Jess Hunt

Jess Hunt, Director – No More Nowt

Jess Hunt is the Director of No More Nowt (NMN), the Creative People & Places programme for County Durham, one of 38 projects across England funded by Arts Council England in areas where arts engagement is lower than national average. The programme began life as East Durham Creates before becoming a countywide programme in 2022.Jess describes her place with NMN as her first ‘proper’ job. She joined the programme in 2015 as Community Engagement Co-ordinator until taking the Director role in 2022. She was one of four individuals to represent County Durham’s bid for City of Culture 2025 in London. Known as a champion of cultural access, ambition and connection, Jess believes that everyone has the right to lead and shape culture about the place they live. A lifelong resident of the North East Jess describes herself as having ‘a Hartlepool heart and an East Durham soul’.