Culture East Sussex documents and Subgroups

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CES meets quarterly. The dates of CES Board meetings for this financial year are:

  • 3rd September 2025
  • 10th December 2025
  • 5th March 2026

East Sussex Cultural Sector Data and Evidence Review

The East Sussex Cultural Sector Data and Evidence Review 2025 [945.3 KB] [pdf] was produced by Marshall Regen Ltd for Culture East Sussex in early 2025. 

The report brings together national strategies, policies and data sets relating to the cultural sector, with more local evidence provided by partners from across East Sussex and the South East region.

You can find information on the current state of the Cultural and Creative Industries sector to support your project planning and future funding applications by clicking on the link above.

CES Board meeting minutes

Download the last minutes of the CES Board meeting:

Annual statement

CES publishes an annual statement reviewing its activity for the year. The latest one will be prepared in 2025.

Terms of reference

CES terms of reference were updated in 2022:

Sub Groups

Culture East Sussex has four Sub Groups comprised of members and co-opted members. These groups meet regularly to discuss CES projects and the board are kept up to date on activity.

Culture Priority Pipeline (CPP)

The CPP subgroup meet to discuss submissions, give advice to organisations on funding, and decide which projects are placed on the Pipeline. You can find more information on the CPP page on the previous tab.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

The EDI subgroup build and report on the CES EDI Action Plan. Reporting at each CES board meeting, the group aim to increase and improve provision in Culture across East Sussex.

View the Culture East Sussex EDI Action Plan 24 - 25 [18.1 KB] [docx]

Nominations 

The nominations group create the CES advert to ensure it is easily accessible and shared widely. They also review and accept applications to join the board, and identify gaps in representation.

Cultural Strategy

This task and finish group is working through refreshing the East Sussex Cultural Strategy. 

Contact

The East Sussex County Council Culture and Tourism Team

An exploration of cultural sector responses to racism in public spaces - Event program

If you are attending the March 3rd event, An exploration of cultural sector responses to racism in public spaces, you can download the program here [7.8 MB] [pdf].