Tees Valley Annual Gathering

Event details

11 - 5pm | Wednesday 6 March 2024
ARC, Stockton Arts Centre
Flexible ‘pay what you decide’ basis with a recommended rate of £8 + VAT

Inspiration, connection and collaboration

The Tees Valley annual gathering is a chance to connect with fellow creative and cultural professionals in the Tees Valley and dive into conversations about different leadership topics.

Do you work in arts and culture in the Tees Valley? If you’re an artist, creative freelancer, or work in a producer, programming, projects, curatorial, arts administration (or other) role within an organisation, then this opportunity is for you.

Programme information

There is a vibrant and growing creative and cultural sector in the Tees Valley that is actively creating a sense of place and identity in the region. This a chance to connect with others, reflect on the work already taking place in the Tees Valley and gain new ideas and inspiration. Invited speakers will spark thinking on a range of topics, supporting you to consider:

How community building and networks can support your work and leadership
How creative and community enterprise can act as a springboard for new ideas and opportunities in the places where you live and work
How collaboration with people and organisations, within and beyond the sector, can help make sustainable change and growth possible

There will be plenty of time for discussion and conversation woven into the day. Practical workshop sessions will be a space for you to share experiences and tackle live leadership challenges with others. You will reflect on your personal leadership strengths and skills and consider how learning can be shared more widely for impact.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided as part of the day. You can provide any dietary requirements as part of the event on-boarding.

Invited speakers

Erika Rushton, Director & Founder, Creative Economist will talk about her experience in creative and community enterprise helping to launch new ideas, build networks and secure investment for growth
Wendy Smith, Creative Director, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music will talk about her own cultural leadership journey, her commitment to inclusion and collaborating with people and organisations to make sustainable change
Hilary Carty OBE, Executive Director, Clore Leadership will support leaders to reflect on their strengths and skills and consider how personal leadership learning can be taken wider for impact
Charlie Kemp, Head of Creative Place, Tees Valley Combined Authority will provide a welcome to the day

Facilitators

Amanda Smethurst, Associate Facilitator, Clore Leadership
Mark Robinson, Thinking Practice

What will I take away?

Connection with other people working in arts and culture in the region
Inspiration, new ideas and approaches gained from speakers and peers
The chance to reflect more deeply on your own strengths and skills
Practical tips and take-aways to help build confidence in your own work and leadership

Who is the day for?

You don’t need to have engaged with the wider Tees Valley Leadership Programme to take part. The gathering is open to all creative and cultural professionals in the region. It is relevant to freelancers, artists and those who work in organisations. You don’t have to be a in a leadership position just have a curiosity and aspiration to learn more. It’s never too early to start your leadership development journey!

The day will bring together a diverse range of individuals with a breadth of experience. We encourage people to attend who have:

A desire to better understand leadership
An ambition to lead, a sense of purpose and vision
Self-awareness, authenticity and openness to learning
A commitment and passion for the cultural sector

Tickets and cost

Tickets to join the annual gathering are on a flexible ‘pay what you decide’ basis. There is a recommended rate of £8 + VAT and tickets are bookable via Eventbrite.

Freelance bursaries

A limited number of bursaries are available for freelancers at a fixed rate of £125 towards loss of earnings incurred due to attendance at this training event. Bursaries are only available to creative and cultural freelancers living or working within the Tees Valley and a limited number are available per event. Bursaries will be allocated on a first come first served basis and are subject to your attendance at the event.

To request a freelancer bursary please tick the box at the time of booking in Eventbrite . We will contact you via email to confirm the bursary allocation for the event and outline next steps on how to make your claim. If you have any questions about the bursaries please email [email protected]

Access

We will ask for your access requirements as part of the event on-boarding. This might include (but isn’t limited to) live speech to text captioning, provision of or support for the costs for BSL interpretation; notetaking or audio description. If you would like a conversation with a member of our team before booking your place, please email [email protected]