p. 24  Great art and culture for everyone
Arts Council investment has provided stability during a time of change and has given arts organisations the space to plan ahead, to continue to be ambitious and to experiment. It has created the conditions under which the best and most innovative art and culture can emerge. An enhanced range of quality arts has reached more people through touring and, in recent years, through digital distribution. There have been improvements too, in the development of museum programmes that deliver a real breadth of reach and depth of engagement, and in the development of libraries as centres of knowledge and culture and spaces to be shared and celebrated by the entire community. This country’s arts and culture have attracted international acclaim, positioning England as a centre of creative excellence, attracting visitors, promoting national interests, and contributing to the nation’s prosperity and sense of identity. In the following section we present the context to our strategic vision and goals which we set out in chapter 6, Our goals.
Art is as complex as we are. It is hard for any one of us, artist or not, to understand who we are and what we genuinely do and art, which comes out of this creative chaos, reflects our situation and helps us recognise its variations,how we connect and disconnect with other people, places and ideas. Siobhan Davies artist and choreographer