ArtsMatrix is the skills and enterprise development agency for the creative industries in the South West.

There is tremendous creative talent in the South West. We nurture that talent and help individuals realise their potential through a programme of services that includes professional development planning, business consultancy, mentoring, seminars, research, and online and print publications.

ArtsMatrix has seven local offices across the South West: Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Plymouth, Somerset and Wiltshire. Click the link on the left for local office contacts.

Creative Specialists
Most of our advisors have run – or still run - their own creative businesses and all of us understand the challenges of making a living from creativity.

Here’s just a taster of what South West artists have said about ArtsMatrix:

“The session was extremely helpful, useful and productive. Plenty of information given and leads
to potentials in the creative sector. An excellent service.”

“Excellent, well structured, brilliant advice, ways of looking at problems and problem solving.”

“Information I could only find from somebody who has worked in the creative sector.”

“ArtsMatrix helps artists make their dreams come true”

Our head office is in Bristol:

Annie Warburton, Chief Executive
Ruth Staple, Programme Manager
Julie Ellison, Development & Marketing Director
Suhada Roughley, Finance Manager
Madeline O'Gorman, Information Officer & Administrator

Board of Directors: Rona Fineman, Debbie Kingsley (Chair), Mark Leaver, Nancy Sinclair, Joel Staley, Eddie Upton, Michael White