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Welcome to the York & North Yorkshire Cultural Partnership
Welcome to the website of York and North Yorkshire Culture. This website provides information about the York and North Yorkshire Cultural Strategy and our four priorities. It also provides a searchable directory of cultural projects and organisations in York and North Yorkshire.
By culture we mean means all those things which make life worth living: the things that give us our identity and sense of place and enable us to celebrate our distinctiveness and diversity, understand and value our past, and create the future for ourselves. Each mention of the term 'culture' should be taken to encompass the full range of cultural activity, for example, arts, sport, tourism and leisure.
Latest News and Events
- 9 September: York & North Yorkshire Cultural Strategy Launch Event - more details here.
- 15 September: Games Maker applications open to the public for generalist roles
- 1 October: Deadline for applications to Film Nation: Shorts and New Music 20x12
- 12 October: Closing date of second round of Unlimited commissions - more details here.
- 14 October: York & North Yorkshire Cultural Conference, York - for more details and to book your place click here
- 20 December: 2012 Day
- York to host The Gambia in run up to the Games - York was celebrating yesterday after officials put the finishing touches to an agreement that will see Gambian athletes use the city as a training base for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Representatives from City of York Council and Active York (the city’s sport and leisure partnership) were joined by Lawrence Bruce, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee for Gambia. Together, they took a tour of the venues awarded Pre-Games Training Camp status by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). After enjoying lunch at York Mansion House, Bruce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Councillor Nigel Ayre. Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair, said: ‘This is great news for York. The excellent sporting facilities in York will help the Gambian team train and prepare well for the London Games. It will also lead to a strong relationship between Yorkshire and The Gambia, and the development of sporting and cultural ties.’ To read the full press release click here.
- Cyclists from North Yorkshire Sport complete 230-mile cycle route. Staff and board members visited each district in the county as well as the two National Parks and Forestry Commission land with the aim of promoting physical activity, leaving a the legacy of an ideal cycle route for tourists, at the same time as raising money for charity. On the first day of the ride, the cyclists started in Harrogate and travelled to Scarborough via Selby and York and Malton, stopping for district councils to sign up to an Olympic pledge to support North Yorkshire Sport objectives. Day two saw them travel to Richmond via Dalby Forest, Pickering, Helmsley, Thirsk and Northallerton. The final day included a gruelling climb into the Dales and back to Harrogate via Grassington. For more details go to www.northyorkshiresport.co.uk.
- Festival season has now started - find out what's on and where here.
- Museum Development Small Grant Scheme - Renaissance Yorkshire is awarding grants of up to £1,000 to cover up to 100% project funding for projects in small and medium sized museums in Yorkshire. Funding is available until November 2010 with project completion by 28th February 2011. All projects must help organisations meet or improve upon their achievement against the current Accreditation Standard. All applications must be discussed with a Museum Development Officer prior to submission. Application forms are available from the Museum Development Team:
- Alan Bentley, Museum Development Officer (West Yorkshire, Harrogate and Craven), 07595 609782, alan.bentley@museums-sheffield.org.uk
- Dieter Hopkin, Museum Development Officer (Moors and Coast, Dales and York), 07970 977217, Dieter.Hopkin@museums-sheffield.org.uk
About the site
From this website you will be able to find out about the York and North Yorkshire Cultural Strategy, current projects and organisations that we work with.
There is information about who we are, what we do and the details of the strategy. There is also a searchable directory of projects and organisations that contribute to our strategy.
We try and collect as much relevant information as possible but if you feel something is missing you can let us know by emailing tellus@ynyculture.org
Culture and 2012 Monthly Updates
We produce monthly updates on Culture and 2012 in York and North Yorkshire; to read the latest update click here. If you would like to receive these updates then please email signup@ynyculture.org. We would like to know what's happening in your area; if you have anything you want to be included then just email us at tellus@ynyculture.org.