Creative Places
Creative Places
Creative Industries Council: Place Forum
Partnership delivery of an online event series focused on supporting the creative sector and place-based intermediaries.
Our Creative Places team supports work at every scale, from regions and local authority areas to neighbourhoods and communities. We can help you understand the wider picture and zoom in to support people and places where it matters most.
Who is it for:
Combined and local authorities
Priority Places, Heritage Places, Pride in Place leads,
Compacts and areas bidding for Town of Culture and City of Culture,
Creative People and Places, Community groups and neighbourhood forums,
Architects, developers and natural environment specialists
Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, DCMS, UKRI and other relevant funders.
Use our support to:
Shape funding bids and investment cases
Build skills, confidence and capacity through training
Strengthen community engagement, voice and participation
Design and deliver creative, cultural and heritage programmes
Understand local civic, cultural and sector needs through data and insight
Evaluate the impact, learning and legacy of strategies, programmes, partnerships and investment.
...I left the session feeling more connected and motivated. Thank you for creating such an honest and authentic learning experience.
Our services
Strategic Conversations, Governance and Partnerships
From £750+VAT
Align around priorities, strengthen partnerships, and make decisions.
Place Insight, Data and Engagement Review
From £3000+VAT
Understand local needs, assets, opportunities, and communities.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building
From £4000+VAT
Design inclusive engagement and support community members, VCSE partners and local connectors to shape, lead and participate in change.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
From £3000+VAT
Understand what success looks like and how to measure it.
Bespoke Creative and Community Programme Design and Delivery
Scoped separately
Turn evidence, community priorities and strategic aims into practical programmes, projects, and activities.
Let's talk about your place
You might be at the start of a new strategy, shaping a programme or seeking evaluation support. Either way, we’d love to hear from you.
Examples of our work
Working with us
We can work together in three ways:
Commission us
For facilitation, end‑to‑end research, strategy, programme design or evaluation.
Partner with us
For collaborative programmes, cross‑sector initiatives or network‑based development.
Make us a Critical Friend
Independent guidance, challenge and support for boards, leadership teams or partnerships.
Meet the team
Our Creative Places team is led by expert consultants, researchers and specialists including:
You also benefit from associates in EDI, creative health, economics, built/natural environment and more — depending on your project’s needs.
