Regional growth enquiry into the future of cultural investment in the West Midlands
Think tank: City-REDI
Author(s): Dr James Davies; Dr Matthew Lyons
January 28, 2025
This report from UK think tank City-REDI maps regional trends in public investment in culture, and provides a stark view of diminishing funding levels for the region’s position as a cultural powerhouse.
Culture Central and West Midlands Cultural Compacts Network launched their Growth enquiry into the future of cultural investment in the West Midlands, which calls for government, local authorities, cultural organisations, and private sector partners to take immediate, collective action to safeguard the future of the region’s cultural sector.
The research, undertaken by City-Region Economic Development Institute at the University of Birmingham, maps regional trends in public investment in culture, and provides a stark view of diminishing funding levels and associated risks for the region’s position as a cultural powerhouse.
