About us

The Creative Industries Federation is the national membership organisation bringing together all of the UK’s arts, creative industries and cultural education to provide an authoritative and united voice in a way never done before.

Our extraordinary sector is the fastest growing part of the UK economy, feeds and fascinates hearts and minds and is the UK’s calling card to the world. But it has never quite punched its weight in government - until now.

The Federation was the brainchild of Sir John Sorrell, the designer and UK business ambassador, and a heavyweight team of creative leaders including Sir Nicholas Serota of Tate, Sir Peter Bazalgette from Arts Council England and Caroline Rush of the British Fashion Council. We have a board of top figures and an equally dynamic UK advisory council of members ranging from multinationals to young entrepreneurs. We have now gone global with an international advisory council too.

We are entirely independent, funded entirely by our members.