ABCD Plan for Cultural Recovery

 

ABCD Evaluation Report Launched

 

The ABCD Cultural Recovery programme has been working with an external evaluator, Dr Roz Stewart-Hall, who has been looking at the aims and outcomes of the programme as a whole and of the individual strands. Her report on the work undertaken between March 2021 and June 2022 is now ready to be shared.

 

Read the Executive Summary here

 

Read the full evaluation report here

 

You can also read the report from the Review & Reset open space session that took place in June, that informed the plans for remainder of the ABCD programme through to the end of December 2022 here

 

Watch this space for updates and sign up to the newsletter to make sure you don’t miss anything.

 

If you have any questions, contact ABCD Programme Manager, Polly Gifford, [email protected]

The disruption of the pandemic brought together over 100 creatives in Brighton & Hove to explore how arts & culture can be more inclusive, sustainable and collaborative in the City in the future.

 

It resulted in a recovery plan that has so far raised over £500k for the cultural sector in the City. Overseen by an independent group of people formed of a Governance Group and – between March 2021 and March 2022 –  a series of Working Groups, the plan aims to create paid work and opportunities for creative workers in the City, develop a more inclusive cultural offer and encourage partnership working to strengthen the creative sector in the long term.

 

Our partners include Brighton & Hove City Council, Arts Council England, Brilliant Brighton Business Improvement District, Visit Brighton the Pebble Trust and many funded arts organisations in the City.

The ABCD projects were also funded by the Welcome Back Fund, part of the European Regional Development Fund.

 

You can find recordings of all the ABCD online activity on our YourTube channel, including the Igniter Events Series, Creativity & Meanwhile Use sessions, Fundraising Strategy workshops and Brighton Creative Stories videos.

 

ABCD Projects

Alternative Tours

Led by Sussex Dance Network, the tours will offer new perspectives of the city centre.  The tours will be led...
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Brighton Creative Stories Campaign

Led by Storythings, who have created five short films that profile creative and cultural businesses and organisations in the city....
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Community-led Events Development

Led by Tarner Community Project, working closely with young people in the Tarner Park area, the project will present a new...
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Creativity & Meanwhile Use Training

Led by Meanwhile Space, Creativity & Meanwhile Use training will introduce the opportunities for accessing temporary space in the city...
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Culture in Our City website

Led by LMNOP Studios this project involves redevelopment and redesign of the website to act as a hub for opportunity...
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Enliven Brighton Art Trail

Led by Wolfströme Design, the trail will encourage and entice people to explore the city centre and discover stories along...
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Igniter Events

Led by always possible, Igniter Events are an online series of  events focused on inspiring ideas, exploring new ways of...
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Leadership Training

Led by the hub, this project provides support and training to 15 creative and cultural leaders to adapt to future...
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Meanwhile Use: Toolkit

Meanwhile Use is a way to unlock underused spaces. Whether you are an artist looking for space for a new...
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Third Thursdays

Led by videoclub, Third Thursdays is a platform to commission and present new and existing outdoor projections and live music in...
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News

Read the latest news and insights from the ABCD Cultural Recovery programme.

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ABCD Opportunities

All the upcoming events and opportunities across the ABCD project.

Theatre503: Submissions open for 2023 International Playwriting Award

The winning playwright will receive £6,000 including the Carne Prize and a guaranteed production at Theatre503.
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Alternative Tours of Brighton & Hove: Workshop Participants Call Out

Sussex Dance Network are looking for workshop participants to develop a series of Alternative Tours of Brighton & Hove, as...
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Resources

Watch videos from the events and the Storythings videos.

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Latest ABCD Resources

ABCD Fundraising Strategy Workshop 1 with Rachel D’Souza-Siebert

Many people feel that their fundraising strategy needs refreshing, rethinking or restarting but don’t know where to begin. With so many uncertainties where do you start?...
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ABCD Fundraising Strategy Workshop 2 with Wayne Murray

Many people feel that their fundraising strategy needs refreshing, rethinking or restarting but don’t know where to begin. With so many uncertainties where do you start?...
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Other ABCD projects

Equality & Safety of Women in the Arts

Supported by the Safer Streets Night Time economy funding. The project aims to develop resources around gender equality and women’s safety, such as a toolkit to women workers (safety info, travel, local services, how to report misconduct, etc.); run workshops for venues and other NTE partners, run consultations and establish a working group to support the project.

Fundraising Strategy Workshops

Two online workshops supported by Cause 4 that explored equity, diversity and inclusion through a Community-Centric Fundraising lens and a ‘human centered’ approach to fundraising strategy development.

% for Cultural Recovery

Organisations in the City applying for the third round of the Cultural Recovery Fund were asked to contribute 3% of their award to a central fund to support the cultural recovery programme. 10 organisations did so and their contribution has supported ongoing freelancer involvement in the ABCD programme and decision making process.

Governance Group

Chairs:
Mark Fisher, Brighton & Hove City Council Kate O’ Riordan, University of Sussex

Marina Norris, Arts Development Manager, BHCC
Louise Blackwell, LOOKOUT & Independent Producer
Andrew Comben, Brighton Dome & Festival
Jane McMorrow, Creative Future + Arts & Health group Chair
David Sheppard & Tarik Elmoutawakil, Marlborough Productions + Enliven Brighton group Co-chairs
Cath James, South East Dance + The Creative Communities Network group Co-chair
Jessica Cheetham, Spun Glass Theatre

 

Our Code of Conduct

Our Terms of ReferenceThe ABCD

Recovery Plan – for Brighton & Hove

 

Minutes from the Governance Group Meetings

26th of March 2021

23rd of April 2021

21st of May 2021

25th of June 2021

9th of September 2021

11th November 2021

1st February 2022

30th March 2022

25th May 2022

28th July 2022

ABCD Ethical Guidelines