2024 promises to be a year of culture in Sheffield after the announcement of a new collaborative culture plan shaped by the city’s creatives.
The Sheffield Culture Strategy 2024 aims to provide a plan for developing the cultural sector by inviting the local creative community to influence the strategy via a city-wide survey.
The project is championed by the Culture Collective and Culture Consortium, and has received backing from Sheffield City Council, the University of Sheffield and Arts England.
Ruth Nutter, a Sheffield-based creative producer and author, called the project “a genuine opportunity to shape the culture strategy needed to realise ambitions and crystallise our creative story.”
Key objectives of the strategy include increasing accessibility to resources, helping organisations become more resilient and further integrating culture into the city’s identity.
The survey asks people what excites them about Sheffield’s creativity and culture as well as asking for extensive feedback on what areas the strategy should focus on.
Cllr Martin Smith, who is also a member of the Culture Collective board, said: “We want to make the culture sector more inclusive, connected and diverse, and by bringing the voices of those working in these industries together, we should be able to develop something that will truly benefit the people of Sheffield.”
The City Council’s endorsement of the strategy is a product of over a year of developmental work and campaigning for more funding to be directed towards the culture sector.
The next phases of the Culture Strategy will be announced in the new year, with the project to run until May 2024.
