Year Two Summary and Evaluation Report

See itCreating opportunities for people in Manchester, Stockport and Trafford to experience vibrant and exciting art and culture, locally and beyond.

Say itAmplifying people’s voices in Manchester, Stockport and Trafford by developing creative projects that express their own ideas, interests and passions.

Nurturing local artists and arts organisations, growing their skills and capacity to support people in their neighbourhood.

Do itUnlocking people’s creative potential and making great art happen.

Aims“It’s about stimulating conversations and connections between Greater Manchester’s fantastic arts and heritage offer and residents not already engaged in it.

It’s about igniting resident’s creative spark, so that they can participate in culture, shaping their future based on their own interests, and influencing arts in their own community.

For Manchester, Stockport and Trafford it has brought together much needed capacity, knowledge and expertise at a time of decreasing internal resources.

See it Say it Do it is very much about creating partnerships, supporting local artists, enriching residents lives, improving communication and exploring funding opportunities,

so that more can happen independently of the Local Authority in the future.”

Zoe Williams, Community and Cultural Services

Manchester City Council

ContextSee it! Say it! Do It! is a partnership project between Manchester, Stockport and Trafford councils, managed by Lets Go Global and funded by the Strategic Arts Fund (Arts Council England & Association of Greater Manchester Authorities).

The project is bringing a new approach to engaging neighbourhoods in arts activity across the three Greater Manchester authorities, developing activities grown out of the interests and passions of the people living there, as well as celebrating existing vibrant creativity.

The key areas are:

· East Manchester — wards of Ancoats & Clayton, Newton Heath & Miles Platting and Bradford seeitsayitdoit.co.uk/manchester

· Trafford — areas of Old Trafford, Partington and Sale West seeitsayitdoit.co.uk/trafford

· Stockport — neighbourhoods of Adswood & Bridgehall, Brinnington, Central and Offerton. seeitsayitdoit.co.uk/stockport

This document summarises its second year from October 2013 to September 2014.

This evaluation summarises activity and outcomes from October

2012 to

September 2013.

See it Say it Do it Year two

See it! Say it! Do it! built on the capacity and activity already established in its first year. We’ve also introduced new partners and created links into other networks and projects in order to maximise the impact and ensure long-term partnerships and sustained arts and cultural activity in each area.

Throughout the year, we used a specially created website and frequent events to showcase work developed, in order to reach the widest audience. We’ve also hosted a number of sharing and CPD events to encourage “cross pollination” between the three authorities.

This report provides a snap shot of what has taken place. Please visit the website for more detail.

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Manchester

“I had never been to the Royal Exchange before, it’s a fantastic building. Sweeny Todd was amazing, really dark and scary. I heard about the programme they have on Sundays, which is free for kids. If I hadn’t gone to the venue, I’d never have known about it.” East Manchester resident

“Our volunteers and children attended a workshop at Manchester Art Gallery, which is somewhere that I had never previously considered taking a two and five year old. The children absolutely loved it and it really captured their imaginations. A few weeks later I took my children back to see the Joanna Vasconcelas exhibition, which they both loved.

I’m also massively grateful that the project made us aware of Z-Arts. We went on a group trip to see Chicken Licken and since then we have returned on numerous occasions to see Duck, Not Now Bernard, High School Musical and Footloose. With tickets to see The Lion King starting from £50 it is great to see them making children’s theatre so affordable and so brilliant!!” Claire Tomkinson, The Borrowers

In East Manchester we’ve built on the action research of year one, working with our cultural champions to develop dialogue with some of the city’s cultural venues and shaping creative activity locally.

We’ve continued exploring the city’s Cultural Ambition theme “Community Inspired,” which is all about cultural opportunities and provision inspired by Manchester’s residents.

Cultural Venue EngagementWe arrange visits to cultural venues; subsidising some ticket prices and asking for contributions towards the cost, or getting free offers through community membership schemes.

