Arts and culture for development - Arts and culture - British Council


		ACD Directory We are pleased to announce our brand new publication, Arts and Culture for Development (ACD) In Profile 2003, an essential resource for anyone working in the field.

How we work



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		Literature


		Music


		Creative industries


		Arts and culture for development

Social and community arts

Read our overview of how arts have contributed to urban regeneration and undoing social exclusion in the UK. Find out about some of the organisations whose projects have made a big impact on their communities.

ACD in the performing arts

Read about our international projects in the performing arts that cover an arts for development agenda.

	Arts and culture for development

Our Arts for Development projects are united in working towards an explicit social end. We try to help people to express their views, empower excluded minorities, facilitate dialogue between different groups and affect policy and practice at Latvian state institutions.

We aim to bring the best samples of the UK’s practice and would like to encourage the various NGOs in Latvia as well as governmental bodies to develop partnerships and networks between social workers and artists working in this area in Latvia and in the UK.

To date our work with a social development aspect has covered music, dance and drama. We have organized workshops for drama teachers, social workers and contemporary dance students. The upcoming events for the next years are planned in collaboration with local partners.

Read more about project development, potential partners, information resources and case studies of our Arts for Development work in the UK.

If you are interested in more information about our Arts work Latvia or have project ideas, do not hesitate to contact us.