Christine Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Touring Network exists to see rural touring be a central, celebrated and indispensable part of the cultural life of Scotland. We encourage live performances of the highest level, and support people as promoters, performers and audiences to create vibrant places to live, work and visit.Our venues cover over half the area of Scotland. We have promoters working in communities across Highland, Argyll & Bute, Moray, Orkney, Shetland and Perthshire.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

We specialise in cultural and creative industries policy research and project managment. The company is led by Christine Hamilton who has three decades experience in the arts including founding the Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow and Director of the Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE), Coventry University supporting the development of creative businesses, especially start ups.Christine Hamilton is experienced in project managment in the creative industries and also policy analysis using qualitative methods including interviews and focus groups. She works with a range of associates who are experts in economic analysis, market research and financial planning. She is a member of the European Cultural Parliament.Across the business we have the skills to focus on research and consultancy in a diverse range of areas:Project managment support in business development and capital projectsAnalysis of national, regional and local cultural policiesMapping of creative industriesEvaluation of events and their impactCommentary on current debates in the cultural sectorhttp://christinehamiltonconsulting.com

I joined the Coventry University in 2007 with the remit to set up a new Institute for Creative Enterprise combining the University's postgraduate teaching and research in creative practice with its focus on the development of new businesses in the creative and cultural sector. The Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE) was launched in June 2008. I am also involved in cultural policy work via my consultancy company, Christine Hamilton Consulting.While in this role I was a founding director and company secretary of a company specialising in design software for the 3D visualisation of theatre sets to assist designers.

From 2001-2007 I was the founding director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow initially funded by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council with a special grant to support research infrastructure. Under my leadership the Centre undertook a range of research and consultancy projects in cultural policy.

1997 - 2000 Depute Director, Cultural and Leisure Services - Glasgow City Council (United Kingdom) - Overall responsibility for museums and galleries, libraries, and theatres, including developing policy, resource management and programme development -- including overseeing the Council’s role as a major funder of arts organisations and activities in the city. Responsibility for major events being staged by the city. Responsible for marketing and commercial development in the department that includes the development of new strands of funding through commercial activity. A role in developing the service plan and budget for the department, in handling personnel and other related staff matters, and for taking the lead in ensuring a consistency in customer care across the whole department (which also delivers sports and leisure activities). Post involved reporting to elected members and dealing with national agencies such as the Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Museums Council and the Scottish Executive.

1991 - 1996 Depute Director, Director of Planning and Development - Scottish Arts Council (United Kingdom) - Responsible for planning and development including policy development- the creation and monitoring of the Council’s Four Year Plan; liaison with the (then) Scottish Office; and working closely with other national agencies and local government. Also responsible for the development of education policies for SAC, overseeing and developing its research role and for its external relations.

1987 - 1991 Arts Officer - Scottish Trades Union Congress (United Kingdom) - A new post -- role was to develop the involvement and awareness of the trades union movement in the arts - from participation to funding. This included managing projects, raising funding, representing the trades union movement on cultural matters and liasing with national and local funding bodies. It also involved taking a leading role in the development of cultural policy for the trades union movement- in particularly broadcasting which was, at that time, subject to new legislation and a franchise round.

1976 - 1987 Various (United Kingdom) - Employment during this period included house manager at Citizens’ Theatre 1976 until 1980 and then administrator for 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) for three years. This was followed by administration posts at both Third Eye Centre and then Glasgow Arts Centre and then three years as administrator of TAG Theatre Company – concentrating mainly on taking theatre to schools across Scotland

Dip Arts Admin, Arts Administration

Ma Hons, Drama And English