Culture


The GMCA Culture team will oversee the development and delivery of an ambitious, over-arching strategy for Culture, Arts and Leisure, which will play a pivotal role in delivering a range of Greater Manchester Strategy (internal webpage) priorities. 

This will focus on:

  • The articulation of Greater Manchester's distinctive cultural voice and ambition, building on our reputation for cultural innovation, boosting our economy and giving Greater Manchester profile on the national and international stage

  • Enriching the lives of Greater Manchester residents by enhancing, promoting and opening up to all, our cultural offer

  • Supporting residents to improve health and well-being through a stronger and more responsive cultural offer

Two people on stage holding toy dinosaurs and growling at one another

CreateGM
People dancing in the street with brightly coloured outfits and banging drums

Collaborate fund
Person doing star jump in a theatre production wearing a white wig and native costume with five people behind wearing native costumes in front of an audience

Inspire fund

Greater Manchester Culture Fund
A person playing the drums surrounded by green lasers and lights

Greater Manchester Music Commission
A group of people playing instruments outside

Greater Manchester Town of Culture
The Mayor has his back to camera - he is on a big stage facing a large crowd at a music concert

Mayor’s Artist of the Month
A view of houses with Manchester city in the background

Great Place (Social Glue and creative care kits)
A group of people stood by a bunch of trainers lined up to spell out 10 M

GM Moving
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham with three other people stood in a music recording studio

Greater Manchester Music Review
Back of a persons head by a camera

Guidance and documents
Set of DJ decks

The Greater Manchester Creative Industries Plan