Some group members have visited venues for the first time and are now more confident to go again independently. Financial limitations remain a barrier for many of our residents – however they feel if they get a “good deal” or the best available, they are more confident in paying what is required.

Those visiting venues for the first time were impressed by the range of the offer and by what was free, which they originally didn’t know about. The spaces and buildings themselves also impressed them. For some residents we have seen a cascade of interest; they attended somewhere for the first time, read about or saw

something else happening and have returned, or plan to, of their own accord.

Alongside the trips, the project coordinator has remained in touch with the venues in a brokerage capacity, to make and develop links with groups and venues.

Cornerhouse and Home has been a very willing partner, offering free tickets to a dress rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, as well as visiting and subsequently casting a resident of Miles Platting in Angel Meadow.

We’ve also discussed with Brighter Sound how we can connect residents with their music workshops at Band on the Wall and locally. We have explored the offers Bridgewater Hall and The Royal Exchange can provide through their community membership scheme.

Collective Groups NetworkOur network of representatives from across the groups has met every 6-8 weeks to share, discuss and plan future cultural experiences and activities. The meetings have been hosted by different arts and cultural venues and locally in East Manchester. More recently these have included a tour of the new Central Library and a visit to see Romeo and Juliet at Victoria Baths.

The meetings provide an opportunity for people to make connections and develop programme ideas for East Manchester. The project coordinator also keeps in regular contact with groups individually.

Cultural Offer for East Manchester

Glittering Raspberries

The Ashbury Meadows group identified in the action research phase they would like to be actively involved in theatre production. They partnered with Stef Portersmith of local company Music Stuff and Contact to produce a play – which has been developed into a radio play. Listen on seeitsayitdoit.co.uk.

“I really enjoyed the project and I learnt a lot about myself and my acting ability. It was fun and Stef was upbeat, encouraging and supportive throughout.” Sinead O’Reilly, group member

Music Stuff and Stef are now supporting this programme, with the long-term hope that the Glittering Raspberries will begin to apply for their own funds to continue as an independent group.

Big Imaginations in East Manchester

Following 2 very positive visits to Z-Arts, The Borrowers were keen to develop some local opportunities for young families to see quality theatre in Clayton.

“Working in partnership with Say It See It Do It has given us access to groups that they already have a relationship with and it has helped us identify key areas and pockets of low engagement that we currently work less in.” Zoe Pickering, Z-Arts

In December 2013 we supported the programming of Shiny, by Turn on its Head.

“Shiny was amazing and over two days we welcomed 210 children, parents and teachers into the centre from the local community and two primary schools. This was a new experience for the vast majority of the children with one teacher telling me “most of these children have never seen anything like this before. I nearly cried seeing their faces it was that wonderful”

My little boy is five and his class watched one of the performances. As he left to go back to school he gave me a big hug and said “I was so proud that you were my mummy today”. As a volunteer it is brilliant to be able to arrange something that has such an impact on the area.” Claire Tomkinson, The Borrowers

Following the success of this, The Borrowers and Z-Arts are developing a programme of Big Imaginations performances taking place twice a year, alongside creative workshops and visits to Z-Arts and other venues in the city. Funding partners are being approached at the moment, and volunteers are being recruited to increase the capacity of the group.

Heritage Trail

The Newton Heath History Society and 4CT are now collaborating on a digital art and heritage project. Ideas for the project were born out of the collective meetings and visits. Progress is being made to develop a Heritage Lottery Fund bid, which 4CT has agreed to lead on, MOSI as a venue partner and Lets Go Global a delivery partner.

It aims to create a lasting legacy, which will place the area firmly on the map and creatively tell the story of its industry, people and characters.

Top Three for Free

A bi-monthly e-newsletter is now being sent to group members to share the top 3 free (in our opinion) activities or events in the city centre. As well as providing some local offers that their members may enjoy. The project coordinator largely leads the development of this, and we have had some volunteer input too.

