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Find out about the ambitions behind Creative Medway.

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Board

Our board leads Creative Medway on behalf of Medway’s cultural community.

The board is responsible for driving the strategic ambition set out in our 2020-2030 Cultural Strategy.  It’s a strong advocate for Medway’s creative and cultural sector locally, regionally and nationally.

The board is responsible for the running Creative Medway and works with Medway’s cultural community and wider stakeholders to deliver activity to benefit Medway’s cultural sector.

The board is made up of a Chair and five Vice-Chairs. Each of our Vice-Chairs bring expertise and experience linked to one of our cultural strategy themes:

  • Creative People
  • Community Engagement
  • Shared Ambition
  • Spaces & Places
  • Connectivity

 

Meet the Creative Medway board
By investing in the cultural infrastructure and creative ecosystem of a place, we stimulate its ability to attract and retain talent. Compacts can support place-based approached to develop local talent and calibrate local creative enterprises. Alongside this, small amounts of investment can open up under utilised space for cultural activities and host early stage creative ventures, creating a positive feedback effect… Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Independent Chair of the Culture Cities Enquiry

    • Compact

    Creative Medway is a Cultural Compact.  Cultural Compacts are partnerships set up to promote the economic and social value of investment in the creative and cultural sector. Our Compact is one of a growing number of Cultural Compacts across England.

    As a Compacts we bring together community representatives, the culture sector and members of other sectors to advocate for the role of culture in Medway and in the lives of local people.

    Other sectors Creative Medway works with include:

    • Higher and further education
    • Under 18 education
    • The health sector
    • The business sector
    • The voluntary sector
    • The public sector

    Cultural community

    Creative Medway supports and champions Medway’s cultural community, from students and those just starting out to professionals and major cultural organisations.  We also welcome community members and representatives of other sectors who want to support or connect with Medway’s cultural community.  You can connect with us online and in person, at our masterclasses, meet ups and social events throughout the year.

    Every year we bring together everyone with an interest in culture in Medway at our Big Cultural Community Get-Together. This is a chance to hear from members of our sector and community, share what we have achieved and decide what the focusses should be going forward.

     

     

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    TASK AND FINISH GROUPS

    Task and Finish Groups are convened to plan and carry out projects or actions.

    You can find out about our current priorities on our blog where we will be publishing updates on an ongoing basis.  You can also read about what we achieved in previous years.

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