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1 August 2019

Introducing the PEC’s International Council

We are collaborating with the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) on an initiative to apply international insight to the UK’s creative industries.

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12 July 2019

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.

11 July 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.

10 July 2019

Introducing the Creative Hubs Academy

British Council, Hivos and Nesta have joined forces to develop a brand new learning programme, Creative Hubs: Learn, specifically for emerging and established creative hubs globally.

21 May 2019

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.

13 May 2019

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.

Image courtesy Genevieve Pace

14 January 2019

The value of local context for creative businesses

Genevieve Pace and Kimberley Ballantyne look at how the Creative Enterprise Programme draws on local expertise to contextualise the workshop content in different countries in a more meaningful way.