Fair Creative Economies (FaCE): a research project dedicated to finding inclusive, sustainable, and democratic models for work in the creative sector.
Between 2021 and 2026, FaCE worked with over 75 creatives from across the West of England to explore new ethical, progressive, and sustainable models for creative work. We sought to identify the barriers facing creatives wishing to make changes to the way they worked, think of solutions, and raise the need for alternatives with policymakers, stakeholders, and funders.
The project was led by Dr Simon Moreton and Dr Liz Roberts (UWE Bristol) and Prof Martin Parker and Dr Claudia Firth (University of Bristol), alongside our PhD researchers Will Hunter and Alice Quigley and with support from Melissa Blackburn (UWE Bristol) and Dr Jack Lowe (UWE Bristol).
FaCE was part of a much bigger project called MyWorld, a creative technology programme in the UK’s West of England region, funded by £30 million from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Strength in Places Fund (SIPF).
Our Advisory Network
Our Advisory Network supported us throughout the programme offering advice, critical feedback, and insight from their own experience and networks. The network included David Sproxton, Stephen Hilton, Bryony Phillips, Danny Balla and representatives from Arima, Black South West Network, Bristol City Council, Bristol Natural History Consortium, Centre for Thriving Places, Dot Project, Little Lost Robot, North Somerset Council, Plot Studio, Rising Arts Agency, Rubber Republic, Trinity Centre (Bristol), West of England Combined Authority.
