Presenter: Event: How arts & cultural interventions support housing associations to achieve their outcomes, London, 14 May 2015, part of our Making Connections events series. Between May 2015 and March 2016, we are running a series of regional events to bring together commissioners, arts and cultural providers, and others interested in increasing levels of cultural commissioning. The Cultural Commissioning Programme works to help the arts and cultural sector engage in public sector commissioning and to enable public service commissioners to increase their awareness of the potential for arts and cultural organisations to deliver their outcomes. This three year programme, funded by Arts Council England, is being delivered through a partnership between NCVO (lead partner) , NEF and NPC . www.ncvo.org/CCProg

1. New Charter Group, New Charter
Academy and Royal Exchange
Theatre Partnership Programme
(2012-15)
GROWING FROM SEED
“ This project has planted something which is growing”

2. Creating sustainable cultural change
in the neighbourhood
• Building bridges between the Academy and the
community it serves
• Building a stronger sense of community
• Raising residents’ aspirations and self esteem
• Reducing social exclusion and isolation

3. Elements of the partnership
• The creation of a research based evaluation
framework
• RET ‘In house’ project manager and specialist
community arts workers
• Consultation and the development of shared
objectives
• Programme of theatre visits
• Varied programme of arts-based projects

4. Welcome To Our Space
(July 2012)

13. Our Pals
(April 2013)

22. How Does Your Garden Grow?
(Summer 2013)

36. Behind The Scenes Work Week
(October 2013)

41. BLACK ROSES: The Killing
of Sophie Lancaster
(March 2014)

44. Everyday Heroes
(September 2014)

56. Learning to date and
Next Steps