Projects

Creative Consultant

Igniting Communities: A development approach in St Radigunds Dover, exploring and developing creative engagement around St Radigunds Community Centre. This work concluded in a community consultation, development document and two co-created funded projects with local people funded by Colyer Ferguson & Arts Council England. 

Touchbase Care, overseeing the start up of Touchbase Gallery to coincide with the Folkestone Triennial. Curating exhibitions and setting up new administration system.

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Creative Producer

Kent Downs Inspiring Views Manager for the North Downs Way Art Trail, overseeing the commissioning and instalation of three permanent sculptures: in rural Kent and Dover seafront (Kent County Council, Dover Town Council)

CT20 - My Future History. A co-creation project with a group of young women from the Aylesham Carnival Court documenting their lives through black and white photos. Exploring carnival traditions and family life. 

Creatve Producer Lost Pleasure Grounds. A twelve week project for English Heritage with young people from Kent Refugee Action Network to create a map for Walmer Castle's Learning Centre. (Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund)

Creative Producer, and lead artist of Dead & Buried, a participatory research project for the Centre for Death & Society, University of Bath exploring young peoples responses to natural burial methods. (Arts & Humanities Research Council.) https://vimeo.com/64890983

Participation & Engagement

Dover Arts Development & Kent Downs. 'After The Black Gold' revisited. Developing & delivering community workshops enabling members of a mining community to re engage with an existing sculpture on the Via Francigena..

Partner organisation for Flux Kent. Developed the Flux Zine project exploring and supporting positive mental health with twenty eight young people in Kent. (Funded by Kent County Council, lead partner Living Words.)

Developed and facilitated Perceptions of Death. A participatory project with young people in James Town, Accra, Ghana creating an installation for Chale Wote street arts festival. (Funded by Arts Council England and the British Council)

Festival co-ordinator WE:CONNECT Youth Festival (Canterbury Festival & Kent County Council)

Lecturer on the BA Hons Creative & Therapeutic Arts degree at the University of South Wales. Module Lead Professional Practice.