Co-created with businesses and the arts and cultural sector, the Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter is a rallying cry to support and champion our region’s incredible creativity.
All types and sizes of organisations are encouraged to sign this free, first-of-its-kind charter.
Charter Commitments
In signing up to the Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter, organisations make four commitments – each of which has one minimum mandatory action.
Unite
Commitment – We connect with arts and culture to drive the success of Hull & East Yorkshire
Mandatory Action – Receive and engage with updates from HEY Creative about opportunities to connect with arts and culture in Hull & East Yorkshire.
Advocate
Commitment – We shout loud about the impact and importance of arts and culture in Hull & East Yorkshire.
Mandatory Action -Attend a briefing session on how to advocate for Hull & East Yorkshire’s arts and cultural sector.
Grow
Commitment – We help power the growth of arts and culture in Hull & East Yorkshire
Mandatory Action – Use Hull & East Yorkshire creatives when we can – and pay them fairly and promptly when we do.
Include
Commitment – We believe everyone in Hull & East Yorkshire has the right to thrive through arts and culture
Mandatory Action – Take action to support arts and culture in Hull & East Yorkshire to be fairer and more inclusive.
These actions are free to deliver, ensuring that the Charter can be inclusive to organisations of all sizes and kinds, including sole traders.
The Creative Charter is a declaration, not a replacement. Many organisations already support arts and culture, some going above and beyond these Charter commitments. It’s vital this continues.
You can also extend your commitment however works best for you. Check out some examples below.
Unite
A sole trader could introduce themselves to neighbouring arts and cultural organisations and freelancers.
Advocate
A small organisation could share about local or regional arts and culture once a month on social media.
Grow
A medium-sized organisation could donate empty spaces on training courses they’re organising to creatives
Include
A large organisation could sponsor an arts and culture project or ‘pay it forward’ with a number of tickets.
“Thank you for supporting arts and culture in Hull & East Yorkshire – and in turn helping the growth of the regional economy”
Dominic Gibbons, Chair of HEY Creative and MD of Wykeland Group
Max May, Chief Officer, HEY Creative
Founding Signatories
The Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter was launched on Monday 3rd June 2024 at Humber Business Week.
It launched with 20 founding signatories from across the private, public and third sector, representing a diverse range of organisations of all kinds and sizes.
All Signatories
Below you can find a list of all signatories of the Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter, and where relevant, links to their websites or other online presence.
These organisations have committed to supporting arts, culture and heritage to thrive in Hull & East Yorkshire, and want to connect with the sector to do so.
Absolutely Cultured
Alessandro Caruso Architects
Amy Johnson Arts Trust
And Marketing Ltd
Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP
Apus Productions
ARCADE
Archbishop Sentamu Academy
Art of Protest
Artlink
Back to Ours Arts
Beal Homes
Better Connect
Beverley-Nogent Twinning Association
Bishop Burton College
Bridlington Spa
By Erin Ledsom
C4DI
CBI
CCM Universal
Centre for Contemporary Storytelling
City Health Care Partnership
Clare Huby
Danbrit
Danish Church Hull
Divine Clark PR
Donche Designs & Events
DoubleTree by Hilton Hull
E53
East Riding Concert Orchestra
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Eclectic Music Ltd
Elaine Burke
Elizabeth Stanforth-Sharpe
Emma Garness Art
Emma Winter
Fantastic Faces
Fisher Security Ltd
Flemingate Shopping Centre
Fluid Media UK
For Entrepreneurs Only
Freedom Festival Arts Trust
FSB
Fundraising Help
Future Humber
Garness Group
Generation Hull
Go Hire UK
Goole Town Council
Health and Safety Dialogue Company
Helen Watson
Hellou Creative
Herd
Hey Creative Workshops
Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce
Hull and East Riding Green Party
Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University
Hull BID
Hull City Council
Hull College
Hull Comedy Festival
Hull Culture and Leisure
Hull Trains
Hull Truck
Hull University Students’ Union
Humber All Nations Alliance
Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Humber Drum Circles
Huxons Recruitment
Inclusive Music
KADA Research
Kevin Greene
Lasercroft Ltd
Mal Williamson
McNicol Ballet Collective
Mediarox Social Media
Meehan Media & Comms
Middle Child
Mindset Health and Wellbeing Ltd
NAPA: Northern Academy of Performing Arts
National Initiative for Creative Education
Niccy Hallifax Art Production
Nordic House Hull
On The Edge Community Arts and Drama
One Off Productions
One SC Media
Our Place, Goole
Paper Joy
Pennington Collective
Pocklington Arts Centre
Pro Fusion Partnerships
SALT Architects
Samantha Porter
Sector Connect
Sesh Events
Sewell Group
Siemens Gamesa
SquarePeg Community Arts
Studio Eleven
The Be Brand
The Business Culture
The Deep
The Feral Art School
The Herd Theatre
The Hull Story
The One Point
Top Class Tuition
Unthinkable Film Festival
University of Hull
Vertual Ltd
Victoria Smith Photography
We Are Creative
Wilkin Chapman Rollits
Wykeland
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