Our Vision for London Borough of Culture 2025
We have huge ambitions for our year as London Borough of Culture.
Wandsworth is changing, and culture will be at the heart of developing a people-led approach to boosting health, happiness and equality of opportunity.
Our London Borough of Culture programme will be a trailblazer for London becoming a Creative Health Capital City - a place where better health outcomes are achieved through the power of culture and the arts.
We are working collaboratively with arts, culture, business, voluntary and community partners to build an unforgettable programme that will bring out the best in Wandsworth, celebrate our communities and showcase the talent of our borough.
Our planned impact
For residents of all ages
- People are able to improve their mental and physical health and happiness through arts and culture
- Over 500,000 people participate or attend London Borough of Culture events and know where to access future creative opportunities
- Free and low-cost activities benefit residents with the least resources
- Underserved communities have co-designed programmes
- Young people's voices and creativity are evident and acknowledged
- People feel pride in their borough and are better connected to their neighbours
- London Borough of Culture is a launchpad for our creatives onto a national and international stage, especially nurturing underrepresented talent
- New artworks inspire health and happiness
For the borough and organisations
- Wandsworth’s cultural social prescribing and health programmes, co-designed with participants, are embedded borough-wide ready to be scaled up
- Partnership working leads to better, joined-up collaborations across the council other cultural, voluntary and business sectors and residents
- Our local cultural sector and local economy benefit from greater long-term investment
- A greater take up of creative opportunities borough-wide reflects the makeup of Wandsworth's communities, continuing long term
- New spaces are established for future cultural activities
- Wider recognition of influential thought leadership within Wandsworth's creative sector
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