David Hill, Artreach

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

David Hill 3 Craufurd Rise Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 7LR

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Memberships: Equity, Institute of Fundraising Managers, Federation of Small Businesses Qualifications: 10 G.C.S.E. ‘O’ Levels and 4 ‘A’ Levels (all grade A) BA Honours Degree in Drama and English (Class 2.1.) Hull University

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Professional experience:

1996 - 2018 Director, ArtReach – cultural consultancy and event delivery Established by David Hill in 1996 ArtReach (www.artreach.biz) comprises two companies: ArtReach (Events) Limited, with offices in Maidenhead and Leicester and ArtReach (Trust), a not-for-profit company initially established to lead on development of specific creative projects and programmes. With achievement of ACE NPO status (at Band 2) ArtReach (Trust) is now the main vehicle for the company’s work and has full ownership of the former private limited company, ArtReach (Events) Ltd. ArtReach has a twenty year track record of providing a unique range of specialist support to help drive successful arts projects and activity. Its mission is to “make great art possible and accessible”.

The agency works nationally (with projects in most regions) and internationally (work in Spain, India, Germany, Romania, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria), and delivers to four areas of work - capital arts and heritage projects (including feasibility studies); organisational development (development/business plans, vision and strategies and board development); public art projects (commissioning and project managing); festivals and events (including work as an independent Creative Producer). Fundraising is integral to all areas of ArtReach work.

With a portfolio of over 250 clients ArtReach supports theatres, museums, galleries, arts centres, festivals, heritage projects, dance companies, music organisations, carnival groups, Local Authorities and funding agencies (including Arts Council England (ACE) and Sport England) ArtReach works with many culturally diverse clients including the Asian Arts Agency, London Notting Hill Carnival, Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Group, New Art Exchange, Ebony Steelband, EMCCAN and Nottingham Asian Arts Council. As a Creative Producer ArtReach also creates its own events - see www.nightoffestivals.com and www.journeysfestival.com ArtReach is a key “Framework Consultant” for Arts Council England, delivering discreet consultancy to support the NPO portfolio.

Until recently completing his seven year Term, David was a Trustee (Vice Chair) of Curve, Leicester’s producing theatre. He is currently a Trustee of Winchester Theatre Royal, Chair of Winchester Hat Fair (the UK’s oldest street arts festival) and Chair of Leicester Arts Festivals. Over the years he has been an Advisor to three ACE regional offices and an assessor for the ACE Capital 1 programme and for Arts for Everyone. David has directed and delivered many ArtReach projects including those highlighted below:

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

Date Client Project 2018 Stevenage Borough Council Development of a Cultural Strategy and fundraising support work Arts Council England Support work for 25 Music Education Hubs in London, the south-west, Midlands and north-east as part of the re- contracting process 2017 Arts Council England As a preferred supplier as part of the ACE Consultant Framework, ArtReach has delivered several intervention consultancies for NPO clients. Most recently ArtReach provided assessments of the ICA Capital Plan and of the Ovalhouse Business Case for its Capital Application towards a £13million relocation scheme. Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead Options Scoping and Building Feasibility Study leading to AC Wales support and funding applications Thurrock Borough Council Development of a new 10 Year Cultural Strategy Luton Borough Council Development of a 10 Year Strategic Vision for Arts and Culture, plus collaborative funding bids to Creative Europe and Lottery Norden Farm Centre for the Arts Scoping and Feasibility Study for potential centre extension 2016 Arts Council England Health checks and reviews of three NPOs (as part of Framework Consultant work) and strategic development work supporting AFIC business planning Reading Borough Council Development of the Vision and Action Plan for the Reading Cultural Education partnership and facilitating Cultural partnership meetings and vision development Dorchester Arts/West Dorset District Further development of a detailed Business Case/Plan for Council the proposed Maltings Theatre in Brewery Square, Dorchester – Business Plan work successfully resulted in capital commitment from West Dorset District Council European Commission Providing strategic cultural advice through the Voices of Culture project and development of two European partnership groups (encompassing organisations in Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Denmark and Germany) for Citizens for Europe and Creative Europe applications Charcoalblue/Thurrock Council Supporting a Feasibility Study exploring new theatre facilities for Thurrock – ArtReach developed a Business Model for 4 different venue options ArtReach own work Creating, directing and producing Night of Festivals in Hounslow and London, and Journeys Festival International in Leicester, Manchester and Portsmouth 2015 Birmingham Museum Trust Development work to prepare the Client Brief and Business Case (including Economic Impact Study) for a major redevelopment of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Active Northumberland (Northumberland Development of a Cultural Strategy for Northumberland County Council) 2016-2020 Slough “Home” Consortium Development of a 10 Year Vision and Business Plan for the Creative people and Places project Bournemouth Borough Council Review and Options Appraisal for the Arts by the Sea Festival

