Do you have big ideas about culture in York? Can you help to realise the goals of the city’s new Cultural Strategy?
As the first and only city in the UK (and one of only 27 cities worldwide) to be awarded UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts status, York has long been recognised as a hotbed for creative movers and shakers. Home to vibrant communities of artists, writers, dancers, musicians, and homegrown theatre companies, York is renowned for its galleries, museums, and cultural & heritage venues, where residents and visitors alike can step into and experience rich living history. The city also plays host to a variety of popular annual cultural celebrations, including the Jorvik Viking Festival, Eboracum Roman Festival, The Festival of Early Music, York Literature Festival, the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, and York Festival of Ideas.
A new and updated Cultural Strategy for York was recently unveiled at Reignite XII: The Future of Culture, where over 250 local leaders converged to throw in their two cents, working towards a cutting-edge, inclusive, and contemporary approach to creativity in the city. Focusing on topics including sustainability, income generation, creative careers, partnerships, and ways in which existing cultural organisations can evolve to meet the demands of new audiences, the new Cultural Strategy aims to ensure that local residents from every walk of life can capitalise on the rich creative opportunities and inherent cultural capital our city has to offer…
If you’d like to help shape the future cultural landscape of York, why not attend the next Reignite meeting? This will take place at City Screen York from 6.00pm-9.00pm on 18th March.
Visit www.reignite.org.uk to view and download the new and updated York Culture Strategy. Head to www.reignite.org.uk/events to book tickets for Reignite XIII: Production & Creative Technologies.
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