Tuesday evening, the second event in the "Vertical Studio" project, saw the Cardiff launch of a new book, The Creative Citizen Unbound. This has been co-edited by Professor Ian Hargreaves and […]
In my role as the co-ordinator of the Creative Cardiff Research Network, I organised an event with Dr Dawn Mannay in the School of Social Sciences. This was the first […]
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 […]
For the last five weeks I have been speaking with “embedded creatives” throughout Cardiff - those people who are working creative jobs, but are based outside the core creative industries. […]
In my role as the co-ordinator of the Creative Cardiff Research Network, I am organising an event with Dr Dawn Mannay in the School of Social Sciences. This event […]
I really enjoyed my recent session with Dr Jenny Kidd’s Cultural and Creative Industries students – a third year undergraduate group numbering almost 60. As a way of structuring a […]
I have just joined the Creative Economy team as a Research Associate, tasked with investigating the important role that creative workers outside the core creative industries play in Cardiff’s creative […]
I get asked quite often about the range of research projects I'm currently involved in and how they connect to each other. It's hard to give a short answer to […]
I recently joined the Creative Economy team as a Research Associate to support the development of the Creative Cardiff Research Network (formerly called ‘Creative @ Cardiff’). Currently I am exploring […]
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 […]
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.
