The Arts Dividend with Darren Henley

Your chance to hear insights from Arts Council England Chief Executive Darren Henley about the current landscape of arts and culture, and pose your questions on the pressing issues facing this sector.

Arts and culture enrich people’s lives in many ways, but securing funding has become more challenging. In The Arts Dividend: How Investment in Culture Creates Happier Lives, Darren Henley presents an impassioned and convincing case for the importance and rewards of public investment in arts and culture.

He also offers first-hand insights into how the arts:

• encourage creativity

• enhance education

• provide defining characteristics to places

• have a positive impact on health and wellbeing

• support innovation and technology

• contribute to economic prosperity

• enhance our country’s reputation for cultural excellence

Darren Henley OBE is Chief Executive of Arts Council England. The author of two independent government reviews into music and culture, he has written 30 books about the arts. Before joining the Arts Council, he spent 15 years leading Classic FM. He holds degrees in politics from the University of Hull, management from the University of South Wales and history of art from the University of Buckingham.

Accessibility information: this event will have live subtitling by Stagetext.

Thursday 14 May

5.30pm-6.30pm

Cellar, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street HD1 2SP

Ticket price: £5 (£4 conc) free for University of Huddersfield staff and students & essential carers accompanying a ticket holder

Age guidance: 14+ (U16s should be accompanied by an adult)

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