Culture Forum Representatives
Andrew Barnett Director, Calouse Gulbenkian Foundation, UK London Art form: All artforms Size of Organisation: Large
Biography Andrew Barnett is UK Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and previously held posts at the Joseph Rowntreee Foundation, National Consumer Council, HSBC Bank, and at the Arts Council of England. Among other roles, he also chairs the board of DV8 Physical Theatre and of the Novas Scarman group of social enterprises.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum Much of our social and cultural life has become dependent on public subsidy, funding on which we can no longer rely at the levels we’ve become used to. We need to find new ways of leveraging support for organisations and projects we value, to sustain and build on the creativity that is so important to the lives of individuals and communities across the UK.
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Andrew Higgins Head of Development and Membership, Glyndebourne East Sussex Art form: Opera Size of Organisation: Major
Biography I have been involved with opera fundraising all my professional life – first at New York City Opera and San Francisco Opera and then at ENO, ETO and currently at Glyndebourne. I have been involved with all aspects of arts funding and thrive on developing partnership and dialogue with all potential funders.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum The time is now to forge a new Private Sector Policy for the Arts and build more substantive win/win partnerships between business and the arts so that the cultural life of the UK can continue to thrive and grow – I look forward to being a part of this crucial dialogue.
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Claire Whitaker Director, Serious London Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Large
Biography After 7 years in banking, Claire worked at Decca Redcords, the Southbank Centre and as a Director of the cross-arts festival africa 95. A Director of Serious since 1996, she is also Deputy Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Trustee of the Caine Prize for African Writing and an Arts Advisor for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I would welcome the opportunity to take part in the Culture Forum and feel that I have much to offer due to Serious' diverse mixed economy, our large network of national and international partners, our role in the Cultural Olympiad, the diversity of our audiences, our commitment to artistic excellence and artistic development in addition to our extensive learning and participation programme.
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Damien Hebron Director, London Arts in Health Forum London Art form: Arts and Health Size of Organisation: Small
Biography Damian runs London Arts in Health Forum, an organisation designed to develop the role of the arts in improving health and wellbeing. He also runs the arts programme at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. He previously worked for Arts Professional and in community arts and small and midscale theatre.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I think it is important that the role the arts can play in changing lives and improving wellbeing is not discarded as funding cuts bite. Organisations delivering the arts in prisons, health and community settings need support and representation to ensure this work continues to improve the lives of all in society.
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David Brownlee Chief Executive, Audiences UK Development Agencies Derbyshire Art form: Cultural Engagement Size of Organisation: Major
Biography 20 years experience in the arts sector, including independent, local government and commercial organisations. Detailed knowledge of funding system at national and regional levels and of working directly with Government. Significant understanding of the arts in the East Midlands. Now Chief Executive of the national network of Audience Development Agencies.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I would bring an extremely rounded and well-informed view of the challenges and opportunities for the sector to the Forum and could also champion the public perspective. As well as extensive regional and national experience and sector knowledge, I would bring strong analytical skills and understanding of data and evidence.
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Denise Proctor MBA, MA (RCA) Chief Executive, NOISE Festival Ltd Manchester Art form: All Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography TV Director Started the first UK interactive design agency Won BIMA "Best Advertising" for Elton John Pioneered the single music download revolution, 'The Times' Award for E-Commerce. Advisor to AIM board for E-Commerce strategy Director of Production for Lord Puttnam’s NESTA Futurelab Established NOISE charity 2004 showcasing young creative talent
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I feel strongly about changes in Arts funding, particularly the effects on regional projects that lack the press focus of London. I’ve contributed to IPPR (Music Industry) and gained significant Government support for NOISE and our ‘Symposium on Informal Learning’. I have successful fundraising experience; EU, public and private sectors. Page 7
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Geoff Sweeney Development Director, Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Art form: Dance Size of Organisation: Major
Biography I am passionate about fundraising and have 11 years of experience of fundraising specifically in the arts in small (All Saints Centre), medium (Derby Playhouse) and large scale (Birmingham Royal Ballet) organisations and across arts forms (community arts, theatre and classical ballet). I have gained valuable experience in corporate sponsorship, trusts and foundations, individual giving, major donors and legacy programmes.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum Fundraising in the arts over the past 11 years has developed my skills and will provide insight and experince. I am abrest of current fundraising practice across the arts, charity and higher education sectors in the UK and in the USA. I have developed fundraising departments and achieved significant results in every organisation I have worked for. Consequently I have a deep understanding of the issues, challenges, opportunities and rewards that fundraising brings.
