Newsletter from Kent's campaign for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, maximising the benefits to the County of being on the doorstep of the Games

Second ‘tier’ of Cultural Olympiad becoming clearer

Indian Dancers Ten themes for the so-called second tier (formally called Major and Bid Projects) have been confirmed as:

Film and Video nation
International Exhibitions Programme
Artists Taking the Lead
2012 Sounds! Olympic proms
International Shakespeare Festival
Live Sites
Celebration of Disability Arts and Sport
2012 Carnival
World Cultural festival
World Festival of Youth Culture

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has indicated it is keen for national youth programmes in science, dance and literature to be added.

More details are available through the June update document

The Kent 2012 Arts sectoral task group has a nominated individual to lead on each strand, so please contact the Kent Manager for the 2012 Games stephanie.holt@kent.gov.uk to identify the lead on any strand(s) you may have particular interest in.