The Cultural Olympiad starts in 2008 and everyone in the South West can participate.  
To this end a discussion document has been put together by South West 2012 cultural programmer Richard Crowe to see how best we can ensure everyone in the region benefits from the Cultural Olympiad. 
Please download it here Open Skies (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 91.10kb). 
Richard can be contacted at richard.crowe@culturesouthwest.org.uk.

Cultural Celebration Regional Mission

To achieve a magical, vibrant and inspiring programme of events and activities as part of the Cultural Olympiad, celebrating the uniqueness of the region and unlocking the creative potential in all of us.

Regional Objectives

The Cultural Olympiad is a unique opportunity to:

• Use culture to promote the Olympic and Paralympic spirit and values of fair play, peace and friendship
• Encourage people to participate in cultural activities and get involved in volunteering
• Showcase the South West's creative talents and cultural assets (people and places) to worldwide audiences by playing a leading role in the major national elements of the Cultural Olympiad, in particular the opening and closing ceremonies, team welcome ceremonies, Olympic and Paralympic youth camps and the UK Torch Relay
• Deliver an inspiring cultural programme celebrating all that is best about the South West
• Develop new creative cultural collaborations and sustainable relationships between culture, sport and education as a legacy that will last beyond the Games
• Capture the memories of the London 2012 Games cultural programme for future generations
• Celebrate inter-culturalism
• Make the young people of our region central in formulating, developing and delivering the cultural programme

Strategic Links

All of these objectives clearly link to the vision contained within the Regional Cultural Strategy that by 2010 there will have been a major increase in the number of people who take part, enjoy, and value a range of enhanced cultural activities across our region.

Regional Partners

Culture South West 
Arts Council England, South West 
English Heritage 
South West Historic Environment Forum 
South West RDA 
South West Screen 
Museums, Libraries and Archives South West 
South West Tourism 
Sport England, South West 
Heritage Lottery Fund 
Big Lottery Fund 
Local Authorities, through Chief Culture and Leisure Officers 
Association (CLOA) 
Higher Education Regional Development Association (HERDA-SW) 
Government Office for the South West