Other Developments

Groups from East have also connected with other projects e.g. Every Street has a Story to Tell, with Small Things and The Big Digital Project and Poppy, with Lets Go Global. YPAC have also programmed a number of arts projects, including commissioning a Creative Expert from Contact, to deliver a drama project.

In the third year we’re hoping to maintain and support the devel-opment of these programmes until they are self-sustaining and develop a similar process into Wythenshawe with residents there.

See It• 214 people from East Manchester have

visited cultural venues including: The Royal Exchange Theatre, Z-Arts, Manchester Art Gallery, The Lowry, Contact, Victoria Baths, Cornerhouse, Bridgewater Hall, Central Library, Unity Radio

• 210 children and families watched Shiny at a local community venue

Say it• 8 network meetings haven taken place

• 29 Cultural Champions are regularly attending network meetings, corresponding through the website and via the project coordinator

Do it• 4 Cultural programmes established in East

Manchester to celebrate culture, creativity and heritage of the area

• Workshops participated in… Contact: stage combat, Manchester Art Gallery: family workshop, Manchester Central Library: tour, Home: resident performed in Angel Meadow

• Community inspired cultural offer in East Manchester and the city centre

• Relationships and connections with venues and East Manchester residents

• Resident led activity• Resident networks established• Volunteer development

Stockport In Stockport we worked with local people from our four selected areas, building on successful partnerships of year one and equipping local artists and residents to programme local cultural activity. Through this we’ve also introduced established Greater Manchester arts and creative media organisations to the area. All projects have received match funding and support from other sources.

Our local artists network has connected with town centre events of Stockport Creative Festival, Stockport Fringe Festival and Big Digital Project (Lets Go Global).

Adswood & BridgehallChance ItWorking with the Adswood youth forum, the youth service and safeguarding team, we developed a project that was co-produced by the young people involved. Coaching them through the process from concept, project planning and ideas, through to recruitment of an organisation, delivery and outcome.

The group were already exploring issues around safeguarding and decided to create an animation, which could be used as a peer education tool. Alongside this project they also worked towards a peer mentoring qualification.

They chose to work with Manchester based agency Bearded Fellows, who had a lot of experience of working with young people, as well as providing real life experience of working in a design studio.

See It• 50 Attended the launch event

• 203 views of the animation online so far

Say it• 10 young people jointly developed and

produced the animation

Do it• 10 young people participated in 12 sessions

• They’ve gone onto mentor and support a further 15 young people in subsequent creative activity

• 4 members of staff supported sessions and also received training and skills development

• 2 members of the group went on to enroll at Manchester Creative Studio

“Working alongside Asdwood and Bridgehall youth forum was a pleasure and privilege. After being advised that we would be working with a group that can struggle to concentrate, we found ourselves running sessions twice as long due to their engagement and commitment to the animation production.

Whilst tackling serious issues the group was able to deal with the problems like adults whilst knowing the work they were doing was for a greater social need.

As well as owning and creating their own content, we saw stand out skills gained during this process, such as team management, illustration, script writing and music.” BeardedSamson

You can watch the film here:

Chance It vimeo.com/102062813

Bearded Fellows went on to deliver summer activities in Adswood, alongside the youth forum, and have been approached to produce another animation for the safeguarding team.

• Young people nurturing skills in: leadership, communication and creativity

• Introduction to the creative sector for young people

• Staff development

• Increased awareness of safeguarding issues

BrinningtonBrinnington Arts Festival 2014Following the success of Brinnington’s debut Arts Festival in 2013, we also supported their second festival in March 2014.

This year the festival also secured additional funding from the People’s Health Trust, Stockport Council and Stockport Homes, and Big Local lottery funding for the Lantern Parade.

Arc were commissioned to bring together artists, groups and residents for this weeklong celebration.

