About this Event
CreatED 2026 - The Future of Creative Work
CreatED Futures is a new initiative exploring how creativity, technology and education can come together to prepare people for the future of work. We’re bringing together leaders from across the creative industries — including art, design, film, music, fashion, gaming and tech — to explore the skills, mindsets and opportunities that will matter most in a world increasingly shaped by AI and digital tools.
Alongside research, podcasts and industry conversations, we’ll be running symposiums, with the first one being hosted at The Art Academy on 16th June, creative labs, outreach projects and online courses designed to help people of all ages develop creative and technical skills, build networks and access new opportunities within the creative economy. The aim is to create a more inclusive, imaginative and future-facing approach to learning and work.
Event Details
Date: 16th June 2026, Tuesday
Where: The Art Academy, 185c Park Street, Triptych Bankside, London SE1 9BL
When: 10:00am until 1:00pm
This symposium starts off with a panel discussion with industry leaders such as Frances Morris, Director Emertius at Tate Modern; Richard Sanders, Tim Gledstone, Melanie Gerlis
Panelists
Dr Frances Morris, Director Emeritus at Tate Modern
Curator, art historian and writer, Frances Morris CBE was Director Tate Modern from 2016 to 2023. Frances has made many exhibitions and publications, including acclaimed retrospectives of Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, and Agnes Martin. As Director of Collections, International Art from 2006 to 2016, Frances led the transformation of Tate’s International Collection, strategically broadening and diversifying its international reach and representation, as well as bringing photography, moving image and live art into the institution for the first time through acquisitions, displays and exhibitions.
Melanie Gerlis, Art Market Correspondent for The Financial Times
Melanie Gerlis became the art market correspondent for the Financial Times in 2016 and has a dedicated weekly slot. She was previously Art Market Editor for The Art Newspaper (2007-2016) and remains its editor-at-large. Before working in the art world, she was a financial communications adviser at Finsbury in the City of London (1996-2005), with a focus on the financial services industry. Melanie has a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
She has authored books on the art market including Art as an Investment? (2014) and The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride (2021) and is a regular commentator on art market trends and developments, appearing on television and on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. A freelancer, Melanie also writes for The Times, a monthly column for The Art Newspaper and for UBS’s contemporary art platform. Melanie is a member of the governing body for Sotheby’s Institute of Art and a trustee of The Art Academy, London.
Tim Gledstone, Partner at Squire & Partners
Since joining Squire and Partners in 1998, Tim has taken a leading role in the design direction of the practice and delivered several prestigious central London residential developments including the Bulgari Hotel & Residences, 50 St Edmund’s Terrace, One the Elephant and Clarges Mayfair. Tim led the design and interiors teams to create the practice’s new offices, The Department Store, which subsequently won an RIBA Award.
Designs delivered by Tim’s team have earned the practice a number of awards from the RIBA, British Council of Offices and the Civic Trust. Artwork and bespoke installations conceived under his direction have been exhibited at The Royal Academy, the Royal Festival Hall and the London Design Festival, as well as internationally in Shanghai and Milan. Leading a team of architects, illustrators, interior designers and model makers, Tim’s creative input continues to shape the direction of the practice.
Richard Sanders, Founder at Aligned Empowerment
Richard is a founding partner of Sullivan Street Partners, an operational focused London based private equity firm. Richard has over 25 years of experience in advising companies on business strategy and 15 years of extensive experience in board level governance and investment, and has advised The Barton Partnership since it was founded.
Prior to founding Sullivan Street, Richard started in manufacturing and was a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Co before taking on the role as Group Strategy Director at John Lewis Partnership. Richard read Physics at Keble College, Oxford and Manufacturing & Management at Cambridge and brings that combination of intellectual and practical rigour to his role as Non-Executive Director at The Barton Partnership.
Duffy London, studio of designers, artisans and engineers who bring art into design
Led by founder Christopher Duffy, our work plays with illusion, gravity, geometry and is inspired by nature. Each Duffy piece is part of a limited collection and individually crafted in our London Docklands studio.
Duffy collections have been showcased around the world - at events such as Art Basel, Art Miami, 100% Design, PAD London, and London Design Festival. Our work has been acquired by The Louvre (for, Sylvester Stallone, Prince, and Miley Cyrus. Our collections are found in the spaces of companies such as Google, Hudson Yards, and Four Seasons Hotels.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
185 Park St, Triptych Pl, 185 Triptych Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 30.00
