Southern Culture
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Guildford Cathedral
Guildford Cathedral is the only cathedral in Southern England built on a new site since the Reformation. The Cathedral is built from bricks made from the clay of Stag Hill itself, on which the cathedral stands. It was started in 1933, but not completed until 1961 because of the 2nd World War.
Public value and the arts - conclusions of the arts debate
Public value and the arts - conclusions of the arts debate
The arts debate ran from October 2006 to September 2007. Findings from all stages of the research as well as those gathered through the open consultation have been incorporated into an overall summary entitled ‘Public value and the arts in England: Discussion and conclusions of the arts debate’. The document provides an account of how people think and feel about the arts in England and their priorities for public funding.
The summary report explains how the debate has provided a new framework for understanding the public value of the arts as follows: the arts are seen as part of our fundamental capacity for life; the arts enrich our experience of life; the arts offer powerful applications in other contexts
Over the coming months Arts Council will be sharing and debating the findings widely and developing a detailed response, combining short-term actions in our next corporate plan and developing a long-term policy response to be published in spring 2008.
The summary report together with a full collection of arts debate documentation is available at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsdebate/index.php