Fuelling Change: Values and Ethics in Cultural Production

National Service: leading institutions today

Public Conversations, Live from Oxford

Tues 10 June

Venue

Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ

Tickets

This is a free event. Tickets will be available shortly. Please sign up to the Cultural Programme newsletter here to receive notifications as soon as tickets are released.

Performances

5:30pm–7pm

What does it mean to lead a national institution today?

Join prominent cultural leaders for a candid conversation about balancing history with innovation and holding the tension between tradition and change. How do personal values sit in relationship with the responsibilities of institutional leadership?

Guest speakers include Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate; John McGrath, Factory International Artistic Director & Chief Executive; Professor Michael Smets, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Management at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Chaired by Kate McGrath. Further guest speakers will be announced soon.

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About Fuelling Change: Values and Ethics in Cultural Production

We live in a world full of evolving ethical questions and dilemmas. Our cultural life reflects the society we live in. How do cultural leaders approach these questions and dilemmas today? What place do values have in navigating decision making? How do cultural leaders manage conflicts or tensions when they arise? How can vision and values align?

A series of three public conversations with leaders from across the cultural landscape – independents, founders and leaders of major institutions exploring approaches to ethics and values in cultural production today.

The events are curated and hosted by Kate McGrath, Artistic Director & CEO of Fuel, as part of her Fellowship with the Cultural Programme and Hertford College at Oxford University. The Fellowship offers artists and curators the chance to reflect on their practice, develop new work, and share it with a wider audience. Coinciding with Kate’s twentieth anniversary leading Fuel, this research and series of events provide a unique opportunity to reflect on the past, look ahead, and explore the evolving opportunities and challenges of cultural leadership today.

Each conversation will also be recorded and released as a podcast, available on Fuel Digital and other digital platforms, ensuring these discussions reach an even wider audience.

Co-produced by the Cultural Programme at Oxford University and Fuel. In partnership with Story Museum, Old Fire Station and Oxford Playhouse.

Plan your visit

Address

Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ

Core Visitor Information

We’re at 40 George Street in the centre of Oxford, postcode OX1 2AQ.

By bus

Oxford town centre is well-served by buses. We are less than 10 minutes’ walk from any bus stop in the town centre. Take a look at the Oxford Bus Company website to plan your journey.

By bike

Oxford has a lot of cyclists. You can plan your cycling route using this interactive map. For general information about cycling in Oxford and the surrounding area, visit the Oxford City Council pages on cycling, or of local cycling advocacy group Cyclox.

By train

Old Fire Station is a 15-minute walk from Oxford rail station.

By car

Oxford is not a particularly car-friendly city. There are plenty of car parks in Oxford, but the congestion is high and we recommend that you use the Park & Ride, or a different method of transport.

For Blue Badge holders, there are a number of Disabled Parking Places on New Inn Hall St, and the local NCP car park.

Opening Times

The building opens at 9am every weekday.

The Café is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Sunday.

The Gallery is open 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Saturday.

Accessibility

There are two entrances to the Old Fire Station: 40 George Street via the foyer, and on Gloucester Green via the shop. Both are step-free. If you are coming to a show, we ask that you use the George Street entrance, as the Gloucester Green entrance is not always open.

Full information is available here: https://oldfirestation.org.uk/visit/access-facilities/