Melanie Lewis is the new Chair of Trustees for the Association for Cultural Enterprises. She has a brilliant track record within the sector, being named as one of The Stage 100’s Most Influential People of 2024.

With Melanie as CEO, Shakespeare North Playhouse has flourished as a hub for creativity, innovation, and community engagement. Her strategic vision has not only elevated the artistic excellence of the theatre but has also fostered a vibrant and inclusive cultural space that resonates with audiences far and wide. Plus the venue's success and its community focus has brought commercial benefits to Prescot's High Street.

In this interview - recorded at ICC Wales where the Association for Cultural Enterprises hosted their 2024 annual conference - Mel and host Tom Dawson map out a future for the cultural sector. What will be the biggest challenges? How can the sector react, adapt and thrive?

Mel is a positive and purposeful voice and this episode is full of useful insights and strategic vision that can help people and organisations at all levels within the cultural sector build towards a vibrant and prosperous future.

This episode is sponsored by King & McGaw, the market leader in print on demand framed and unframed prints. King & McGaw, proudly supplying the cultural sector for over forty years. 

The Arts & Culture Podcast aims to seek out and share best practice and innovation from museums, galleries, heritage sites and beyond, all across the UK.

Host Tom Dawson is Director Of Digital for the Association for Cultural Enterprises.

https://culturalenterprises.org.uk/