About Us
So who are we and why do we think we know anything about the arts?
We are a small and personal business with a core of two people and an office dog.
Sue Robinson (Director)
Sue has had a wide and varied career in the arts to date. She has a degree in social ethics and community/youth work and a post graduate qualification in community arts. She has worked as a project manager at High Peak Community Arts, as Combined Arts Officer with both Arts Council England North West and Yorkshire and as the Arts and Regeneration Manager for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Sue has been, amongst other cultural work, managing and developing Spot On, Lancashire’s Rural Touring Network for some years. In 2005 she brought this under the management of Robinson Howell Partnership Ltd.
Sue continues to manage Spot On, a project that she has grown beyond expectation, she delivers Artsnet as a service for Community Arts North West and is co-editor of MAiLOUT. She also manages various other smaller scale projects within Robinson Howell Partnership
Rob Howell (Director)
Rob also has a post graduate qualification in community arts along with one in arts policy management. His degree was in textiles. He has worked as a director of Bannerworks Community Arts and as the Head of Arts for the award winning Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Rob was the project manager and line manager for Darwen Library Theatre which opened in 2000. He has worked extensively with schools and education promoting creative learning and has been instrumental in the development of creative industries initiatives. Rob also has extensive experience in public art.
Rob co-edits MAiLOUT and acts as a producer for Creative Partnerships in East Lancashire. He is the business manager for Robinson Howell Partnership and leads on most of the smaller scale projects that the company undertakes.
Charlie (Office Dog)
Charlie has no qualifications whatsoever but provides pet therapy and greets visitors enthusiastically.