Champions of Isle of Wight culture turned out to launch a new 10-year strategy on Tuesday. By 2033, the aim is to gain national recognition for the Island’s distinctive communities, which they say have a rich cultural heritage and vibrant creative spirit. The arts, heritage and culture will be developed through collaboration, and creative talent would be attracted and retained. Councillor Julie Jones-Evans, the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and culture, said it would ‘highlight what culture means’ and where it can be found on the Isle of Wight, showcasing everything from theatres to museums and libraries to music events. Cllr Jones-Evans said culture is not ‘grandiose or high-brow’, pointing to the Isle of Wight Festival as an example of it on the Island. She said:
“We often use the logical side of our brain, but we need to realise we can use the creative side as well. We are creative beings.”
She hopes the strategy will boost the Island’s economy, growing the creative sector and creating more highly skilled, highly paid jobs. It has been described as the cultural blueprint for the Island and was approved by the council in June. Creative Island, formerly the Island Collective, is behind the plan and is working with the Isle of Wight Council, partly funded by the Arts Council. Gavin Stride, Creative Island’s executive director, said he wanted to make the strategy relevant to Islanders and said it would require creatives to adapt and behave differently and to collaborate with partners. Mr Stride said the task for the creative and culture industry is to do what they can, with what they have, in the places where they live. You can read the cultural strategy and find out more at www.creativeisland.org.
“We often use the logical side of our brain, but we need to realise we can use the creative side as well.”
What a quaint and totally unscientific understanding of brain function. That sort of retarded garbage belongs in the 1960s. Another moronic councillor.
I presume this cost a lot of money to produce? Can you tell us how much please? Funny there’s no money for proper things.
How much did this cost? Please report.
I read all that, but have absolutely no idea what they’re on about.
I presume it’s just another way to spend our money?
Progressive word salad – more taxpayer funded rubbish for ‘arty’ folk who couldn’t actually earn a living by being any good at anything. Expect a whole tranche of woke initiatives and ‘inclusive’ events because none of it has to be actually entertaining as long as it ticks the right boxes
They sacked a well paid male to supposedly save money and appoint more well paid females , looks like it’s the culture of feminism