts expensive
• Lack of local spaces to do arts activities
• People don’t know w hat’s going on
• Outdoor arts events been very popular

Engagement in the arts across the borough

3 Core elements in the programme:

• Development of 4 hubs across the borough providing &

hosting community arts activities

• High-quality, high-impact outdoor arts events in Hounslow

tow n centre to develop significant new audiences

• Development support for local artists and arts groups w ho

can help to build arts audiences and participation across the borough

The Hubs

• 4 Hubs in key locations across the borough w here need is

greatest – Feltham, Hounslow Central and Heston and Cranford – 1 small hub in Brentford to ensure cross-borough connections & collaborations are developed

• Physical spaces w here people can participate in, and develop

their ow n, arts activities

• Each Hub delivers localised activity relevant to its ow n area &

the diverse communities w ithin it

• Hubs are focal points for the Creative People & Places

programme – Groups w ith Company Development Aw ards linked to Hubs – Mentoring & business support delivered at Hubs

Hub locations

Local Advisory Groups (LAGs)

• Activity at each Hub is driven by the local community around it
• Local Advisory Group for each Hub – local residents, local artists,

arts groups, schools, youth groups, community organisations, residents associations, etc

• The Local Advisory Group w ill be representative of the users of each

Hub

• Will take more and more control of the programme of activities at

their local Hub, devising their ow n projects, choosing the artists they w ant to w ork w ith, etc

• Each hub is supported by a full-time Community Arts Worker in

Feltham, Hounslow, and Heston & Cranford

• Supported by Watermans in Brentford

What’s happening now ?

• Appointed staff - Programme

Manager & 3 Community Arts Workers

• Set up evaluation of programme
• Projects have started at each

hub

• Set up local advisory groups at

each hub

• Company Development Aw ards
• Fortnightly performances at

Bell Square

Heston & Cranford Hub

• Community Arts Worker

Poppy Learman

• Local Advisory Group
• Partnership w ith LB Hounslow ’s

Children’s Services and Early Intervention Service.

• Samba Band

BBC Get Creative

Big Dance Bus 2016