Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Healthy Lifestyles

RESOLVED THAT

the action plan set out in the Public Art Strategy be supported including investigations into the creation of a public space curator post, working with Cheltenham Trust to consider options for funding of that post.

The Cabinet Member Healthy Lifestyles introduced the report and explained that the Public Art Strategy had been produced to support the delivery of the Corporate Strategy 2017-18 and Place Making. Current resources and skills were not available in the council to deliver the action plan set out in the Public Art Strategy and a public space curator was essential to enable the strategy to be realised.

The Cabinet Member said that this was a meaningful document which aimed to utilise incoming funding better. It represented a good step forward and was an opportunity to refresh the Public Art Panel to ensure that all the relevant sectors of Cheltenham were represented. She added that there was the potential to have an arts coordinator for 3 days which would be part funded by the Arts Council. There was more work to be done and all the relevant people were involved to assist in that process.

A Member welcomed widening the review of the Public Arts Panel and wished to thank all those who had been engaged in its work thus far who had kept the best interests of the town in the fore when making their decisions. She acknowledged that it was time to refresh and reengage and the town would benefit from new ideas. She looked forward to seeing further strenuous efforts in harnessing the potential in this area and making it more meaningful to those who lived here.

Finally the Leader added his thanks to all those who had been involved in bringing the strategy to Cabinet.

RESOLVED THAT

the action plan set out in the Public Art Strategy be supported including investigations into the creation of a public space curator post, working with Cheltenham Trust to consider options for funding of that post.