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Profile - James Shea
James has extensive experience in supporting individuals and organisations in the arts and cultural sectors embarking on processes of significant reflection, development or change.
He has worked as a cultural consultant since 2003, first as a lead associate at Shea Debnam Associates and now lead consultant at James Shea Consulting CIC.
James brings to his consultancy work a current knowledge of management and organisational structures within the public and private sectors, informed knowledge of the performing as well as the visual arts and a strong conviction that organisations succeed best by investing in their people and embracing their client groups.
Originally from Southampton, James' career has taken him to the north and the midlands as well as the south east of England and northern France. His early career was in development and marketing in the corporate sector, working particularly within the petrochemical, marine and communications industries.
James has a significant track record in supporting the strategic, financial and creative development of organisations, individuals and initiatives in the arts and cultural sector.
His particular expertise is in working with arts organisations to realise financially viable organisational structures and development systems which best suit the delivery of their services and in supporting artists and arts managers to realise their potential through growth and development.
Clients include Arts Council England, Scottish Arts Council, West Sussex County Council, Canterbury City Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, University of East Anglia, Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company, The Margate School, Tara Arts, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, Fabrica Gallery, Stockton Arts Centre and Body Data Space.
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