We had a great time this week doing the London launch of our Creative Citizens book in the House of Lords. As guests of Lord Mawson, one of the UK's […]
Q. What is the creative economy? A. It is the economic output of everyone who does an officially recorded creative job in (for example) the UK, as measured in the […]
My recent summer holiday to visit family in New York provided an unexpected source of inspiration for our work at Creative Cardiff. New York and in particular Manhattan’s economic impact […]
Despite the increasingly digital world in which we work and live, the power of person-to-person interactions seems now more valuable than ever. It's face-to-face meetings that foster trust and enable […]
One of the ambitions of our team is to create a network for people working in a creative business, organisation or role in Cardiff. We’ve talked about this idea with […]
Our work to map the creative economy is well underway. To help us with this ambitious project we’ve recruited a team of students who bring with them a fantastic range […]
Towards the end of last month, the Creative Economy team hosted an event to bring together university staff and students and members of the local creative economy to learn about […]
From the moment we heard about The Other Room, Cardiff's new pub theatre, we were keen to get involved. We admired their positive, entrepreneurial spirit and their passion. And we saw […]
In every city I’ve lived in there have been people that I’ve identified as “do-ers” – the people who make things happen. I don’t mean people who do things in […]
At Creative Cardiff we’re interested in creativity of all kinds across the city, and it’s always good to see artistic events occurring. With another bank holiday just around the corner, […]
We’re delighted to welcome Lisa Matthews on secondment from the Arts Council of Wales into the role of Director of Creative Economy, as Sara Pepper’s maternity cover. Lisa brings a wealth of skills and significant experience to the team.
