UK City of Culture 2021

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UK City of Culture 2021 is a cultural initiative title granted to Coventry, recognizing it as the UK's flagship city for arts and culture for the year 2021.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK City of Culture
cultural title
announcedBy UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport
surface form: UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
announcedOn 2017-12-07
awardedToType city
city Coventry
conferredOn Coventry
country United Kingdom
culturalSector film and digital media
heritage
literature
music
performing arts
visual arts
flagshipCityFor arts and culture in the UK in 2021
fundingType private sponsorship
public funding
hostCityRegion Warwickshire
surface form: Coventry and Warwickshire
hostNation England NERFINISHED
impactArea community cohesion
international profile of Coventry
local economy
tourism
includes community engagement programmes
festivals
performing arts events
visual arts projects
organisingBody Coventry City of Culture Trust
predecessor UK City of Culture 2017
purpose to promote arts and culture in Coventry
to stimulate economic and social regeneration
relatedProgramme UK City of Culture 2013
UK City of Culture 2017
UK City of Culture 2025
scope city-wide cultural programme
selectionCriteria cultural programme quality
legacy and impact
management and finance plan
selectionRound third UK City of Culture competition
status awarded
successor UK City of Culture 2025
year 2021

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Coventry awardedTitle UK City of Culture 2021