Arts

Arts Development is part of Leisure and Tourism at West Oxfordshire District Council. The purpose of the work broadly falls into two parts - supporting existing local arts groups and practitioners and developing new opportunities and providers. Our vision and plans are detailed in the Arts Development Strategy 2007- 2012.

Arts Development offers three grant aid packages:

Support for the Arts - to support local arts groups and projects
Arts Achievement Awards - to support individuals
Arts Higher Achievers Awards - to support individuals

Arts Development has Service Level Agreements with a number of key arts organisations serving West Oxfordshire.

Arts Development projects include:

Rural touring - the rural touring scheme brings subsidised professional arts performances to village halls and community centres in West Oxfordshire
West Oxon SOUNDZ - a music project to inspire young people aged 16-25
Artspace - a partnership of galleries in West Oxfordshire
Contemporary Crafts in the Cotswolds - profiling the work of local leading crafts people since 1997. Potters of Port Street has been the most recent project
Oxfordshire Arts Partnership - involving all the local authorities in Oxfordshire to develop countywide arts initiatives

Arts Development information and resources include:

Music Diary - a free music listing produced three times a year as part of Creating Futures
Arts Directory - a directory of local arts groups and artists/practitioners
Dance Directory - a directory of classes, teachers and dance artists in the area
Art for Public Places - a leaflet explaining our Public Art policy for the benefit of developers
Advice on fund raising and funding opportunities, project creation and project management
Contacts for arts practitioners, a library of local and national evaluation reports, details of touring performers for promoters, a directory of schools gaining Artsmark