Agenda item - Update on development of the City Cultural Framework

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

Resolved: That the committee notes and comments upon the content of the presentation and the plans for consultation and further development of the framework, together with the intention to bring a report to its meeting on 21 June 2018, seeing approval to adopt the framework and associated activities.

60.1    The Arts & Culture Programme Director updated the Committee on the development of the City Cultural Framework.

60.2    Councillor Mac Cafferty asked what further work had been done since the city had joined Creative England's "Film Friendly Partnership".

60.3    Councillor Druitt noted that Brighton & Hove had a high level of home workers and asked what the council could do to support home workers and help them grow their business.

60.4    The Executive Director, Economy, Environment and Culture stated that homeworkers were a key asset for the city as they diversified the city’s economy and meant that the city was not reliant on a single sector providing protection from shocks. The council’s Emerging Economy Strategy would address both home workers and the film industry in the city.

60.5    Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that the city had had an ongoing issue with providing artist studio space. The council had previously pursued a gallery and has explored different funding models which had not come to fruition. He stated that the Framework should contain further discussion of how a new gallery in the city could be achieved.  

60.6    Councillor Morris stated that he was disappointed that the update had not shown stronger links with Brighton University as the University had a focus on media and fashion.

60.7    Officers responded that there were strong links with Brighton University but the majority of joint work with the universities currently had University of Sussex leads. This was due to a number of factors including staff turnover at Brighton University and was not indicative of favouring one university over the other. 

60.8    Resolved: The Committee noted the presentation and the plans for consultation and further development of the framework, together with the intention to bring a report to its meeting on 21 June 2018, seeking approval to adopt the framework and associated activities.