Juliette Ricci Lagman is an artist, writer and visual storyteller whose work brings together photography, painting and the written word to explore memory, identity, experience and the stories we carry with us.

Wen Yang is a Taiwanese tea specialist and sommelier, creating bespoke tea experiences for corporate, cultural and private events. Through tea artistry, sensory evaluation and precise brewing, Wen connects tea culture with hospitality.

Sita Brand is a storyteller, artist, writer and mindfulness teacher exploring folklore, culture and human connection through performance, education, visual art and creative practice. She is the founder of Settle Stories.

Simon Hayter is a UK digital, data and AI transformation adviser helping organisations develop digital strategy, use data effectively and explore practical AI opportunities, with a particular interest in connecting technology, creativity, arts and culture.

Yannick Oho Bambe is a creative writer, storyteller and filmmaker whose work explores one of the most fundamental aspects of being human: our relationships with one another.

Andrew Pounder is a fine art photographer whose work ranges across landscape, urban, street, architectural, monochrome, HDR and still-life photography. Specialising in capturing North East England, creating a visual record of places, landscapes and communities that might otherwise become overlooked.

Scott Flynn is a musician, composer, producer, bandleader, improviser, performer, educator and author whose career has moved comfortably between jazz, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, funk, classical influences and the territory of avant-garde and improvised music.

I host a free 30-minute speed networking session on ZOOM every Tuesday at 6pm UK time. Meet the guests who attended our recent weekly arts and culture intro session. Video and chat file included. You'll find the future schedule here: https://www.artsandculturenetwork.com/ourevents

For Bailey Alysse, creativity isn't simply something to observe. It's something to experience, share and use to connect people.

In May 2026, artist Cosimo Cavallaro invites a global audience into that conversation with The Passion of the Crust — a one-time livestream performance that blends sculpture, music, symbolism, and debate into a striking contemporary artwork.

Most people admire a fine dish for only a few fleeting moments before it disappears forever. Miriam Wilson sees something different. She sees works of art that can last.

Working primarily in oils, Robert creates richly imaginative paintings inspired by mythology, folklore and the timeless narratives that continue to influence human culture.

Some producers make programmes. Derren Lawford builds platforms for ideas.

Some artists paint the world as it appears. Claire Harrison paints the world as it feels.

As founder of Creative Connection, an author, poet and embodied creative leadership facilitator, Nicola Rose has created a world where the inner child is not expected to sit quietly while the grown-up gets on with business. Instead, the two are invited to dance together, make a mess, laugh loudly and discover that creativity isn't a luxury at all.

An artist, creative producer, and mentor working under the name ENNÈ, Nakisha has spent her career moving fluidly between music, visual arts, touring culture, and community-led creative development. Nakisha founded Grounded: Growing Creative Pathways in Malvern. The platform exists to support emerging artists through mentorship, fellowships, studio partnerships, and public showcases—rooted in community, but firmly connected to industry.

For decades, businesses have organised their data around a central assumption: gather everything in one place, secure it there, and extract value from it later. Andrew Hopkins thinks that assumption no longer holds. After a career spanning consulting, mobility, the Internet of Things, digital products and business transformation, Andrew has arrived at a deceptively simple question: if data is now created and used across billions of devices simultaneously, why do we still mana

Some people spend their lives specialising. Brian Holihan has spent his exploring.

At just nineteen years old at the time of publication, Teddy Flanagan is already developing an artistic voice that is both distinctive and deeply personal.

Tina Colby believes that creativity is not something reserved for artists, designers, or musicians. It is a fundamental human capability that too many people lose touch with as they move through education, careers, and adult life.