Inspired to be part of the Cultural Olympiad?
The Cultural Olympiad is for everyone. It will:- celebrate London and the whole of the UK welcoming the world – our unique internationalism, cultural diversity, sharing and understanding;
- inspire and involve young people; and
- generate a positive legacy – for example through cultural and sports participation, audience development, cultural skills, capacity building, urban regeneration, tourism and social cohesion and international links.
Currently there are a number of ways you can get involved:- you can mark the handover of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the UK
- you can take part in the Cultural Olympiad launch weekend
- you can apply for one of your projects to be part of the Cultural Olympiad
As further opportunities to engage with the Cultural Olympiad develop they will be promoted in ‘Create’, the London 2012 Culture e-newsletter www.london2012.com/create.
Applying to be part of the Cultural Olympiad
Organisations are invited to submit inspirational ideas, projects, events or activities inspired by the London 2012 Games, to be considered for inclusion in the Cultural Olympiad. Proposals must meet key criteria and a limited number of projects will be selected. The Cultural Olympiad programme will feature a mix of projects with a range of communities taking part.
Projects wishing to be considered for inclusion in the Cultural Olympiad can apply through their local Creative Programmer. Liz Hughes is co-ordinating cultural activity linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the East of England.
If you are successful in your application, your project will be awarded the non-commercial brand, the Inspire mark. This is a first for any Olympic or Paralympic Games and it is for non-commercial projects and events across culture, sport, education, environment, volunteering and business. The Inspire mark operates under licence, selected projects will be included in Cultural Olympiad national publicity.
Full information and guidance notes about Getting Involved visit www.london2012.com/beinspired.
Please read the guidance notes on Getting Involved and then contact Liz Hughes, the Regional Creative Programmer for the East of England to discuss your ideas. Contact: Liz Hughes by email or telephone 01223 372683
Celebrating the handover of the Olympics to the UK
Olympic Games Handover Ceremony on Sunday 24 August 2008 which is Bank Holiday Weekend and the day when the Olympic Flag passes to the UK. In London, major events in the centre of the city will have tens of thousands watching the Closing Ceremony on screens and enjoying a mixture of music and activity which will be reflected on TV. This will provide the framework for events UK-wide. There are a range of ways organisations and communities can come together to celebrate handover. The Ideas for Celebrating the Handovers document gives some ideas.
Another of London 2012’s initiatives is the development of a partnership with cities & towns and the BBC to set up public screens, known as Live Sites, planning permission has been submitted for a site in Norwich.
Celebrating the handover of the Paralympics to the UK
Paralympic Games Handover Ceremony on Wednesday 17 September 2008 offers a unique opportunity to put schools and colleges at the heart of these celebrations. London 2012 is developing a specific education resource to support children and young people across the UK in planning and leading Paralympic Handover celebrations, engaging their whole learning community in the excitement of the day and exploring the themes that this event presents. This resource is available on the London 2012 website www.london2012.com/get-involved/education and provides a range of tools including films, assembly resources and suggested activities.
The launch of the Education Programme
Immediately following Paralympic Handover, on 18th September, London 2012 will launch the domestic strand of the programme which will build a network of schools and colleges who have demonstrated a commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic values. Children and young people in participating schools, colleges and local authority education institutions will decide how best they can express the values in all aspects of their daily lives. An interactive website (www.london2012.com/get-involved/education) will support their involvement in the programme and provide information, resources, up to date news and films designed to inspire and excite young people by offering them the chance to interact with and be involved in the delivery of the 2012 Games. Schools, colleges and local authority education providers will be recognised, rewarded and endorsed for their commitment.
Launching the Cultural Olympiad
The Cultural Olympiad launch weekend will be Friday 26 – Sunday 28 September 2008.- the aim of this is to show that London 2012 is about more than just 2 weeks of fantastic sport
- the Cultural Olympiad is the opportunity for the wider cultural sector to take their place at the London 2012 Games from September 2008
- it will open up creative opportunities for individuals, communities, organisations, boroughs, cities, counties
- from September 2008 there will be opportunities to show the current and future creative and cultural potential of the UK over the next 4 years
- this is our chance to open up and try something new and different, to enable great art to reach more people in often unexpected places, to think differently about the London 2012 Games and to present ourselves to the world in a variety of different ways, which represent the creative UK
The launch weekend has two themes at its heart 'open up' and 'light up'
Open Up- The aim is to open up opportunities for people across the UK to get involved in imaginative, thought-provoking creative activities they may not have done before.
- Cultural groups and organisations work together to do something unusual, open up different spaces, provide opportunities for people to try something new, or offer free or discounted tickets to events.
Light Up- The aim is that people will know the 2012 journey has started over that weekend without having to go inside a cultural building – many people are not familiar with how close they are to a cultural or sporting venue.
- Use this opportunity to highlight low energy lighting.
- A simple gesture from a candle in your window to major buildings changing colour.
- A variety of buildings and other spaces around the UK will “present themselves” in one of the London 2012 brand colours.
- A visual marker for the weekend.
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