Gwilym Gibbons

Gwilym Meredith Lloyd Gibbons, (born 8 April 1971) is a British arts leader[1] who is notable for leading the political struggle, fundraising and development of Mareel, the UK's most northerly music, cinema and creative industries centre in Shetland. Mareel officially opened in November 2012.[2] He was the first director of Shetland Arts Development Agency, leaving after 8 years in post in September 2014[3] to set up Creative Help, a new consultancy agency.

Gibbons was also one of the nine inaugural board members[4] of Creative Scotland. He was made an honorary fellow of the University of the Highlands and Islands[5][6][7] in September 2014 for his outstanding contribution to the arts and education.

Gibbons grew up in intentional communities throughout the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. He has commented widely on his childhood upbringing, including appearances on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour[8] and Off the Page.[9]

Gibbons took up the role of chair of the Cultural Enterprise Office[10] in July 2014 and became chief executive of Horsecross Arts[11][12] in January 2015, where he is leading on the redevelopment of Perth Theatre,[13][14][15] a major £16m refurbishment plus new build project in the heart of Perth, Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ Annie Brown (28 March 2011). "From illiterate hippy kid to boss of major Scottish arts festival, Gwilym Gibbons talks of his amazing journey". dailyrecord.
  2. ↑ "Now it’s official…Mareel’s open". Shetland News.
  3. ↑ "Shetland Arts supremo to leave in September". Shetland News.
  4. ↑ "Former insurance chief Sir Sandy Crombie takes arts job". BBC News.
  5. ↑ "2014 Honorary fellowships". uhi.ac.uk.
  6. ↑ https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/shetland/347351/new-extension-at-shetland-college-opened/
  7. ↑ "Royalty and rock star attend university and college event". uhi.ac.uk.
  8. ↑ BBC. "BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Communal living". bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Off the Page, The Making of You". BBC.
  10. ↑ "New Chair for Cultural Enterprise Office". ArtsProfessional.
  11. ↑ "Gwilym Gibbons named new chief executive at ‘exciting time’ for Horsecross Arts". thecourier.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Melanie Bonn (19 November 2014). "New chief executive for Horscross appointed". dailyrecord.
  13. ↑ Thom Dibdin. "Designs unveiled for Perth Theatre’s £16.6m revamp - News - The Stage". The Stage.
  14. ↑ "Take three: Richard Murphy submits reworked Perth theatre plans". architectsjournal.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "PressReader - Connecting People Through News". pressreader.com.
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