The Manchester Cultural Consortium is a group that represents Manchester’s cultural sector. It’s independent and led by its members.
The group brings together organisations, individuals, and freelancers, both big and small, to:
- Work together
- Build skills and resources
- Share knowledge and make connections
The Cultural Consortium's membership should reflect Manchester's Cultural scene.
The group’s goal is to help shape Manchester as a leading cultural city, especially after Covid. This includes reaching more people and creating new cultural experiences. The group is also helping to guide the city’s 10-year Cultural Ambition.
The Cultural Consortium meets four times a year. New members can join twice a year.
To find out more, contact ellie@elliepage.co.uk
Here is a list of the current members:
- Samina Ali - Freelance creative director, engagement and audience development strategist and cultural consultant. Award winning producer and broadcaster with extensive experience connecting culture, communities and strategy. Specialist in South Asian heritage culture, engagement and representation
- Magdalen Bartlett - Founder and CEO of Afrocats, a Manchester based arts and wellbeing charity that uses creativity and culture to support children, young people, women, families, and diverse communities.
- Tracy Gentles - Artistic Director and CEO at SICK! Festival, artist fellow at Queen Mary University of London and Chair of the Board at Heart of Glass and HighRise Entertainment.
- Phil Jones - Company Director, concert promoter, artist manger, theatre producer and festival director. Current clients include Dr John Cooper Clarke and Freya Beer.
- Samuel Oddie - Documentary film maker and advocate for working class artists.
- Ellie Page - Accessibility consultant, arts and health visual arts producer, disabled artist and writer. Doctoral researcher in environmental psychology.
- Michael Schmidt - Founder and Editorial Director of Carcanet Press and General Editor of the magazine PN Review.