Curated Place's Creative Producer Programme is a dynamic initiative designed to foster international artistic collaborations and innovation in the cultural sector of Wider Europe. A group of 13 participants of the 40 partaking in the programme were selected by local British Council offices to join the Curated Place team on a bespoke matchmaking & study trip to the UK visiting Manchester and Liverpool’s most exciting cultural spaces and places.

We were commissioned a feasibility study for the North of Tyne Combined Authority for an International Outdoor Arts Festival centred around Seaton Delaval Hall in 2025.

We produced a comprehensive report covering analysis of the current market and competitors, context and governance of the site, an extensive stakeholder consultation and practical recommendations around travel, accommodation, event management and site constraints.

This year we are working once again with British Council to deliver Creative Producers, a professional development programme aimed at upskilling producers in Wider Europe. After an online programme start, the 2024 training will continue in-person in Tirana in March, lead by Curated Place Director Andy Brydon and International Policy & Partnership Associate Producer, Kate Wyatt.

After an exciting year working with Creative Producers from 14 countries across Wider Europe and Central Asia the British Council have awarded seven of our outstanding Creative Producers with financial support to realise the projects they developed through our training.