Creative Economy | British Council

How Armenia is prioritising the creative economy agenda

On 29 and 30 April 2019, a Policy Dialogue was held in Yerevan, Armenia to discuss how to practically support the development of the cultural and creative industries.

Where creatives truly bond

Aanu Ayoleke, founder of The Whisperer, participated in the Creative Enterprise Programme in Lagos, Nigeria. Here, she describes her experience and what she learned during the three day workshop

Explore our guide: New and Changing Dynamics

Edited by John Newbigin, New and Changing Dynamics looks at how the creative economy is evolving. International contributors build a picture of their innovative work.

"Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not." Q&A with John Newbigin

New resource: games storytelling

The value of local context for creative businesses

Explore - Intersections: Emerging UK art and digital trends

Read the report: Hubs - understanding the new economy

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Innovation flourishes when diverse perspectives, disciplines and skills meet. Our team supports people around the world to shape and share a creative and prosperous future. Read more »

Creative enterprise

We’re helping to build sustainable businesses in the creative and cultural industries worldwide, sharing our knowledge and experience through skills workshops, mentoring and peer networks.

Hubs and communities

In an ever-changing global landscape, we support spaces and communities where people can design, test, scale and launch imaginative and enterprising ideas together.

Tech and interactive

We help people use technology as a creative medium, to explore new forms of storytelling and think about different ways of living and working, now and in the near future.

Hubs for Good – Southeast Asia Creative Hubs Forum

On 11 March 2019, The British Council hosted the Hubs for Good – Southeast Asia Creative Hubs Forum in Kuala Lumpur. This was the third regional forum on creative hubs in Southeast Asia, and the first one to be held in Malaysia.

21 May 2019

AMPLIFY Residency in Partnership with Somerset House and MUTEK

We have partnered with Somerset House Studios and MUTEK to host 11 female identifying artists and producers working across digital arts in Canada, Argentina, Peru and UK.

21 May 2019

Stories from Edges and Contours at Unbox 2019

Invisible Flock led a UK group of practitioners to UnBox to participate in a 3 day Lab with Quicksand. The creatives from the Lab share their stories, thoughts and feelings.

20 May 2019

Introducing the PEC’s International Council

We’re delighted to announce that the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) and The British Council are collaborating on an exciting initiative to apply international learnings to the UK’s creative industries.

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