Cultural Strategy Document
Information and Consultation
- Consultation has been ongoing locally around initiatives including Clydebank Rebuilt, Rediscovering Dumbarton and Urban II.
- WDAC provides a source of advice and information as well as small grants to local organisations with an interest or focus on the arts.
- West Dunbartonshire's newly developed Web Portal carries a range of information on culture and heritage.
- WDC Departments are currently completing a questionnaire on a range of cultural issues including activity and funding which will provide data to allow the mapping and auditing of council provision to be captured.
- As part of the Best Value process, many departments and sections have undertaken customer satisfaction surveys on service specific cultural issues.
Outcomes from a Cultural Strategy
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To promote our cultural identity locally, nationally and internationally.
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To establish a cultural vision and strategy for West Dunbartonshire and develop associated operational plans, with baselines, marketing and communications strategies, performance indicators, and monitoring and planning processes.
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To develop, consolidate and embed partnership working.
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To conserve, interpret and celebrate our heritage and culture.
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To increase levels of access to and participation in culture and increase audiences.
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To increase funding and investment in culture and record spending levels.
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To develop high quality safe venues and programming.
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To define priorities and help to resolve competing demands.
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To build solutions to social and regeneration issues within cultural projects.
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To retain skills and attract jobs.
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