Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities This report is the property of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure. Neither the report nor its contents should be disclosed to any person unless such disclosure is authorised by the Committee. THE REPORT REMAINS EMBARGOED UNTILTHE COMMENCEMENT OF DEBATE IN PLENARY ON 15 TH FEBRUARY 2016 Mandate 2011 - 2016 Number of Report - NIA 298/11-16 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities Contents Membership and Powers_______________________________________________3 List of Abbreviations used in Report______________________________________ 4 Executive Summary___________________________________________________9 Summary of Recommendations_________________________________________13 Introduction Background___________________________________________________17 Objective and Terms of Reference_________________________________18 Committee's Approach__________________________________________18 Acknowledgements_____________________________________________19 Consideration of Evidence Context______________________________________________________19 Barriers and Possible Solutions___________________________________52 Volunteers___________________________________________________116 Local Government_____________________________________________118 Links to Appendices ________________________________________________ 130 2 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities Powers and Membership Powers The Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure is a Statutory Departmental Committee established in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Belfast Agreement, Section 29 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and under Assembly Standing Order 48. The Committee has a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure and has a role in the initiation, consideration and development of legislation. The Committee has the power to: Consider and advise on Departmental budgets and annual plans in the context of the overall budget allocation; Approve relevant secondary legislation and take the Committee Stage of the primary legislation; Call for persons and papers; Initiate inquiries and make reports; and Consider and advise on matters brought to the Committee by the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Membership The Committee has 11 members, including a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, with a quorum of five members. The current membership of the Committee is as follows: Committee Chairperson: Nelson McCausland5 Deputy Chairperson: Gordon Dunne6 William Humphrey3 David Hilditch Cathal Ó hOisín Rosaleen McCorley2 Karen McKevitt Dominic Bradley Oliver McMullan1 Basil McCrea4 Leslie Cree7 ______________________ 1 With effect from 12 September 2011 Mr Oliver McMullan replaced Mr Gerry Kelly 2 With effect from 10 September 2012 Ms Rosaleen McCorley replaced Mr Pat Sheehan 3 With effect from 01 October 2012 Mr William Humphrey replaced Ms Brenda Hale 4 With effect from 04 March 2013 Mr Basil McCrea replaced Mr Robin Swann 5 With effect from 23 September 2014 Mr Nelson McCausland replaced Ms Michelle McIlveen as Chairperson 6 With effect from 23 September 2014 Mr Gordon Dunne replaced Mr William Irwin as Deputy Chairperson 7 With effect from 06 October 2014 Mr Leslie Cree replaced Mr Michael McGimpsey 3 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities List of Abbreviations used in the Report A&B NI - Arts & Business NI ABSA - Association of Business Sponsorship of the Arts ACE - Arts Council England ACNI - Arts Council of Northern Ireland AfA - Arts for All ART - Aggression Related Trauma ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder BBC - British Broadcasting Company BEAT - Black Experience Archive Trust BME - Black and Minority Ethnic CAC - Crescent Arts Centre CAF - Community Arts Forum CAP - Communities Arts Partnership CAPtabase - CommunityArtsPartnership-tabase CASH - Community Arts Funding CAW - Community Arts Weekly CAYT - Crescent Arts Youth Theatre CCA - Centre for Community Art CCG - Connswater Community Greenway CFNI - Community Foundation Northern Ireland CHS - Continuous Household Survey CIIF - Creative Industries Innovation Fund CIS - Creative Industries School 4 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities CLC - Creative Learning Centre CPD - Certificate of Professional Development CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility CYP - Creative Youth Partnership DCAL - Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure DCMS - Department for Culture, Media and Sport DEL - Department for Employment and Learning DENI - Department of Education Northern Ireland DFA - Digital Film Archive DHSSPS - Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety DoE - Department of Environment DSD - Department for Social Development EBAF - East Belfast Arts Festival EBP - East Belfast Partnership ELCCP - East Lancashire Community Cohesion Project ELCCP - East London & City Culture Partnership EQIA - Equality Impact Assessment ESC - Educational Shakespeare Centre ETI - Education Training Inspectorate FE - Further Education GLA - Greater London Authority GLTB - Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Bisexual GPS - General Population Survey HLF - Heritage Lottery Fund 5 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities HLO - Hub Lead Organisation HSC - Health and Social Care IMD - Index of Multiple Deprivation ISAN UK - International Standard Audiovisual Number United Kingdom JAM - Junior Academy of Music LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender LGD - Local Government Districts LGR - Local Government Reform LMA - London Metropolitan Archives LSE/UMIST - London School of Economics/University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology LSOA - Lower layer Super Output Areas MADE - Music, Art Dance and Everything in between MAG - Ministerial Advisory Group MDM - Multiple Deprivation Measure NDCS - National Deaf Children’s Society NEET - Not in Education, Training or Employment NICFC - Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children NICVA - Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action NIEA - Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIMDM - Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure NISRA - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency NITA - Northern Ireland Theatre Association NITB - Northern Ireland Tourist Board NS-SEC - National Statistics Socio-economic Classification 6 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities NV - Northern Visions NvTv - Northern Visions Television OFMdFM - Office for the First Minister and deputy First Minister OU - Open University PFG - Program for Government PICAS - Programme for InterCultural Arts Support PMLD - Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties PRONI - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland PwC Report - PricewaterhouseCoopers Report QFT - Queens Film Theatre QoL - Quality of Life QUB - Queen’s University Belfast RFO - Regularly Funded Organisations RPA - Rural Payments Agency RSA - Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce SARC - Sonic Arts Research Centre SASH - Shankill Area Social History group SEN - Special Education Needs SHS - Scottish Household Survey SIAP - Support for the Individual Artist Programme SLIG - Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group SOA - Super Output Area SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies SROI - Social Return on Investment 7 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities THE - Times Higher Education TOM - Targeting Older Men TSN - Targeting Social Need UAYD - Ulster Association of Youth Drama UNCRC - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation USDT - Upper Springfield Development Trust VCS - Voluntary and Community Sector VIP - Volunteer Inclusion Programme VOYPIC - Voice of Young People in Care WEA - Workers Educational Organisational WIMD - Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation WOMAD - World of Music, Art and Dance YAA - Young Arts Academy YEHA - Youth, Education, Health and Advice YPBAS - Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitude Survey 8 Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities Executive Summary The core motivation for the Committee undertaking its inquiry into inclusion in the arts of working class communities is Members’ strong belief in the benefits that participation and inclusion in arts activity can bring to individuals and communities. Such benefits include health and wellbeing, the development of personal and community capacity and skills and a range of other socio-economic benefits. To this end it is important to the Committee that everyone in the community has regular access to the arts and the benefits these provide. This sentiment was echoed by the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Carál Ní Chuilín when she briefed the Committee for this inquiry: “The arts are not a luxury to be enjoyed by an elite few; they should be enjoyed by all who wish to enjoy them regardless of community background, age, gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, political opinion or income level”. The Committee does not believe that access to the arts and culture should be diluted for working class communities. The arts should be part of the everyday lives of all of those who live here. However, the Committee also acknowledges that people cannot and should not be forced to engage with the arts and culture. Prior to undertaking this inquiry, the Committee had received briefing on social exclusion in the arts in Northern Ireland. The briefing particularly focused on engagement in areas of high deprivation and made comparisons with other jurisdictions.