“In conjunction with venues, cultural leaders and funders across the city region, we have a chance to genuinely engage with residents across the city from all walks of life, and to create a cultural programme that truly reflects the diversity of Greater Manchester.”
As cultural venues, artists, and communities, we need to be open to asking and advocating for ourselves more actively with the businesses that we share our city with.
Creative UK, the independent network for the UK’s creative industries, added how it was important it was to see “discussion around the power of creativity and the creative industries to change lives, placing creativity at the heart of the UK’s culture, economy and education system.”
- Esme Ward, Manchester Museum's Director
And finally, Esme Ward, Manchester Museum’s Director, echoed the sentiment that businesses are showing great appetite to “support cultural organisations, artists, and creativity in the city - whether that be from sponsorship, skills sharing or in-kind support”, but that this is “not a surprise considering the city was built on civic pride and philanthropy.” “As we emerge from the pandemic, that civic pride and support will be more critical than ever. As cultural venues, artists, and communities, we need to be open to asking and advocating for ourselves more actively with the businesses that we share our city with.”
Let this be the beginning of that conversation…
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