Catherine is Director of Research at Arts Council England, where she leads a team of researchers to explore the role of the arts in national life and the opportunities and challenges for public funding of the arts. Catherine led the arts debate, the Arts Council's first public value inquiry, and is a member of the Culture and Sport...
Independent Researcher
Charlie is an independent researcher interested in creativity, learning and public spaces. Most of his work involves finding new ways to research with others and sharing ideas in simple ways. His publications for the think tank Demos include: An Anatomy of Youth (2010), Video Republic (2008), So, What do You do (2007) The Dreaming City...
Co-Founder and Co-Director
Clare is a co-founder and co-director of the Mission Models Money (MMM) programme. She has an extensive career in arts management which started with the British Council in 1981. From 1991 to 2001 she specialised in partnership development and fundraising with a portfolio of diverse clients the largest of which was Laban where she led the...
Shelagh was born and raised in West Bengal of Scottish heritage. She describes herself as a ‘mongrel’ and is engaged with a diverse range of people and projects around the world on cultural and creative economy policy and sustainable practice.
She has worked extensively with government and the public, charitable and...