Reading beyond the headline aims and initial findings, I realised that what CPP is challenging isn’t anything as simple as people not attending all the art on offer in their area. The real fight is against years of under-investment and lack of significant engagement by the established arts sector with the culture of their communities and only fractured attempts to commission and programme around what is meaningful to people in any locality. As CPP evolves, the changes need to be slow and deep, sustained over several years, and embedded in local interests beyond the local delivery mechanisms.
Ruth Melville, co-writer of Building Whilst Flying: Learning from the CPP Programme 18 / 19
