Steve Smith, Director of External Development at Leeds College of Art has recently come back from a three-day fact finding mission in Barcelona. The purpose of the trip was to learn how Barcelona, one of the top five creative communities in Europe, supports and advances its creative industries.
Leeds is rapidly becoming a hub for creative and digital professionals in the UK, and a new task force called ‘Creative Leeds’ has been set up to champion these industries. Steve Smith, as the Chair of Creative Leeds, looked to leaders in Barcelona to help generate ideas and form partnerships to further boost the development of Leeds as a creative centre.
Steve says: "Creative and digital industries play a vital part in the city’s cultural and economic offer for students and business alike". He hopes to see Leeds rise from strength to strength in the future.
