Manchester’s ambitious new plan to ensure culture is at the heart of the city over the next decade will be overseen by Dave Moutrey OBE, currently Director and CEO of HOME.
Already working as an independent Director of Culture for the City Council alongside his role at HOME, from 1 April next year Dave will swap his desk at HOME for a desk in the town hall to focus full-time on helping ensure the city achieves its cultural ambitions.
Continuing to work in an independent capacity, he will be tasked with leading the delivery and implementation of the city’s brand-new cultural strategy which is currently being co-created with local residents and the culture sector and is due to be published in early 2024.
Dave has been Director and Chief Executive of HOME, the purpose built 7,500m2 multi art form venue since it opened in May 2015.
In this role he conceived and led both the merger of Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company and the £25m capital project to create HOME which has attracted almost 1million visits per year since it opened.
In April 2018…
