Access to the arts can have a lasting and transforming effect on many
aspects of people's lives as well as their neighbourhoods, communities,
regions.
The aim of the Government Office is to maximise the contribution of the
arts sector, and through this to improve the quality of life of all. It
also works to foster the creative industries, which are those industries
with their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have
a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and
exploitation of intellectual property.
The Arts
DCMS aims to maximise the contribution of the arts sector and improve the
quality of life of all through the arts. DCMS works to:
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Broaden access for all to a rich and varied artistic and cultural
life
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Ensure that the artistic activity it funds aspires to be world
class in terms of standards and innovation
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Ensure that everyone has the opportunity to develop artistic talent
and to achieve excellence in the arts
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Develop the educational potential of all the nations artistic and
cultural resources
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Raise the standards of artistic and cultural education and training
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Ensure an adequate skills supply for the arts and cultural sectors
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Reduce the number of those that feel excluded from society by using
the arts
Creative Industries
DCMS assists the creative industries by raising their profile and helping
them achieve their full economic potential. It defines the creative
industries as those industries which have their origin in individual
creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job
creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property.
Key Organisations
Arts Council England is the national development agency
for the arts in England. It is responsible for distributing public money
from the Government and the National Lottery to artists and arts
organisations. It also provides advice and information, commissions
research and forges partnerships that benefit the arts sector. It has a
national office and nine regional offices.
At Arts Council East Midlands, in the three years to 2011, will invest
£46.5 million from government and the National Lottery into the
region’s arts; the focus will be not only on igniting the
ambitions of artists, arts organisations and regional partners but also
raising the region’s international profile as a place for artistic
innovation.
Read more about the Arts Council
England’s plans for the arts in the East Midlands.
East Midlands Media (EM Media) is the regional agency for
all screen media in the East Midlands. EM Media invests in the
region’s creative talent, supporting and developing projects and
activities.
EM Media has had considerable success, making its name through investments
in a host of award-winning British films. The agency’s portfolio
includes Shane Meadows’ BAFTA winner This Is England, actress
Samantha Morton’s directorial debut The Unloved and Anton
Corbijn’s award-winning Control, the acclaimed biopic of Joy
Division’s troubled front man Ian Curtis.
EM Media works in partnership with a range of organisations at a local,
regional and national level including GOEM, the UK Film Council, the East
Midlands Development Agency and Screen England; the network of English
Screen Agencies.
