A new seven-year framework for the arts in the Lancaster district, entitled 20:20 Vision, has been agreed by Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster Arts Partners in consultation with the local arts community.
The framework wants to see the Lancaster district recognised as a beacon for the arts. It also aims to see Morecambe develop into an arts and festival town and to encourage young people to remain in the district.
Sue Flowers, chair of Lancaster Arts Partners, said: “The Lancaster district has always had a unique and excellent arts offer.
"This new framework is of strategic importance as not only will it contribute to the wider cultural tourism offer and economic development of the district but it will also have a significant knock-on cultural benefit across Lancashire and the north west.”