Cardiff University Pilot Initiative Drives Growth in Creative Industries Across the Cardiff Capital Region


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"Being a creative or an artist can be quite lonely and repetitive," says Bridie Doyle-Roberts.

"I wanted to encourage artists who work on their own or in one specific way to explore whether there are new ways they can work, new platforms for their work or new collaborations they could try."

That's exactly what she did, and it paid off.

Doyle-Roberts is one of more than 1,000 artists and creative business owners who attended 41 public events and engagement activities in three areas of Wales as part of a pilot project that saw 15 new jobs and up to $230,000 in additional revenue for the areas of Newport, Monmouthshire, and Rhondda Cynon Taf, reports the Guardian.

The project, called Creative Industries Cluster Hubs, was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Department for Culture, Media, and Sport.

The idea is to create hubs for creative businesses in areas where they're hard to find and where there's a lack of government support.

The pilot project has been a success in Cardiff, where two similar hubs were created.

"We love Cardiff's thriving creative workforce and take great pride in seeing all that the sector has achieved: bringing communities together to share experiences, driving jobs and growth, realizing bold

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