Staying ahead: the economic performance of the UK’s creative industries was published this week by The Work Foundation. Commissioned by the Department of Culture Media and Sport, the independent report analyses the nature, role and scope of the creative industries in Britain.

Discussing networks as a driver of the creative industries, Watershed is mentioned:

"These arguments are embraced by the Cox Review and the Infrastructure Working Group in their recommendations for Creativity and Innovation Centres and a Creative Grid respectively. Both point to the role of places like the Watershed in Bristol, Cornerhouse in Manchester, the Showroom in Sheffield and the Lighthouse in Glasgow and their integration with larger concentrations of cultural infrastructure and activity."