The purpose of the festival was to engage local people in quality arts and cultural experiences. The theme this year was ‘Exploration!’ – from exploring fashion and graffiti as art forms, to Brinnington through a camera lens, art and nature through different cultural traditions and creating feature lanterns to explore space!

The People’s Health Trust funding let us focus on wellbeing. Two new groups started in January, which meant more of Brinnington’s residents could get involved. Jo Hall from our Offerton projects delivered these sessions. Arc worked with these groups in the months leading up to the festival rather than just focusing everything on the same week, enabling greater contribution.

“People have gained new skills and confidence. Some members now volunteer for other groups and art stalls” Jo Hall, Arc

The Brinnington Arts Festival took place 24 - 29 March 2014.

BAF ’14 had the opportunity to exhibit photos and pieces from the festival at Stockport Art Gallery, part of Stockport Creative Festival in May ’14.

“The chance to perform at the festival gave us the opportunity to be part of something bigger, offered a clear focus and something to aim for.”

See It• 720 people saw some part of the festival

as an audience member

Say it• 21 community groups were involved in

developing the festival; exhibiting their work and remain engaged in the network

• 28 events made up the festival, celebrating creative communities and groups across Brinnington

Do it• 655 people participated in an aspect of the

festival, including 220 under 18 year olds and 36, 19 – 24 year olds

• 65 people gave 1,385 volunteer hours to make the festival a success

• 21 artists were employed

• Community owned and led arts festival

• Celebration and increased awareness of the creative communities in the area

• Greater participation in creative activity

• Mobilised volunteer workforce in the area

CentralSound on the StreetIn Stockport Central we saw the legacy of our MaD Theatre company project grow. They are now funded locally, with the group performing twice a year, including BAF ’14 and Stockport Creative Festival.

This year we’ve worked alongside neighbourhood management and Stockport Homes (who match funded) to deliver a music production programme for young men living in Central Stockport, Sound on the Street. The project was delivered by musicians from NPO (National Portfolio Organisation) Brighter Sound and took place at Seven Miles Out, a creative space for young people in Stockport Market Place.

The group were introduced to an array of instruments, lyric writing and rapping, they then chose their preferred discipline and style.

The project culminated in a performance at Seven Miles Out, part of the Stockport Fringe Festival in August 2014. Progression for the group with be provided by Brighter Sound, who are looking at development opportunities as well as recording some tracks at Band on the Wall.

“It’s the first time I’ve performed in front of people. It’s brought out the confidence in me and been good to learn new instruments.” Matt, participant

See It• 100 people saw the final performance at

Seven Miles Out

Say it• 12 residents were involved in writing and

developing their own music

Do it• 12 young people have taken part in the

project. Many exploring making and writing music for the first time

• New experiences and skills for participants, in lyric writing and performing on new instruments

• Increased awareness of creative venues and space for Stockport residents

• New partnerships and collaboration with Brighter Sound, LGG, Stockport Council, Stockport Homes and Seven Miles Out

See It• 199 people came to see performances and

exhibitions at the festival

Say it• 25 residents involved in shaping the festival

in the steering group

• 15 groups involved in activity for the festival

Do it• 183 people involved as participants in the

festival, plus 51 volunteers

• 25 artists employed to work on project

OffertonO’Fest 2014In Offerton, we worked alongside resident artist Jo Hall and the neighbourhood management team.

Picking up some previous ideas and looking at the success of Brinnington Arts Festival, we invited Arc to support the develop-ment of O’Fest. Using a similar model, Jo and Steph Mackenzie (Arc associate) pulled together a number of key residents to act as a steering group to shape the festival.

Throughout the summer holidays Jo worked with groups to en-gage them in activity in preparation for the festival.

‘’I hope that the community continues to enjoy each other and that we can be involved in future events’’ Valerie Egan, Lisburne Court Care Home manager

“The holiday programme in Offerton has attracted many new volunteers and participants. It has been great to see so many new faces getting involved.

