Creative Derbyshire 2010 - 2013

1. Creative Derbyshire 2010 - 2013 Rob Wadsworth S4W Ltd

2. Local Derbyshire Context • Geographically central • Cultural and lifestyle context • Economic structure • Creative economy context • Technology • Spearhead for labour market change • Low barriers to entry • Engaging young people

3. Developing the Programme • Workshops for businesses • Networking and major events • Young people and new talent • Evidence base and economic value • Impact of interventions • State of the sector • Impact of businesses

4. Demonstrating Improvement

5. Demonstrating Improvement

6. Meet the Curator • All the festivals/galleries said sourcing new talent was critical to their business model • All the festivals/galleries had leads they wish to follow up • Selling to Galleries was seen as critical or very important to their business by over two-thirds of artists • Over two thirds of artists where very or fairly unsuccessful in selling their work to galleries • All the artists that attended had leads they wish to follow up

7. Evidence Generated by the Programme • Around 70% of all businesses we worked with were sole traders (55% in wider economy) • In a recession, 30% of businesses were expanding or ready to expand • Creative businesses spend 43% of their turnover within Derbyshire • Over half of creative businesses are active in business to business markets

9. www.creativederbyshire.com

10. Funders/Sponsors