Events
We run occasional events. These are listed below, with other events that we feel are particularly relevant to culture in London.
Past Events
London Culture and 2012 Open Meeting
December 2010
Hosted by the London Cultural Strategy Group and the Mayor of London, the Open Meeting was an opportunity for cultural organisations and practitioners in London to learn the latest plans for cultural activities related to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to understand opportunities to get involved.
Following the successful 2009 event, this year the Open Meeting was repeated in two venues across London featuring presentations, Q&A and breakout sessions on the London Outdoor Festival, the Spectaculars, the Culture Diary and 2012 Marketing & Promotion, London 2012 Festival, Cultural Olympiad programmes, Big Dance, Volunteering, Inspire and much more.
Speakers included Ruth Mackenzie (Director of the Cultural Olympiad, LOCOG), Munira Mirza (Mayoral Advisor for Arts and Culture), Moira Sinclair (LCSG member and Area Executive Director, Arts Council England) plus representatives from LOCOG, GLA, 5 Host Boroughs and many others. Over 450 representatives from the cultural sector attended the event.
We launched and updated copy of ‘London Culture and 2012’, a basic guide to getting involved in the capital’s cultural celebrations. Read the guide here.
Presentations and papers from the Open Meetings are also available for download:
- Agenda on Wednesday 8 December at Lost Theatre PDF
- Agenda on Wednesday 8 December at Lost Theatre RTF
- Agenda on Friday 10 December at the Barbican PDF
- Agenda on Friday 10 December at the Barbican RTF
- Arts Council 2012 Programmes – Moira Sinclair, Arts Council England PDF
- Art in the Park - Sarah Weir and Adriana Marques, Olympic Delivery Authority PDF
- Big Dance 2010 PDF
London Culture and 2012 Open Meeting
2 November 2009 from 1pm to 6pm
Hosted by the London Cultural Strategy Group and the Mayor of London, the Open Meeting was an opportunity for cultural organisations and practitioners in London to learn about the latest plans for cultural activities related to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to understand how to get involved.
The afternoon brought together presentations and Q&A on 2012 Cultural Events Planning, Visitor Attractions, Torch Relay and Ceremonies, Inspire Mark, Big Dance and much more. Speakers included: Iwona Blazwick (Chair of LCSG and Director of Whitechapel Gallery), Munira Mirza (Mayor’s Office), Tony Hall (Chair of Cultural Olympiad Board) plus representatives from LOCOG, LDA, Visit London and many others.
We launched ‘London Culture and 2012’, a basic guide to getting involved in the capital’s cultural celebrations. Read the guide.
Over 300 representatives from the cultural sector attended the event. If you were unable to make it to the event, you can watch it online.
Presentations from the Open Meeting are also available for download:
- London‘s Cultural Festival for 2012 – Justine Simons
- London Culture and 2012 – Ken Kelling
- London Culture and 2012 Open Meeting – Bill Morris and Martin Green
- ODA Arts & Culture Strategy team: adding value to the Olympic Park 2008/12+ – Sarah Weir
- Culture and Olympic Fringe – Eleanor Fawcett and Lucy Sollitt
- LDA Cultural Projects and CompeteFor – Michelle Reeves and Patrick Codd
- MLA London and Stories of the World – Andrew Holden
- Big Dance – Jacqueline Rose
Download the meeting agenda.
Cultural Consortium Open Meeting
31 January 2008
Around 170 representatives of London's cultural sector attended the Consortium's annual Open Meeting. Speakers included Chris Smith, Chair of the Consortium; Judith Woodward, the Mayor's Advisor on Culture, Tourism and Creative Industries; Bill Morris, Director of Culture, Ceremonies and Education for London 2012; and the poet and writer Ben Okri. Attendees heard about the Consortium's activities and other 'big picture' developments for London culture in 2007, and contributed their ideas for the future.
31 January 2008 meeting notes PDF
31 January 2008 meeting notes RTF
