ARTS & CULTURE


£2.2m boost for Creative Scotland programme


A further £2.2m has been announced in order to enable an extra 24 projects to receive support through Creative Scotland’s First in a Lifetime programme. Te scheme – part of the wider Year of


Creative Scotland 2012 – aims to create opportunities for people to participate in cultural activities across the country. Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop


said: “People in every corner of Scotland are being encouraged to see, experience and contribute to our rich, vibrant culture.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=l7s3G


The Space arts service launches


Arts Council England (ACE) and the BBC have announced the soſt launch of a new digital service – Te Space – to show- case work and events across online and media platforms. The service’s first month


– now freely-available on mobile, tablet, PC, connected TV and its own dedicated Freeview channel (No.117) – features full performances and rare archives among others. A new commissioning


model has been positioned at the heart of the Te Space, with artists and cultural groups encouraged to produce and distribute work specifically for digital audiences. Highlights from the first month of The


Space also include full performances from the Globe Teatre’s ‘Globe to Globe’ season and highlights from the record library of late broadcaster John Peel.


Damien Hirst is among the artists to participate


London 2012 Festival programme finalised


More than 25,000 artists and performers from all 204 participating Olympic nations are to take part in the London 2012 Festival between 21 June and 9 September. Te full programme for the event has now


been finalised, with 12,000 events at loca- tions throughout the UK – including 130 world premieres and 85 UK premieres. Among those taking part in the London


2012 Festival are artist Damien Hirst; musi- cian Damon Albarn; comedian Stephen Fry; and animated duo Wallace and Gromit. Details: http://lei.sr?a=g5a9I


Consultation begins on Oxford’s culture strategy


Oxford City Council has begun a consulta- tion into its three-year culture strategy. Outlining the council’s proposed priori-


ties for the period between 2012 and 2015, a draſt document has been made available for the public to comment on. Te results will contribute towards the


development of a new Culture Strategy and Cultural Strategy Action Plan, which sets out agreed SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) objec- tives, as well as an evaluation process. Details: http://lei.sr?a=T1U4Y


12 Highlights of DJ John Peel’s record collection are revealed in Te Space ACE chief executive Alan Davey said: “[Te


Space] offers a glimpse of a future where peo- ple can explore the amazing things the arts can do, whenever they want and wherever they are, and where all sorts of experiences can be eas- ily found in one place.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=y4z2h


Arts Council England announces first touring grants Among the successful bidders is a three-


Arts Council England has announced the nine applicants that will receive a share of more than £3m in the first round of its touring fund. Te organisation is looking to encourage


collaboration between arts groups, with the aim of increasing levels of engagement.


year tour of the Tate’s Artist Rooms, as well as Creative Arts East’s plan to take theatre performances into pubs, halls and libraries in Norfolk and Suffolk. Details: http://lei.sr?a=U7B4B


Serpentine Gallery Pavilion plans unveiled


London’s Serpentine Gallery has unveiled plans for its annual Pavilion commission, which this year is designed by Herzog and de Meuron in col- laboration with Ai Weiwei. Te 2012 Serpentine Gallery


Pavilion is the 12th commis- sion in the annual series and forms part of the London 2012 Festival – the culmination of the UK’s Cultural Olympiad. Visitors will be able to walk


beneath the Serpentine’s lawn to examine the “hidden his- tory” of former pavilions, with eleven columns repre- senting each structure. A 12th column will support a floating plat-


Te pavilion is designed by Herzog and de Meuron alongside Ai Weiwei Earlier this year, ESPA announced it would


form roof 1.4m (4.6ſt) above the ground, with the pavilion to operate as a public space and a venue for the Park Nights programme.


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


be sponsoring the pavilion in the first of its planned cultural partnerships for 2012. Details: http://lei.sr?a=m6h0S


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image: andy abbot, east anglian daily times


image: (c) 2012 herzog & de meuron and ai weiwei


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