Creative City Networks CIC
With a collective track record of over 20 years delivering community engagement and support provision for Education, Inclusion, Social Cohesion, Employability, Health & Wellbeing and other complex social needs. We have identified a range of needs across communities and are bringing together our experience under the CIC to enable positive social impact through creative activity and targeted support.
“Creative City Networks is a unique collaborative approach to building social capital into sector based skills development, accredited training and enterprise start up support across Europe”
Meet the team
Anthony Hughes – CEO
Experienced CEO/Director & senior project manager with successful track record in developing and leading multi-agency stakeholder partnerships and creative sector networks for culture, heritage, arts, employment, skills, enterprise and public engagement strategy. Development programmes with impactful legacy underpinned by sector specialism and commercial business experience.
Bid writing professional with over 25 years experience leading grantfunding award, assessment and management. Director level experience in Local Authority, Gov, EU funded project delivery, ACE, Lottery, Trusts and Charitable sectors.
Senior lead for Creative Industry, Economic Development, Culture, Tourist, Creative Industries economic strategy leading international partnerships for UK Creative Industries, Museums, Galleries, Archives and Collections.
Profile – Background
With over 30 years experience across cultural heritage, arts, creative industries, innovation and academic roles, I have a wealth of knowledge that builds key stakeholder partnerships, strategy and commercial accumen.
Leading strategic development of Collections, Exhibitions and Archives, leading national and international creative industry and cultural programmes and research with a wide ranging professional experience, I have developed a range of creative programmes, working with cross sector partnerships between public and private sector towards impactful innovative driven work that buids communities, reflects diverse participatory practice and empowers individuals.
Paul Cartlidge – Director
Paul has a wide range of experience in the music industry, live event staging, leading higher education degree and masters programmes and working in cross sector partnerships.