Dave Moutrey

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Dave Moutrey is a manager and leadership professional of United Kingdom arts organisations. He is Director and Chief Executive of HOME,[1][2] the centre for international contemporary arts, theatre and film formed by the merger of Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company. Dave is also Director of Culture for the City of Manchester, a role that he performs concurrently with his position as Director and CEO of HOME.

In 2016 Moutrey joined the British Council Arts Advisory Group[3] and the Board of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in 2017.

Career[]

Moutrey was Chief Executive of Arts About Manchester from 1990-1998, before joining Cornerhouse as Chief Executive and Director; prior to these roles, Moutrey was the manager of the Abraham Moss Theatre. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, BAFTA member, Board Member of AND Festival[4] and a member of the Chartered Management Institute.[5] In July 2010 Moutrey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Salford[6] in recognition of his decades of work supporting young people’s entry into the arts and socially engaged arts practice.

He is also a qualified drama teacher [7] and a strong advocate for the importance of the arts in education and wider society.[8] He also stated in an interview that he'd like to take theatre pioneer and suffragette Annie Horniman for a pie and a pint.[9] When asked why he does what he does, he stated that 'I do enjoy it, I believe it has a purpose [...] there is no better drug than seeing an audience of one or thousands have their lives changed in some very small way by an artwork that you have helped create the space for'.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Groves, Nancy (2012-10-02). "Arts head: Dave Moutrey, director and chief executive, Home | Culture professionals network | Guardian Professional". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "HOME Is Where The Art Lies | News". Manchester Confidential. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  3. ^ "Six top names join British Council Arts Advisory Group | British Council". www.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  4. ^ "Abandon Normal Devices l New Cinema, Digital Culture & Art". www.andfestival.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  5. ^ "Management & Leadership". Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  6. ^ "Honorary degree for city's culture boss | News portal | University of Salford, Manchester". news-archive.salford.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  7. ^ "HOME". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ Moutrey, Dave (2014-11-24). "Dramatic difference: how arts teachers changed my life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ^ "HOME". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  10. ^ Groves, Nancy (2 October 2012). "Arts head: Dave Moutrey, director and chief executive, Home". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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