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2012 Cultural Olympiad - South West Creative Programmer appointed
There are three main elements to the Cultural Olympiad:
Tier 1: The Mandatory Ceremonies: including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games; the Medal Ceremonies; the Torch Relay and the welcome of the athletes to the Olympic Village
Tier 2: Major Projects: These are projects which were included in the Bid document and include such things as Live Sites around the country, a World Cultural Festival, the International Shakespeare Festival, and an international Museums Exhibition
Tier 3: UK-wide Cultural Festival: A cultural festival is planned to build up to and run alongside the Games. The aim is that projects involved in the festival should be drawn from grass-roots community projects; engage local communities; and increase participation.
Based within the Regional Cultural Consortium, Culture South West, Richard will:
- Encourage and enable arts and cultural bodies to get involved, and create opportunities for ordinary people to take part,
- Become a dynamic link between the regions and London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
- Assess whether local projects meet the criteria to become part of the Cultural Olympiad, and
- Ensure that each region's heritage is as well represented as its 21st century technology.
Richard is a displaced Essex boy with a background in theatre, venue management and arts development. He moved to Somerset in 1996 with his family to run the arts centre at Bridgwater before moving on to become arts development officer at Taunton Deane. Richard worked as chair of the Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre in Taunton and has worked extensively in the region as a freelance consultant and project designer/manager for the cultural sector. Amongst other things, he produced '100 Things you didn't know about culture in the South West'. Richard's new role as 2012 Creative Programmer for the South West will be instrumental in moving forward plans for an inspiring Cultural Olympiad in the run up to the 2012 Games.
For more information please click on the Internet link below: http://www.culture.gov.uk
Contact:
Paul Norris
Tel: 01392 229589
Email: paul.norris@southwestrda.org.uk
Date October 1st 2007
