It brings together a wealth of knowledge and experience, both in its partners’ individual areas of expertise and in the group’s collective understanding about the value and potential impact of partnership working.
The Forum, supported by Arts Council England, welcomes partners from across the cultural and academic spectrum in the North who share an ambition to lead cultural thought, learning and practice through knowledge sharing and co-creation.
… is for partnerships between universities and cultural organisations across the North of England to be widespread, and through excellence in sharing knowledge, innovating and creating, to be nationally recognised for our meaningful impact on society.
… is to work with our members to provide a definitive voice for the value of partnerships and a dynamic platform through which we can share knowledge, champion excellence and develop opportunities to do more and better together.
Developing new knowledge which connects academic research and cultural programmes to make a relevant difference to learning and practice in the arts.
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Exploring and creating partnership models for the development of the next generation of cultural practitioners.
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Responding through partnership to the challenges faced in contemporary society,with an impact on leaders and influencers regionally and nationally.
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