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Graham Henderson Chief Executive, Poet in the City London Art form: Poetry Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography Since 2003 I have run Poet in the City and established it as an important and innovative new poetry charity, successfully attracting new audiences to poetry, attracting money from corporate sponsorship, and raising the profile of poetry as an art form. I previously worked as a City lawyer.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum As a social entrepreneur, champion of the arts and successful innovator, I am skilled at finding new ways of funding and delivering arts outputs. I combine passion for the arts with pragmatic business sense, and can provide constructive ideas about how the arts can succeed in a more challenging funding environment.
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Guy Eades Director, Healing Arts Isle of Wight Art form: Arts and healthcare Size of Organisation: Small
Biography Guy Eades is Director of Healing Arts: Isle of Wight developing/delivering arts in healthcare programmes - in built environments - treatment for persons in acute healthcare e.g. stroke community healthcare e.g. in mental healthcare – public heath e.g. programmes for children and families promoting active play to counter obesity/adult disease.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum To argue for the role of smaller arts organisations in the cultural agenda - especially outside London – which are potentially going to be worst affected by reduced public funding from ACE / DCMS / LA’s and are least likely to benefit from new funding initiatives from the private funding sector.
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Ian Lush Deputy Chair, The Heritage Alliance London Art form: Heritage/historic environment Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography Began as viola-player in Iceland and with Liverpool Phil; 20 years in arts admin including Marketing Director of Barbican and LSO, and eight as Managing Director of London Mozart Players; Chief Executive of Architectural Heritage Fund since 2003, Trustee/Deputy Chair of The Heritage Alliance since 2006; Project Director ‘Discovering Places’ for Cultural Olympiad.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum Our heritage is a vital part of the UK’s cultural sector, but not always seen as such – even Government has separated it from the arts with the DCMS ministerial appointments. Through devising ‘Discovering Places’ for the Cultural Olympiad I am bringing heritage into the cultural mainstream, and would like to do the same by representing our sector on the Forum.
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Janine Irons, MBE, FRSA Managing Director, Tomorrow’s Warriors Ltd / The Dune Music Company Ltd Harrow Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Small
Biography Janine Irons MBE is the co-founder and Managing Director of Dune Music and Tomorrow’s Warriors. In June 2006, she was awarded an MBE for Services To The Music Industry. Janine is a Fellow of the RSA. She is also a member of the adjudicating panel for Awards For Young Musicians.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum As a leader in the commercial music industry and the arts education sector for nearly 15 years, I will provide invaluable knowledge to the Forum. I will be able to give vital insights into the impact of funding cuts due to my close working relationships with the young artists we serve.
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Jenny Williams Founder and Lead Consultant, Take the Space Consultants Surrey Art form: Arts and Diversity Policy Size of Organisation: Small
Biography Jenny’s career has included Arts Council England, Local Authorities, and RFO’s. Her portfolio of work includes Education & Community, Strategic Development, Fundraising and Diversity Development. Jenny is a Clore Fellow, executive coach and currently runs her own consultancy; Take the Space, aimed at finding new ways of connecting people to the arts.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum Footprint figures in 2007, indicate that 3% of the 186,580 people employed in the arts were BAME*. I represent our arts community who do not occupy places within organisations, and have contributed to the arts economy, often with little or no funding. We offer new opportunities for entrepreneurialism, funding, audiences and participation.
*Ref: Black, Asian and minority ethnic leadership in the creative and cultural sector, CLP Report, 2008
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Lucy Bird Director of Marketing and Development, The Sage Gateshead Surrey Art form: Performing Arts Size of Organisation: Large
Biography Lucy Bird is Director of Marketing and Development at The Sage Gateshead – the international home for music and musical discovery in North East England. Her current role encompasses all aspects of external relationships including those of media, marketing, ticketing, customer experience, catering, and private sector fundraising. Lucy has 15 years of experience in the cultural life of the region, including television, theatre and music and has travelled throughout the world and particularly in North America making connections and gaining direct experience of comparative cultural markets.
