Anthony Sargent CBE

International Cultural Advisor
UK

After studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University, Anthony worked for thirteen years in BBC Radio and TV presentation, production and management before being appointed Artistic Projects Director of London’s Southbank Centre. Moving to Birmingham City Council as Head of Arts, he created Birmingham’s first Arts Strategy and led all the Council’s major arts projects and festivals, co-leading Birmingham’s acclaimed 10-year festival of the 20th Century, Towards the Millennium with Sir Simon Rattle.

After returning to the BBC in the management team for the nationwide Radio and TV Millennium Music Live festival, he was founding General Director for 15 years of Sage Gateshead (England’s award-winning international centre for music performance and education) before moving to Canada to lead Luminato Festival Toronto as its second CEO. Now an international cultural advisor, an ISPA member for 25 years and ISPA Board Chair 2013-2016, he has hosted 17 editions of ISPA’s international Pitch New Works in North and South America, Europe and SouthEast Asia.

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

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