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

Leicester City Council Development and delivery of a Night of Festivals SPECIAL EDITION (2-11 October) as the cultural centrepiece of the Rugby World Cup. Supported with Creative Europe funding achieved by ArtReach

Delivery of a third edition of the ArtReach Journeys Festival, supporting and celebrating Refugee artists

Arts Council England Consultation and creative development/strategy work to construct a funding programme, Investment in Luton as a new series of ACE strategic funds.

Seico and Starr Trust Development of a Business Model and Plan for redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Brighton and Hove (to create a new arts/leisure complex) London Borough of Barking and ArtReach was contracted by both Borough and the Creative Dagenham and Creative Barking and People and Places project to provide fundraising expertise and delivery (including for the Borough’s 50th anniversary Dagenham programme). A heritage project was developed and funds achieved and two high level corporate cultivation events delivered 2014 ADEC Development of a Business Plan for the Market Place Creative People and Places project, involving intensive development work with five consortium members, and consultation with seven market towns, ACE and four Local Authorities

Dorset County Council Two Option Appraisal projects to review the future of Arts Development and of the Little Keep building and cultural hub base and development of Business Plans

New Art Exchange Feasibility Study to explore potentially taking over the former library building adjacent to the New Art Exchange main venue in Nottingham. Contracting David Adjaye Architects as design consultants.

Birmingham Hippodrome/DanceXchange Development of a heritage project and successful application to Heritage Lottery Fund and brokering a partnership with six European countries/dance organisations leading to writing a bid to Creative Europe for £800,000

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Master planning exercise to review and advise on possible cultural facilities within a regenerated Weymouth town centre

Sustrans UK Brokering partnership with NVA and Phoenix Dance to secure the major commission for the Tour de France Yorkshire Festival – Ghost Peloton and fundraising to achieve budget requirements

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

ArtReach as Creative Producer Delivery of large scale Night of Festivals events in Nottingham, Leicester, Boston and Slough with Local Authority commissions and ACE Strategic Touring Funds – raising funds from charitable trusts, corporates and Local Authorities

Eastbourne College Review of the College arts facilities and Arts Faculty delivery to advise on development vision

Anglesey County Council Leading development work to prepare a concept and application to Arts Council Wales for a three year Ideas People and Places project in Holyhead Theatre Gloucestershire Development and fundraising work to facilitate a JOLT 2014 international theatre festival and evaluating the festival delivery

Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Group Organisational development, fundraising and event management support to facilitate the large scale Art in the Park (Eid) event in Milton Keynes

2013 Sustrans UK Review of the Art programme 2003-2013 and development of a strategic vision for commissioning in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Arts Connect West Midlands ArtReach worked with the Bridge to facilitate collaboration between 14 Music Education Hubs across the West Midlands, resulting in successful funding applications involving complex partnership programmes

Sea Change Arts Delivery of a Feasibility Study (working with Howarth Tompkins) to explore development of the Drill hall in Great Yarmouth into a major space for circus arts

Quest South West Organisational development to establish this region wide vehicle for Outdoor Arts development

Brewery Sq Development Company Delivery of a detailed Feasibility Study (including creation of a Fundraising Strategy) to explore creation of a new 450 seat theatre within the former Maltings building in Brewery Sq, Dorchester

The Lyrics Hove Major feasibility study including business planning with architects Howarth Tompkins to explore a substantial new venue for Brighton and Hove on the seafront King Alfred Leisure Centre site

