Joe Lockwood is co-founder of the LAB Genalguacil - International Laboratory of Rural Innovation
His work , of over 25 years, spans the interface of creative industries, higher-education and policy from founding creative enterprises, contributing to policy development and co-creating pioneering initiatives with public and private partners. Co-founder of The Innovation School and The Creative Campus at The Glasgow School of Art, fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
His creative practice focuses on shaping ecosystems where creativity and culture help question the status quo while fostering the critical, creative and collective confidence to imagine new ways of doing things.
This currently takes form in his roles as Professor of Artistic Entrepreneurship at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and co-founder of LAB Genalguacil. His grandmother was born in Genalguacil and her stories inspired him to have the courage and confidence to change things!
Photo credit: Encuentros de Arte 2022 / Jesús Madriñán