LCR Culture & Creativity Awards 2020

What we mean by culture and creativity?

Culture is not just something done by professionals for audiences – it is any creative activity that brings people together within their communities, whether real or virtual. It includes voluntary and community based social activity, researchers and businesses who use creative approaches that are innovative and transformational, as well as those involved in the creation and delivery of professional arts and cultural events and performances. Nominations for these awards can include an individual, organisation, business, group or partnership that, has demonstrated outstanding creative achievement through cultural activity at a local, Borough or Liverpool City Region level.

Why are we doing them?

Part of the Metro Mayor’s Percent for Culture initiative, the awards were created to recognise the value and power for change that the arts, cultural and creative sector can bring in reinforcing the City Region as one of the most vibrant and exciting places to live, work, study, visit or do business.

As we are all aware, the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the cultural/creative sector and is still proving to be challenging. However, despite the adversity many individuals, organisations and communities have responded positively, finding new and innovative ways to produce and create work and it is in this spirit that we want to acknowledge the value and importance of arts, culture and creativity and what it can do even in the most trying of times.

We are introducing two new categories this year, to recognise this special contribution:

• Covid-19 Creative Response (organisation)
• Covid-19 Creative Response (individual)

Who can apply in each category? Nominees must live, study and/or work in the Liverpool City Region (eg Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) or have created work / projects that significantly benefit the residents or visitors to the LCR and / or has positively contributed to the development of the economy of the LCR.

The 2020 awards will recognise arts and cultural events, innovative and creative activity that has taken place within the Liverpool City Region during the period 1st April 2019 to 12^th November 2020.

What do the winners get?

The awards ceremony on Friday 19^th February 2021 will be a virtual event, to celebrate the achievement of the finalists and announce the overall winner of each category. This year everyone is invited and we will be announcing an exciting public participation competition with prizes for the winners.  Winners will receive our beautiful LCR Culture & Creativity award.