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Arts and culture are a vital part of any healthy city. In Edinburgh they are of especial importance: here, the arts and culture are fundamental to citizens’ wellbeing and they are also central to the city’s international reputation and its economic success. As creators, producers, spectators and participants in the city’s cultural life, our unifying belief is that everyone, regardless of age, socio-economic status or background, should have opportunities to benefit from and contribute to creative activity.
Our collective desire is to put inclusion and participation at the heart of Edinburgh’s cultural provision. That ambition is supported across public and private sectors, within arts and healthcare organisations, and amongst artists and citizens themselves. And if we use our resources to deliver creative education and opportunities for all, we can release individual potential at every level, enabling every resident, as well as every visitor, to share in the city’s remarkable artistic achievements.
Desire Lines is a dynamic city-wide conversation. A conversation that has produced this call to action: a series of clear aims and actions proposed by the cultural community, to be delivered in partnership with the wide range of organisations and individuals who have Edinburgh’s best interests at heart.
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http://desirelines.scot/DesireLines_booklet_SCREEN.pdf
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