Arts Council England overhauled its organisational strategy after a government-commissioned report criticized the framework as overly bureaucratic. Funding programmes will reference the new interim strategic framework, described as a stepping-stone, replacing the defunct strategy. The change aims to support impactful funding decisions when resources are finite. The overhaul follows a review led by Margaret Hodge that found many supported the principles of Let's Create but felt its implementation stifled creativity and innovation. Arts Council England said some funded organisations felt the strategy constrained their freedom to develop the art that matters to them. Let's Create was a 10-year plan introduced in 2020 with four investment principles, including Environmental Responsibility and Inclusivity & Relevance.
"Each of our funding programmes would include reference to Let's Create in their guidance and eligibility criteria. ACE's new interim strategic framework, described as a "stepping-stone" move, replaces the defunct strategy, which will enable the arm's-length public funding body to make "impactful funding decisions at a time when our resources are finite"."
""Many expressed support for the principles of Let's Create and were committed to ensuring that these were reflected in their work," Hodge wrote, adding, however: "Though the strategy was named Let's Create, many felt that its implementation stifled creativity and innovation.""
"ACE subsequently responded: "It's... clear that some of those we fund have felt that the thrust of our current strategy, Let's Create, at times constrained their freedom to develop the art that matters to them. No one, neither artists nor audiences, is well served by this.""
"Let's Create was a 10-year plan introduced by ACE in 2020, presenting an "ambitious vision for the future of creativity and culture". The strategy was centred on four investment principles, including "Environmental Responsibility" and "Inclusivity & Relevance"."
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