We have a really busy week planned with new artists coming in, including Yumi an origami artist, The Traveling Art Tent and Kerri-Ann a member of the community who will be running her very first soap making class!

There is a real buzz around the festival now. We’re putting the finishing touches to the festival and allocating roles for our band of volunteers.

It is all very exciting!”

Jo Hall, Artist and O’Fest coordinator

The festival took place in the first week of October 2014 and hosted a performance by young people who’d been working with Contact, Drumskool performances, art exhibitions and activities and many other treats.

• Introduction of new creative partners to the area

• Increased community engagement in local cultural activity, including recruitment of new volunteers

• Community groups collaborating and working together more

• Increased community capacity to deliver local services and activity

Trafford In Trafford, projects have been focusing on supporting people and groups already doing great arts and cultural activity and exploring how we share that creatively and support local people to create more.

“I really enjoyed being part of the project. It’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like this and having discovered my passion - quite late on in life- it was a new experience to exhibit and gave me confidence.” Ruth Bellhouse, textile artist

Old TraffordDark to LightBuilding on our partnerships in year one with St Johns Centre, Sci Light Arts and others in Old Trafford, we recognised that there are many creative people in the area who may benefit from additional support, as well as an opportunity to exhibit their work locally.

We hosted a local exhibition “Dark to Light” in and around St John’s Church, providing mini commissions for local artists to produce some work for the exhibition. Community groups also submitted their artwork and responses to the theme Dark to Light, which launched at an event on 29 June, Summer solstice.

We had a diverse mix of responses: photography, painting, installations, textile art, environmental art, as well as poetry published in a book and written in chalk on the outside of the church.

“I was enormously impressed by the poetry / art exhibit chalked on the exterior – and the beautiful, beautiful interior and all it contains. We shall come again! Thank you all.” Visitors book comment

We are now working on a CPD programme and network to develop some of the creative and entrepreneurial skills of the artists involved, as well as programming subsequent exhibitions and sales fares at the church and locally. This will form part of the third year project plan.

Groups involved in the project were also part of developing and producing the Trafford element of the Big Digital Project, which saw people’s artwork projected onto BlueSCI’s building in Old Trafford and Manchester’s town hall.

See It• 165 people came and saw the exhibition,

at the launch and following weeks

• The exhibition remained open for 14 days

Say it• 16 artists and groups were involved in

responding to the theme of Dark to Light, and would like to remain involved in a network

Do it• 90 residents from Old Trafford participated

in activity to produce the work which was part of the exhibition

• 5 artists and 10 volunteers were employed to produce their part of the project

• Introduction and partnership working for creative community in Old Trafford

• Increased awareness and opportunity for creative practice in the area

• Supporting potential local cultural venues

• Skills development for local arts practitioners

PartingtonPartington PridePartnering with Trafford based organisation BlueSCI, we commissioned a creative response to the local history interests of the residents of Partington. This has manifested itself as a book and will also include a launch and exhibition of the work, in early 2015.

Caro Inglis worked alongside a newly establish history group in the research, development and creation of the book. Assistant artist Sophie Mahon, also filmed sessions and worked with pupils from Broadoak School in creating artwork for the project.

Content and memories have also been captured and shared through a Facebook group, attracting a wide audience across Partington.

The history group have also been involved in Lets Go Global’s Poppy project. Developing artwork in response to World War 1.

“The name ‘Partington Pride’ was chosen very early on, and accurately reflects the feelings of the workshops. The group wanted to reflect the Partington they know, a warm and close community that has been created by the care and passion of the people themselves.” Caro Inglis, artist

See It• We anticipate around 250 people will attend

the launch event and see the exhibition

Say it• 14 members of the History group have been

involved in researching and telling the story of Partington

Do it• 45 pupils from Broadoak School produced

artwork for the book

• 1 emerging artist has been supported into further work and opportunities after the project

• Increased awareness of the creative communities and history of the area

• New voluntary led interest group set up, engaging people in creative activity

• Engagement from across the community in schools and through the wellbeing centre

Sale West In Sale West we worked with local artists to provide opportunities for families and adults to access quality arts experiences.

