Our Work
Culture programme
From street art to corner shops, we are proud to be collaborating with communities and organisations across all of the city on our culture programme.
Following on from our partnership with Westquay on Multi-Stories in 2023, coming up in 2024 we are co-creating projects that celebrate the many storytellers, change makers and cultural innovators in communities, and others which offer sector support and capacity-building for organisations across the city.
In November 2022, Arts Council England (ACE) announced their investment in culture across the country, and included significant investment in Southampton.
Festivals and events
Southampton’s Festival and Events Strategy outlines a roadmap to support the development of a mix of quality festivals and events for the city.
We are part of the conversation to build a vibrant year-round offer and to celebrate and make the most of our existing cultural assets and strengths. We want to build local pride and provide opportunities for local people, businesses and visitors.
Tourism
Leading a 10-year strategy to develop the visitor experience and transform people’s perceptions of the city, we are working closely with a huge range of stakeholders and organisations who are coming together to implement this plan.