Central Bedfordshire Council Working on ten different public art projects with Section 106 funds to deliver public art within new housing and highways developments

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

Friction Arts and Sustained Theatre West Feasibility Study including business planning to determine 2012 Midlands options (within a £1 million budget) for capital redevelopment of The Edge in Digbeth, Birmingham to provide an enhanced creation and presentation base. Contracting Charcoalblue to provide design support Bath and North East Somerset Council Coordination and delivery of the Rio Carnival Quest project culminating in the Paralympics Flame Relay event for Bath

Quest and ACE SW Helping shape a 2012 Community Celebrations project, Battle for the Winds for the south west region and supporting development of business planning and fundraising for this outdoor arts/street theatre project as the Opening Event of The Games in Weymouth, July 2012 ArtReach led - Night of Festivals 2012 Development of a major three day Festival programme for June 2012 with Big Screen commissions, Haitian Kanaval, live music events and street arts – achieved status as a London 2012 Festival project

Renaissance/Nottingham City Council Project management and coordination of Dress the World, a Cultural Olympiad Stories of the World project running from March to Sept 2012 at Nottingham Castle, Leicester Museum and Northampton Museum and Gallery

Same Sky, Strange Cargo, Sv2G – all Business planning, fundraising strategies and 2011 celebratory outdoor arts companies implementation through bid writing

Curzon Heritage Cinema Delivering a successful £320,000 HLF bid and project managing restoration to completion – Runner-Up Heritage Project of the Year

Creative Junction, Slough Major programme of organisational development funded by the Cabinet Office, to reposition the company following substantial loss of public funding

Headway Arts Northumberland Organisational support work encompassing building options and leading to Five Year Development and Business Plan and relocation

Portsmouth City Council Fundraising and development work on the internationally renowned Arthur Conan Doyle Collection First Step North East Major programme of organisational development funded by the Cabinet Office in the light of substantial loss of public funding 2010 Cheshire West and Chester Development of a comprehensive Fundraising Strategy for a portfolio of Chester and Cheshire organisations including the Mystery Plays, Chester Performs, Chester Festivals, Action Transport and Cheshire Dance Subsequently contracted to deliver funding bids

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

Nottingham Studios Creation and delivery of a new facility, PRIMARY, for 45 contemporary artists – securing funding from emda, ACE and Trusts

Crafts Council Delivery of 2012 Strategy + Fundraising Strategy – 2009 successfully securing sums (£270,000) from Esmee Fairbairn, Steel Foundation, Arts Nation and Paul Hamlyn

MLA East Midlands Olympiad Programme – developing 7 major region-wide projects for 2009-12 with a focus on Leicester for the Special Olympics. Successfully raising funds from Igniting Ambition, HLF, ACE, BIG and corporate sources

Dorset County Council/ Jurassic Coast Feasibility for a 2012 Festival of Carnivals and delivering a World Heritage Site sub-regional conference event

2008 Arts Council England (national) Delivering the 2008 National Carnival Seminar programme in London, Birmingham and Liverpool (as part of Capital of Culture)

Asian Arts Agency Ongoing organisational development for this Bristol based development agency. Two successful ACE G4A bids

London Borough of Lambeth Creation of the Borough’s 2012 Strategy

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts ArtReach was responsible for the initial development and construction of Maidenhead’s new arts centre as its first major capital project 1996-2000. The £10 million development encompassed two listed buildings and new build. In 2008 ArtReach worked with Norden Farm once more to secure new funding sources 2000- Capital projects In addition to full project direction of the new- build Norden 2008 Farm Centre for the Arts, ArtReach played a major role as Lead Consultant for the development of Cornerstone (Didcot), The Peepul Centre (Leicester), and the New Art Exchange (Nottingham), as well as playing a role in capital developments at Wysing Arts Centre, Woking Gallery and 21 South St (Reading). ArtReach work encompassed Business Planning, fundraising, board and vision development.

