CCCI Annual Public Lecture - Dr Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate

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CCCI Annual Public Lecture: Dr Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate

Creative Quarters: how cities, universities and cultural organisations can work together to accelerate social change

With Dr Maria Balshaw CBE

About the speaker

Maria Balshaw is Director of Tate, a role she has held since June 2017. She has overall responsibility for Tate’s strategic direction and day-to-day operations. She has worked to reframe the context and perspective of this long-established institution to engage with sensitive times, furthering the mission of inclusiveness and equality to connect with a wider audience. As Director, Maria is also the Accounting Officer appointed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Previously, Maria was Director of the Whitworth, University of Manchester, Director of Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council.

Maria holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Liverpool and a Master of Arts degree in Critical Theory and a DPhil in African American Visual and Literary Culture from the University of Sussex. Maria is Chair of the National Museum Directors’ Council and is a Trustee of the Manchester International Festival Board. In 2015, she was awarded a CBE for services to the arts.