London 2012 blog

Here at LOCOG I have been developing work on why the Cultural Olympiad is important to people in the UK and what it should do next in order to reach those people. For me the definition of culture is broad. It encompasses food, sport, art, gardening, film, music and more. I think it is so deeply part of what makes us human that the 2012 Games embracing culture is fantastic and a real chance to bring people together in celebration all across the world.

The Cultural Olympiad is a great opportunity to bring art to wider audiences, both through its use of technology and making content more relevant to London’s diverse communities.  The definition of being from the UK is in flux, and as a Sri Lankan British I am very interested in how the Cultural Olympiad can redefine what UK culture is.

I have been working in public arts for the last 7 years specialising in Media art and Asian arts. I have found that there needs to be more opportunities for people of different backgrounds to share their individual creative voices and at the same time be unified. Can the Cultural Olympiad help achieve this? 

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