About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver projects that explore how culture and commercial activity can coexist without compromising cultural quality and values. We understand the essential part that arts and culture play in society and seek to create sustainable opportunities for creativity to thrive.
Old funding models are crumbling and it is our key focus to find new ways of bringing creativity to wider audiences. While also supporting creative communities to develop financial autonomy and sustainability without compromising their ethics and creative practice.
We are also committed to having a positive social impact with the work that we do, our first priority is to the cultural community we are part of. However, due to our Director Corinne Lewis-Ward’s unique lived experience of working across the cultural, charitable and corporate sectors, we are passionate about facilitating positive and robust cross-sector partnerships.
As our work has evolved, we now have a clear focus on
How and why our work and focus have evolved.
Our Director Corinne Lewis-Ward has gone through her own neurodivergent diagnosis journey. Diagnosed with ADHD at 48 and Autistic at 50. This life-changing diagnosis made Corinne reflect on what life would have been like if she had had the support and guidance she needed.
As our work has evolved, we now have a clear focus on supporting neurodivergent creatives in building careers around their neurodivergence, with a clear directive to provide practical industry-level support, opportunities and guidance to the neurodivergent creative community.
“Setting up a social enterprise to help people who are part of my community is at the core of what I do. I use my lived experience and industry knowledge to help people who have the same or similar barriers to myself. I am driven by a desire to put in place the support I wish I had received. But more importantly, I know firsthand that the neurodivergent community have so much to offer society. Unlocking their talent, innovation, creativity and way of seeing the world benefits us all.
My mission is also personal, as my child is neurodivergent and I hope to pave the way for young people like my son to live a happy, balanced life that gives them independence, financial autonomy, and protection.”
Statistics that give context and drive change
The statistics below give evidence of the need for this work and how it benefits society as a whole.
The UK creative industries sector contributed £124.6 billion of Gross Value Added to the UK economy in 2022. The sector accounted for 5.7 per cent of UK gross value added, and it has seen a 6% growth since 2019.
Source: Local Government Association - House of Lords Feb 6th 2025
1 in 7 people are neurodivergent in the UK ¹
Around 20-50% of people working in the creative industry are neurodivergent ²
Worrying stat: 30-40% of neurodivergent people between the ages of 16-64 are unemployed ³
Source: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-people/neurodiversity-at-cuh/what-is-neurodiversity/
Source: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/neurodiversity-creative-industry-experience
If you work within these sectors and would like to work with us on an individual project or a long-term basis take a look at our ‘work with us’ page here.