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Mark Pemberton Director, Association of British Orchestras London Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography Mark Pemberton has been Director of the Association of British Orchestras since 2007. Prior to that his career in arts administration includes being Chief Executive of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association, Head of Development at Mountview Theatre School and Administrator of the Drama Centre London.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum As Director of the representative body for British orchestras, it is important to ensure that this sector of the arts, which is likely to come under scrutiny in the forthcoming public spending round and is already substantially reliant on income from private giving, has a voice on the Culture Forum.
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Matthew Rowe Director, Towner – The Contemporary Art Museum Eastbourne Art form: Visual Arts Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography 5 years (1993-8) as Assistant Curator at Tate St Ives, followed by a year’s secondment to South West Arts as Visual Arts Manager before being appointed Curator of Towner Art Gallery (1999). Led project to relocate a local authority organisation to new £8.6M building with award winning social inclusion programmes.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum As a Director of a leading regional visual arts organisation within a local authority context I would be keen to explore ways to advocate the value of culture to government, specifically around cross cutting and place setting agendas and to lobby for culture within the strategic commissioning local government environment.
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Michael Wilson, OBE Trustee, National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) London Art form: Media Size of Organisation: Major
Biography Film Producer Michael G Wilson is a writer-producer and Managing Director of Eon Productions, the producer of the Bond Films. He is a trustee and Chairman of the Development Committee for the National Museum of Science and Industry, London; Chairman of the National Media Museum, Bradford; trustee of the Art Fund; Chairman elect of the Krasner-Krause Book Awards Foundation; and trustee of Cape Farewell.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I have been involved in fund raising for Museums and charities in the UK for several years and would welcome the opportunity to engage in a dialogue about increasing philanthropy in the charitable sector and how we can work together to get through the difficult financial times ahead.
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Michelle James Director of External Relations, Youth Music London Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Major
Biography With a background as a musician and a marketing specialist I’ve been working in music education for 20 years. Prior to working at Youth Music I was Head of Marketing for ABRSM. In my current role I have responsibility for Advocacy, Marketing and Fundraising strategies.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I’m a passionate believer in the value of culture and the arts in the lives of individuals, particularly children and young people. Much distance has been travelled in the past 10-15 years and I’m 100% committed to contributing to an onwards journey from here, not going backwards.
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Nick Hunt Creative Director, Mid Pennine Arts Lancashire Art form: All artforms Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography Managed cultural organisations in East Anglia, East Midlands and the North West. After Liverpool (Everyman) and Manchester (Green Room) have led MPA in developing as a driving force for the arts in a challenging, deprived area. Led the groundbreaking Panopticons project, bringing national and international attention to Pennine Lancashire.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum A thirty year career across three regions has given me an extensive knowledge of the cultural sector. I want to put that to strategic use, and to represent the specialisms I am passionate about – art as an engine of regeneration, the dynamic NW region, cultural diversity and international links.
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Peter Helps Chief Executive, Sinfonia ViVA Derby Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography 15 years running a national chamber orchestra and 10 years in theatre management for English National Opera & Scottish Opera. Chairman of Derby Arts Forum Board member of Cultivate – organisation and audience development agency Founding Chairman of Derby’s Creative Industries Network Chairman of Association of British Orchestra’s Chamber Orchestras Manager’s Group
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I am increasingly interested in the role of professional Arts organisations in communities both as a tool to help improve and engage communities using creative processes as well as giving top class performances where appropriate. There are tensions here between the two aspects of work, but the challenge is how to resolve them.
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Peter Wilson Chief Executive, Norwich Theatre Royal and PW Productions Ltd Norwich Art form: Live Theatre Size of Organisation: Major
Biography Director, Bush Theatre 1975/6; Ass Dir Lyric Theatre Hammersmith 1980-3; Chair: SeaChange Trust, St Georges Trust, Creative Industries Sector on Shaping Norfolk’s Future. Vice Chair: Norfolk Arts Forum. Member TMA and SOLT. Board: Stage One. Producer Mobil Touring Theatre 1986 – 2001, ‘The Woman in Black’, ‘An Inspector Calls’.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I have experience of the commercial and subsidised worlds, of sponsorship and fundraising. My most successful productions started in subsidised houses. I have helped to broker the partnership between Propeller, ACE and the Touring Partnership. I believe in championing the vibrant and complementary benefits between the commercial and subsidised worlds.
