Gavin Stride

Gavin Stride has been Chair of Creative Lives since November 2024

Gavin has over 30 years’ experience leading creative organisations. He has a proven track record in making and producing new theatre, building partnerships, influencing policy, raising new cultural investment and is committed to extending the range of people involved in creative activity.

From 2003-2022, Gavin was Chief Executive of Farnham Maltings in Surrey, repositioning it as a creative organisation that supports performing arts and crafts across South East England. He is currently establishing Creative Island as the cultural development agency for the Isle of Wight, and as a new Arts Council England NPO.

Gavin has been Chair of Wildworks in Cornwall, Crying Out Loud, and the Independent Theatre Council as well as a board member for the south east regional council of Arts Council England and East Midlands Arts board.

For more information about Gavin’s work, please visit his website at www.gavinstride.co.uk