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MAXIMISING THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
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This Seminar will be held at The Brewery in London
On Friday 24th April 2009
Seminar reference AAC/235 |
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Biography:
Colin Tweedy
Chief Executive,
Arts & Business
Colin Tweedy has been Chief Executive of Arts & Business (formerly the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts, ABSA) since 1983.
He is Chairman of CEREC (Comité Européen pour le Rapprochement de l'Economie et de la Culture). Colin Tweedy is a director of the Headlong Theatre (formerly the Oxford Stage Company), the Mariinsky Theatre Trust. He is also a trustee of the Serpentine Gallery, The Next Generation Foundation and The Ideas Foundation and a Council member of the National Musicians Symphony Orchestra. Colin Tweedy is a member of the Advisory Panel for the Costa Book Awards. Colin Tweedy established The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation as an initiative of Arts & Business and is now a trustee of the Foundation.
He was elected a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (2002) and was awarded Hollis Sponsorship Personality of the Year (2003). Colin Tweedy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). Colin Tweedy was a director of Crusaid (1985-2004) and The Covent Garden International Festival (1995-2001). He was Secretary of the Global Advisory Board of the Mariinsky Theatre under the patronage of The Prince of Wales and a Member of the Council for Charitable Support. Colin Tweedy was also a Selector for the Discerning Eye 2000 Exhibition, a judge for the PR Week Awards 2000, and a judge for the Art & Work Awards 2002. Colin Tweedy was a member of the Council of the Japan Festival 1991 and a member of the UK National Committee of the European Cinema and TV Year 1988-89.
Colin Tweedy was born in 1953 and has a Master of Arts from St Catherine's College Oxford. He was Manager of the Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead 1976-78; Corporate Finance Officer, Guinness Mahon Merchant Bank 1978-80 and Assistant Director, Streets Financial Public Relations 1980-83. He is a Freeman, City of London from 1978. Colin Tweedy wrote 'A Celebration of Ten Years' Business Sponsorship of the Arts' in 1987.
Colin Tweedy received an OBE for services to business partnerships with the arts in The Queen's Birthday Honours in June 2000 and became A Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the Queen's Birthday Honours June 2003.
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