1994-5 Director, the Arts Management Centre (Newcastle)

Creating, marketing and delivering arts management and fundraising training programmes such as The National Arts Fundraising School, Capital Fundraising, Trusts and Foundations, Corporate Fundraising, How to Win the Lottery!. Developing and delivering the first national conference on the Arts Lottery.

Adviser: Northern Arts, New Writing North

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

1994 Freelance - Producing and directing the Official Tribute to Dennis Potter

Securing sponsorship from Channel 4 and BBC TV through Michael Grade and Alan Yentob.

Working with a range of agents, TV and film companies to secure engagement from many leading producers, directors, writers and actors who worked with Potter. Programming, producing and directing the Tribute with a cast including Alan Bates, Gemma Craven, George Baker, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Frank Finlay, Douglas Henshall, Maggie Stead, Bernard Hill, Kika Markham and Corin Redgrave. Developing and directing a debate on the future of new television writing with a panel chaired by Sheena McDonald and with Michael Grade, Alan Yentob, Piers Haggard, Renny Rye, Alan Plater, Lynda La Plante and Chris Dunkley.

1991-4 Education/Associate Director, The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Producing and directing a major New Theatre Writing Festival and establishing a Playwright Forum and writer feedback initiative. Working with playwrights including David Edgar, Barrie Keeffe, Peter Nicholls and David Wood. Programming and directing main house and studio shows (including Belonging, Family Affairs, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Eyre, The Way of the World, The Mystery Plays, The Terrible fate of Humpty Dumpty, A Caucasian Chalk Circle, Zigger Zagger). Devising, performing in and leading large scale Theatre in Education projects and shows.

1988-91 Artistic Director, Theatre Station Blyth in Northumberland

As Chief Executive of the company, developing the project and ultimately managing a full time team of fifteen professionals and 100 full time community trainees (of all ages from 18-60). Trainees were all long term unemployed people (many ex-miners) with an average length of unemployment of eight years and many with moderate learning disability and literacy/numeracy needs.

Programming, commissioning, devising and directing many shows and projects including work for conventional theatres (Live Theatre, Newcastle Playhouse, Gulbenkian), schools, day centres, hospitals and other non-theatre spaces Shows included WarBonds, Stitch-Up!, Project 7, Black-Eye’d Susan, The Tale of the Cornwoman and The TV Addict. Working with writers such as Andy Griffin and Tom and Pauline Hadaway.

Achieving three, consecutive successful European Social Fund applications

Winner of a National Training Award for theatre work with adults with moderate learning disability. Short listed Sainsbury’s Arts in Education awards (one of three short-listed with the RSC winning)

1986-88 Freelance theatre practitioner

Leading many theatre and drama workshop programmes with elderly people, adults with learning disability, people recovering from mental illness, children and young people in community, hospital and day centre settings. Many projects for Shape and PlayTrain. Directing Birmingham Youth Show for the main stage at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Curriculum vitae – David Hill, ArtReach

1981-86 Marketing Director, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre

Member of the senior management team under Richard Johnston during two major capital refurbishments and with responsibility for establishing the theatre marketing and publicity dept. Responsible for all press, advertising (including TV/radio), direct mail, print and programmes, audience development and education work for this major two thousand seat theatre. Programming responsibilities in conjunction with the Theatre Director.

Working with international dance, opera, ballet and drama companies (Bolshoi, Houston Ballet, Welsh National Opera, Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet and the National Theatre) and with high profile entertainment stars (Danny La Rue, Cilla Black, Frankie Vaughan, Ken Dodd, Cannon and Ball etc)

Achieved an average 90% increase in audiences over five years. Responsible for implementation of computerised box office and marketing facility at the venue.

1978 – 81 Short term theatre contracts

During this period a series of short term contracts working with Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham Arts Laboratory, the Pip Simmons Theatre Group, IOU Theatre and Welfare State International.

Driving licence: Full licence held Honorary positions: Trustee (and Vice Chair) for Curve, Leicester Trustee of Winchester Theatre Royal Chair of Winchester Hat Fair Chair of Leicester Arts Festivals Former Advisor to South West Arts, Northern Arts and West Midlands Arts Former Chair of Triangle Arts Centre Theatre Former board member Playtrain (West Midlands)