Jo Egerton of Birds of Paradise developed a regular family art club, which has enabled families to engage in arts activities together, with the children gaining an Arts Award.

This year we have also worked with a local filmmaker and photographer David Jones, an emerging artist, mentored by Lets Go Global and Alchemy Arts. We partnered with Phab Club, a social group for adults with a range of disabilities. Here we introduced them to photography. Many of the participants were

engaging in photography as a creative medium for the first time, developing a lot of skill and confidence as the project progressed.

Phab staff are keen to host further arts projects and offer more members the opportunity to participate in creative activities, as they have witnessed the benefits and positive impact the project had on those who took part.

We were also delighted to discover that poling station survey results from Sale West in May 2014 showed that involvement in cultural activity has doubled from 12% in 2012 to 24% in 2014. It was great to know this project has played a part in seeing this increase.

See It!• 200 people saw the Phab Club photography

exhibition and 40 photographed by the group in their flash studio

Say it!• 2 emerging and young artists based in Sale

West have been mentored and developed through both programmes

• 60 members of Phab Club have feedback about the kinds of arts projects they would like in future

Do it!• 28 residents and 2 volunteers have been

engaged with Jo in the Family Art Clubs

• 10 Phab club members, volunteers and staff were involved in the photography project

• 24% of Sale residents now involved in cultural activity

• Increased capacity of Sale West artists; volunteering opportunities generated, skills developed and awareness of arts projects raised

• Twice as many people engaged in cultural activity

• Provision of regular activity enabled and secured

• Raising the profile of Phab Club and skills of adults with disabilities

“If we were to do the group again, I would definitely join and invite more people to do it.It’s been a good thing to do. People learned how to use cameras, editing, I think David has been helpful. It helped a lot of people to gain their confidence, including me as well.” Victoria, Phab club member

Shared events

Say it!In October 2013 we hosted “Say it” a one-day symposium for residents, artists, organisations and officers. Here we discussed the future of the sector and how we can build and develop sustainable models and partnerships. We also heard some great case studies from people doing some really interesting work across Greater Manchester, including the Biospheric Foundation, Blue SCI and Lets Go Global.

• 41 people attended the day

Live It!In February, we hosted Live it! at Castlefield Art Gallery. This was an event for neighbourhood management teams and officers, residents seeking to activate creative projects where they live and artists and organisations keen to develop cultural activity in neighbourhoods.

We heard from those who’ve made some exciting partnerships and connections, who are activating arts and cultural interventions to make their neighbourhoods great places to live in, including Small Things, MaD Theatre Company and Pulling Together.

At the event we saw plenty of new connections made and project ideas and networks developed.

• 31 people attended the day

Thinking DaysThe partnership also spent some time with a growth consultant and coach to explore how this project’s approach to arts development in our areas of working can develop in subsequent years. Looking at where local authority priorities will be and what other key partners may be needed to support ongoing work.

These days provided a space to consider the value of the partnership over the last 2 years and how we move forward and to continue to deliver future collaborative projects, in a changing and uncertain landscape.

One of the key aspects for this partnership was the delivery a series of shared events. These have provided all stakeholders with the opportunity to share practice, ignite dialogue, celebrate success, develop future plans and connect with each other more widely.

Visual Minutes from Live It events by Claire Stringer

SAY ITRight at the start, at the heart, there’s the passion

to create creative spaces, think, do, initiate, provoke.What’s to say? Listen, talk, define what’s next.

The fabric of creative life will always keep its colour,but it needs the funds to grow and spread itself.

No one gave me a helicopter but it’s not only propellersthat can change the way the air moves. Did someone say

the open sky? Did someone say blue sky? Did someone sayan umbrella and no ceiling? You can break through

the brick wall, set a standard, be a benchmark.You can go global, you can even work with zombies.

