Goal 3: The arts are sustainable, resilient and innovative
Why this goal?
This goal is about ensuring the sustainable growth and success of the arts. With public investment in the arts reducing, it is also about developing resilience, as arts organisations extend their roles and responsibilities within the wider cultural landscape and civil and national life, including how they adapt and respond to climate change. For arts organisations to thrive in a mixed economy, they will have to be even more enterprising. Our vision depends on arts organisations continuing to innovate, collaborate and evolve to sustain the excellence of their work and to make a wider contribution to the nation’s well-being and prosperity.
What will we do?
- we will invest in the sustainable growth of the arts ecology – encouraging networking, collaboration and partnerships
- we will broker partnerships with other major public and private funders to secure greater impact from our shared investment in the arts
- we will work with partners, including government, to encourage and enable a higher level of private giving to support the arts
- we will encourage innovation through recognising the value of research and development in the production, presentation and distribution of art
What will success look like?
- the arts are known for resilience – with organisations building sustainable business models that include a greater diversity of income streams, including a higher level of private giving
- the arts are naturally collaborative and networked, sharing knowledge and ideas
- there are more partnerships between arts organisations, the wider public sector and the commercial sector
- with commitment and innovation, the arts have contributed to the reduction of carbon emissions
