London 2012
Cultural Olympiad
As part of a team of 12 regional leads, Caterina directed the Cultural Olympiad in the South East of England. Working with individual artists, cultural organisations, universities, local authorities and cultural agencies, over 154 projects were delivered over the four-year programme reaching over four million people.
Caterina inspired, encouraged and supported cultural and community engagement in the Games programme, including activity for the Cultural Olympiad, both Torch Relays, and annual Open Weekend events. This was in line with a regional strategy she designed to drive more ambitious creative practice, a more knowledgeable cultural market place, and a long-lasting Games legacy.
Celebrating the region’s Paralympic heritage, the South East programme developed more integrated and accessible practice in the region, changing mindsets towards working with D/deaf and disabled artists and people. Caterina delivered and commissioned content for celebratory and VIP events such as a Paralympic Handover Event at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in 2008 and the Paralympic Torch arrival in Aylesbury (for Stoke Mandeville) in 2012. Approximately one-third of the South East programme was delivered by or with D/deaf and disabled people. Post-Games, Caterina was instrumental in establishing the National Paralympic Heritage Trust which has since opened a small museum at Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
Selected projects
Flame
The Lone Twin Boat Project
Tree of Light
Look About
The Berkshire Giant
Statistics for the South East region, September 2008 – September 2012
As at September 2012 evaluation remains on-going and the complete Cultural Olympiad statistics will be available from late October 2012.
117 Inspire projects
Generating 1,055 events attended by 3.18million people
69,185 attendances
At 5,610 Inspire project workshop events.
29%
Of our Inspire Programme delivered by or genuinely including Deaf and disabled people as well as over a dozen Cultural Olympiad commissions such ‘Starting Line’ and ‘Look About’ led by disabled artists.
Header image: Courtesy of Oxford Inspires