Ethical ambition can work, it’s not a contradiction,you can ignite plans and still maintain, sustain,

you can mix your bags, you can get at the table,get more, change the landscape, reinvent,

you can be less grateful, learn by your mistakes,you can make a partnership to make it happen,

integrate a brighter sound, make a band on the wall,make music, make a space for young people to sing

about keep your head up, stay strong, soldier on.Seni Seneviratne

Over the last 2 years See it! Say it! Do it! has been nurturing and developing relationships with all sorts of people; artists, organisations, partners and groups.

This illustration shows how these partnerships have grown and connected throughout that time. We hope they will continue to flourish into the 3rd year.

September 2012 – March 2013

The Numbers

Total Participation in activities 1,614Hard to reach groups (individuals) 1,270Children & young people 873Community cohesion projects 6

Social Impact

Total People receiving training 361People gaining job as result of participation & learning 8People accessing other learning opportunities 164

Skills & Employability

Total Volunteers employed 303Volunteer hours 4,137Freelance project managers, facilitators and artists employed 119

Artists & creative business days employment 461.5Live Audience and Event visitors 3,297Leverage public funding £29,053Leverage private funding £820

Economic Impact £

Other Impacts

Total Events, training sessions, network meetings 162Exhibition or Performance days 48Online Audience 1,721New media / digital platforms developed 11Press / media stories generated 40

£45,466 wage replacement cost

What do they mean?

The total money invested, by ACE and

AGMA and spent on the project from October 2013

– September 2014 was

£78,682

Of that spent:

£30,758

has paid local artists and providers

£4,501

has been invested back into the local economy through suppliers such as printing, catering,

transport etc.

£43,069

has been spent on wages, overheads and cost recovery for local

groups and arts organisations, enabling

them to thrive in the cultural industry.

£67

has been spent per person participating

in the project

£33

has been spent per audience member

£206,537Gross Value Added

£29,053

spent a further

For every

£1has been generated

(GVA calculations)

£2.62

That means:

Value Added:

has been invested as match funding towards the project

303 volunteers offered

based on a calculation of £10.99 p/h that totals

4,137hours

What next?The third year of the programme promises to offer further opportunities for local peo-ple to access and develop exciting arts and cultural experiences, as well as exploring alternative partnerships to ensure the legacy of the work strengthens and progresses once the project in this guise comes to an end.

Collectively:• Offer more opportunities for networking and shared practice, to support the

growth of the sector.

• Develop relationships with other invested organisations and supporters, e.g. hous-ing associations, neighbourhood partners and other funding sources.

• Maximise opportunities to share work across the 3 areas, e.g. tours of exhibitions, visits etc.

• Celebrate the programme with a collective exhibition in August 2015.

Manchester:• Expand the model to Wythenshawe and ensure fit for purpose.

• Connect with local partners and groups in the area.

• Continue to broker new relationships with cultural organisations and resident groups.

• Support project activity that emerges locally in East Manchester and Wythenshawe.

• Participate in local networks and cultural consortiums that emerge.

Stockport:• Connect groups and projects to other pieces of work to ensure maximum impact.

• Continue to build and equip local artists delivering projects in the area.

• Support the emerging volunteer workforces that are involved in project activity.

• Broker new relationships with quality artists and organisations to the area.

• Connect activity to the town centre offer and other programmes and festivals, e.g. Stockport Fringe Festival.

Trafford:• Build on energy and momentum of projects and connections made in year one

& two –and engage with more residents through the programme.

• Develop new links with local artists and networks, as well as learning from other good practice.

• Offer fit for purpose CPD programmes and mentoring for local emerging artists and practitioners from Partington, Sale West and Old Trafford, in partnership with Creative Industries Trafford.

• Maximise opportunities to find match funding for projects, to increase possibility and sustainability.

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