Creativity meets THE ethical sustainable Bank

1. SPACEMAKERS FOR THE NEW
SINCE 1961

2. Arnolfini 1975 – the first entrant to the Harbourside regeneration initiative –
pioneering the idea that Contemporary Arts could be a force for change and renewal
for re-generating urban culture & local economies.
Previously a dilapidated
quarter, bereft of industry
and attractions, Bristol’s
floating harbour became a
thriving cultural centre, a
rebirth widely recognised
as having been catalysed
by the arrival of Arnolfini.
Capturing the convivial yet
laidback atmosphere of its
waterfront site, Arnolfini
has helped foster the city’s
reputation for serious
creativity.

3. A model was born and copied many times over
Tate Liverpool 1988
Tate Modern 2000
Baltic 2002
White cube 2011
Arnolfini 1975
Sydney MCA 1991

4. Founded in 1961
Leading since 1971
Breaking ground in 1975
Expanded in 1973
Arnolfini at the epicentre of the birth of Interdisciplinary Contemporary Arts in the UK …….
…a force for freethinking and experimentation – the first
and arguably the most influential outside London.

5. 1976
2016
Artist in Residence Cleo Lane
Inspiring each future generation to succeed

6. FREE THINKING SINCE 1961
• For over 55 years Arnolfini has presented new and major work by international artists with a current average of 500,000 visitors
annually.
• In the last 3 months 40,000 visitors have viewed our recent presentation of John Akomfrah’s highly acclaimed Vertigo Sea
• 210,000 unique visitors online and 38,000 followers across Social Media
• 64% of our audience visitors to the building came from Bristol,
• 29% visitors from rest of U.K. (of which the largest group were from London) and 7% from overseas
• 9% of our audience are families
• We currently work with six core secondary schools and saw 3,500 pupils in gallery visits and tours in 2015/16
(with the generous support of a 3 year funding programme with DAC Beachcroft)
• Our current audience is 74% white British, 16% white other and 8% BME
• 55% are 20-39 years old (well above national averages for a cultural museum and gallery venue in the UK)

7. #inspiredbybristol #inspiredbybristol
Moving Beyond
Being A Force For
Urban
Regeneration
Pursuing our
Vision for
‘Creative
Citizenship’

8. Creating the
Spaces for the New
and inspiring future
generations
Richard Long 2015 Primary Capital Partnership 2016

9. Adapting to the new post-industrial challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.

11. The facts of life in a changing world
• The last 6 years have see cuts in central government funding to Arts of 27%
• In the past 3 years Local Authorities in England have cut 200M in Arts related funding
• Bristol City Council provide the least amount of support funding to arts & culture of any major city
in England & Wales
• The deregulation of lottery funding has resulted in new lottery opportunities for most charitable sectors –
except for the arts which is not designated as ‘ a good cause’ in the current regulatory framework
• The past 12 years of Department of Education policy in curriculum has seen Arts relegated to being mostly
an ‘optional’ luxury for schools with huge emphasis being placed on STEM (Science Engineering Technology & Maths)

12. Yet….
• Bristol is now widely regarding as the No1 city in the UK to study, live and work in (Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live in Britain)
• The No1 reason visitors from the UK and overseas come to Bristol is for the cultural experience (Destination Bristol)
• The Creative Industries are the fastest growing industry sector in UK*
• 1 in 12 jobs in the UK are in the Creative Economy*
• Bristol and Bath are recognised by NESTA as two of nine hot spots for creative industries outside of London
(NESTA, Creative clusters and innovation report)
• The Bristol & Bath Tech sector is the fast growing European Tech hub in Europe (outside London)
(UCL, The top ten UK cities to launch a start-up, 2016 )
• The Creative Industries create £0.66 billion GVA currently*
• A quarter of the arts and culture industry’s supply chain is accounted for by the creative industries*
• The arts and culture industry in the UK is indirectly a significant source of support for jobs in the commercial creative industries+
• The publicly supported arts is an important source of diverse talent and experience to the creative industries+
• Arts & Culture charities invest in education and community outreach that nurtures tomorrow’s creative talent and consumers+
* Department Culture Media & Sport, Creative Industries Economic Estimates, January 2015
+ The Creative Industries Federation, The C Report, 2015-2016

13. Cultural Impact
Artistic Impact
Economic ImpactSocial Impact
Arnolfini Audience
& Impact Map
Current Impact footprint 15/16
Projected Impact footprint 16/18
STUDENTS
YOUNG PEOPLE
12-16 YOUTH
SCHOOLS
6-11
ASPIRING
ARTISTS
YA
CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES
& TALENT
UK & OVERSEAS
VISITORS
BUSINESS
GROWTH &
INNOVATION
ARTISITS &
INFLUENCERS
DIVERSE & UNDER
REPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES

14. The Field of Opportunity
• Many businesses see Social Impact and Social Investment as an integral part of their civic responsibility,
their business mission and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Most businesses recognise that arts and culture have a strong role to play in place building and talent attraction
• Arts & Culture have a unique role in helping define and articulate what it means to be part of a cohesive society
and a healthy culture in our increasingly volatile, complex and unpredictable world
• Arts and Culture foster the highest levels of thought-leadership and diverse thinking available
• Arts and Culture nurtures and encourages the creative talent pool of the future from all walks of life
• Arts and Culture bring a unique way of problem solving and break through creativity into the classroom and the
laboratories of universities (helping drive the shift from STEM TO STEAM)