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Dateline: 17th April, 2007
A network of experienced regional reps is to be set up to move forward Government plans for an inspiring Cultural Olympiad in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, Culture Minister David Lammy of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced.
Each of England’s eight regions outside London is to have its own ‘Creative Programmer’ who will:
Culture Minister David Lammy said, “The 2012 Games are set to be the greatest show on earth. But they will be about a lot more than a few glorious weeks of sporting excellence. From the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Games in 2008, the UK will put on a Cultural Olympiad, a developing four-year celebration of the UK’s cultural life that will be a perfect curtain-raiser to the Games in 2012. “The Cultural Olympiad needs to be genuinely UK-wide. It’s about far more than the Capital. That’s why each region will appoint a highly driven and experienced person to make sure that the whole of the country gets the chance to showcase what it can do.” The Cultural Olympiad will include the widest possible range of culture: from the arts, museums and galleries, to the historic and built environment; from libraries and archives, to the moving and digital image; and from the biggest institutions to the smallest community groups. Olivia Grant OBE DL, Chair of Chairs for the Regional Cultural Consortia said, "We are delighted that the regional Creative Programmers will present the opportunity to harness the cultural energy of the regions towards a Cultural Olympiad that will truly engage and excite the whole of the UK and the world". The Director of Culture, Ceremonies and Education for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Bill Morris, said the recruitment of regional representatives marked an important stage in preparations for the Cultural Olympiad: "The culture programme for the London 2012 Games will celebrate the people, places, cities, communities and cultures of the UK, and the network of regional representatives will help to ensure that the content of the Cultural Olympiad reflects the creativity, innovation, artistic strength and diversity of London and the UK.” There are three main elements to the Cultural Olympiad:
The establishment of this network of Creative Programmers will contribute to the delivery of cultural events in these regions in the run-up to and during the 2012 Games. These events will span the UK and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are considering what arrangements would fit their plans to participate in the Cultural Olympiad. The Greater London Authority is also developing proposals on how to co-ordinate and deliver a pan-London cultural programme. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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