ABOUT CCI

Wintec’s Centre for Creative Industries aims to support the cultural and economic development of the region through innovation projects for the creative industries sector.

OUR GOALS

The Centre for Creative Industries seeks to foster innovation by:

1.  Establishing strategic “creative industries” innovation projects for Wintec and building/maintaining a national leadership role.

2.  Forging links with business, government & communities to collaboratively develop and support new creative innovation projects.

3.  Enhancing the culture of innovation within Wintec by creating innovative solutions to meet both sector & institute needs.

4.  Supporting cultural and economic development, particularly the growth of the creative industries economy in the Waikato region.

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CCI Staff

Director – Cheryl Reynolds
Cheryl Reynolds came from the UK to launch CCI in 2003. She has extensive international experience in the arts and creative industries sector as a manager, practitioner and creative entrepreneur. Cheryl was most recently Managing Director UK for Antenna Audio, the global leader in interactive guides and audio interpretation for museums and cultural sites worldwide. She has also held the posts of General Manager of Camberley Theatre, Surrey; Executive Director of Impressions Gallery, York; and Founding Director of Focal Point Gallery, Essex.

Cheryl is a practising artist and has served on many advisory boards including the UK’s Arts Council, Creative New Zealand Smash Palace Fund, and the NZ Ministry for Research Science and Technology. Winner of the UK’s Graduate Enterprise Award, Cheryl has a post-graduate diploma in Business Management from the University of Portsmouth and a Masters in Fine Arts (Hons) from Massey University.

Projects Coordinator - Joan Hall