The Exchange – What’s in it for me?
The Exchange enables artists, cultural and creative SMEs and ECRs to collaborate on research and enrich the ecology between the arts, creative industries and Universities.

Early Career Researchers
For ECRs, The Exchange creates a range of opportunities to collaborate with practitioners and SMEs in the creative and cultural industries on research.

Artists and creative SMEs
The Exchange creates opportunities to build relationships with ECRs from partner HEIs who are seeking to collaborate on research led projects.

Events
We are launching with four regional networking events.

Awards
There are 30 Collaborative Research Awards available.

Resources
Our resources include guidelines and FAQs.
Testimonial
“With its 10-year track record in developing extensive collaboration and exchange between the university sector and the cultural and creative industries in London, The Culture Capital Exchange is now in a strong position to roll out its programme across the country and to build a more coherent and sustainable relationship between arts practice and academic research nationally, in line with the Arts Council’s priorities to improve sector resilience.”
Joyce Wilson, London Area Director, Arts Council England

