The local council and regional development agency are collaborating on a scheme entitled Visual i's . The aim of the scheme is to inform members of the local community about the availability and opportunities made possible by local arts organisations. They aim to do this by the creative use of empty shop fronts and useable public spaces and wish to commission work from students who are following creative courses.
Social inclusion is very important to the arts organisations and they are clear that the successful commissions should address this issue. They wish to attract people to their organisations from sectors of the community who have not been regular users. The issue associated with inclusion are wide ranging and can be associated with age, impairment, language and cultural background.