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Philip Flood Director, Sound Connections London Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Medium
Biography Philip Flood is the new Director of Sound Connections and was previously Head of LSO Discovery, one of the most significant education and community programmes in the UK. Prior to this he worked as Education Director for Spitalfields Festival and as a Head of Music and Media at a London FE college. He is also a special advisor on music education to a number of other arts organisations.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum As Director of a development organisation representing over 2,500 music leaders and small arts organisations I have a strong understanding of the London and national music education sector and the challenges facing our members. I also have detailed knowledge of the public and corporate funding sectors and would bring a practical and pragmatic focus to the Forum.
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Dr Richard Mantle General Director, Opera North Leeds Art form: Opera, Music Theatre and Music Size of Organisation: Major
Biography I am an experienced arts administrator, having worked in Opera for around 25 years (including ENO and Scottish Opera), and I have been General Director and Chief Executive of Opera North since 1994. I am a member of the Board of the National Opera Studio and chair the TMA Opera Committee.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum This is a crucial time for arts funding for the sector to be responsive to current economic and fiscal conditions, to be imaginative in developing new business and funding models, and to be a coherent and ardent advocate. I think I can contribute to the Forum and the debate.
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Samir Savant Director of Development, Royal College of Music London Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Large
Biography I have worked in arts fundraising for over 10 years at English National Opera, Royal Academy of Arts, Handel House and latterly at Shakespeare's Globe, where I launched a ÂŁ20m capital campaign. I joined the RCM as Director of Development in May 2009 and manage a team of six.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I am a passionate advocate for the vital role of professional fundraisers and committed donors and volunteers in the arts. Culture Forum is an ideal vehicle for strategic, top-level discussions around the advancement of sponsorship and philanthropy to secure the future of the arts through long-term and sustainable funding.
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Sue Isherwood Director, NCF Leading Learning Programme / C3 Creative Consultancy, National Culture Forum / C3 Somerset Art form: Cross art form – with particular knowledge of film, photography and visual arts Size of Organisation: Small
Biography From the 1970’s to 90’s I worked as an education specialist for The British Film Institute, Royal Photographic Society, The Arts Council and the OU. Since 1995 I have worked in and for local government, being chair of nalgao from 2002 to 2007. I currently work as a freelance consultant and run a leadership programme for senior managers of local government cultural services. I am also on the board of the Voluntary Arts Network, Somerset Film, Somerset Trust for Arts and Recreation (STAR) and Western Community Leisure.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I know about the arts funding system from the inside and the outside. I have worked at national, regional and local levels and believe I understand both overarching issues and local consequences. My current interests are in leadership for the sector and encouraging creativity and innovation in challenging times.
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Suzanne Rolt Director, St. George’s Bristol Bristol Art form: Music Size of Organisation: Large
Biography Currently Director of the concert venue St George’s Bristol, providing leadership and working on the artistic programme. Previously, I was Head of Development for the same organisation, raising funds from the private, statutory and charitable trust sectors. Before moving to Bristol I worked for the Musicians Benevolent Fund.
Reason for standing for Culture Forum I rarely put myself forward for groups like this, but when it comes to funding for the arts I know what is happening on the ground, I recognise the specific problems facing arts organisations that work in the regions, and I feel passionate about voicing both my concerns and ideas.
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Tim Joss Director, The Rayne Foundation London Art form: All artforms (plus education, health and social welfare & development) Size of Organisation: Large
Biography 25 years in the arts – Arts Council, ran an orchestra (Bournemouth), Bath Festivals Artistic Director & Chief Executive. Author - ‘New Flow - a better future for artists, citizens and the state’ (Mission Models Money 2008). Current trusteeships – Public Engagement Foundation (arts and health) chair, London Sinfonietta and Richard Feilden Foundation (architecture).
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Feed in the perspective of charitable foundations, and philanthropy more generally. Get the arts the place they deserve in the ‘Big Society’. Argue strongly for the intrinsic and instrumental benefits of the arts. Help focus the role of the state in culture.
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