Despite the recent funding freeze to Arts Council England, one area of the gargantuan organisation is still doing okay. Creative Partnerships has had its considerable funding confirmed until 2008.
Platitudes abound for the program, with advocates in government, peak bodies, the arts and education. But what is Creative Partnerships exactly, and how much money does it spend? Often outreach or education programs are handcuffed by ludicrously small ambition or tokenistic funding, but Creative Partnerships is free from either. Its continuing success makes it a world leader, and yet it garners surprisingly little media attention. How does it all work?
