 In 2013 he collaborated with artist Robert Priseman to form the artist led group Contemporary British Painting and then the ‘East Contemporary Art Collection’, the first dedicated collection of contemporary art for the East of England which is housed at the University of Suffolk, Ipswich.Carter is President of Colchester Art Society and has been Artist-in-residence at the University of Essex and Firstsite, Colchester.Carter is represented internationally by Messum's.