Various public realm projects.
Encounters
2017 to present.
Lead artist.
Secondary schools creative outreach programme.
University or Salford + Salford Museum and Art gallery.
2017-18
Working with six Salford based Secondary school to promote routes into HE study in the arts. Workshops and encounters across the city.
Click here for project micro-site.
Figure Ground – Lead Artist.
2011 to present
Figure Ground is an experienced artist led organisation working within the public realm.
We focus on artist development through collaborative practice and engaged debate. link here
We recently completed our ‘Public art road trip’ documenting public art and public artists across the UK.
To download our ‘Public art road trip’ PDF publication click here
Artist in residence – art coordinator
Tidemill Academy- 2004 to 2017.
While working at Tidemill I devised and delivered a ‘key skills art curriculum’. Sitting above the national curriculum it is a set of six key skill; drawing for life, clay, how to look at art and artists, taking a line for a walk, print, colour and paint.
I taught this curriculum to pupils across the school and led a number of special projects in partnership with local arts organisations. I also led CPD for school staff and continue to deliver art units for Teach First students at the school.
Visiting Lecturer.
2020 – 2021.
Blackpool school of Art.
Blackpool.
Visiting Lecturer.
2020.
Unit X ‘Inspirer talks’
Lecture and workshop to BA students.
Manchester School of Art.
Manchester Met University.
Visiting Lecturer.
2019.
Lecture to Photograghy BA students.
Manchester School of Art.
Manchester Met University.
Visiting Artist – 2017 to 2019.
St Margarets Primary school. Lowestoft, Suffolk.
I worked with the school to develop and deliver termly art weeks. Each week focused on a key art skill such as clay, drawing or colour. During the art week I provided CPD for the whole staff team and delivered lessons to all classes from Nursery to year 6. The art weeks culminated with a whole school public exhibitions.
Lead artist – Parasol Unit, London
2014-15
Lead artist on two week long projects, working with local young people to explore the local area, make new work and collaborate.
Vital Matters here
Lead Artist
Units of Power. 2015 – 16.
Working with three school, co-producing three public
artworks with pupils and staff.
Children and the Arts, The Saatchi Gallery and Harringey Council.
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Lead artist/Project Co-ordinator.
Children and the Arts and The Jack Petchey Start programme.
2015-16. 5 artists working in 10 Enfield Secondary Schools – click here
2014-15. 4 artists working in 8 Enfield Secondary Schools – click here
Lead artist
Deutche Bank Schools Art Prize. 2014-17.
Deutche Band and The Saatchi Gallery.
Annual workshop series and teachers CPD.
Working with 10 schools.
Workshops to prepare pupils for entry to the prize. Breaking out of
curriculur constraints, experimenting, collaborting and taking risks.
2 teachers CPD sessions on creative planning.
Problem Solver
Curation and organisation of a free service for artists.
Bringing artists questions or problems to a group of young people.
Ongoing project
Problem Solver 1.
Hackney Wicked – 2013
Natasha Bird.
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Problem Solver 2.
Hackney Wicked – 2014
Lucy Mills
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Problem Solver 3.
Depford X – 2017.
Annamaria Kardos
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Director ( learning )
Hackney Wicked Art Festival. Hackney Wick London.
2014 – Development – click here
2013 – Development – click here
2012 – Development – click here
2011 – Exchange Project Space – click here
2010 – outreach and participation – click here
Local Artistic Advisor.
Advisory Board.
The White Building. Hackney Wick. (2013 – 15)
Steering Committee Member.
Hub67 Community Centre, Hackney Wick (2014-16)
Visual Art Consultant
Bigfoot arts education.National commercial arts education company.
Have trained and supported over 40 visual artists across the UK.
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Collection
Group research project. part of Extend – leadership programme
Funded by the Arts Council England and Engage – click here
see ‘Undefining creative learning’ for one aspect of our research.
click on link here
Lead Artist – ExchangeProjects
Exchange projects is a group of artists who work together in the public realm.Originally drawn together to work in ‘Exchange project space’ as artists in residents for the Hackney Wicked Festival 2011, the group continue to work locally in Hackney Wick to work with local community groups/members to make art, share our practice and open up dialogue between local residents and local artists. Founded by Jack Brown its members are Lucy Dalzell, Joanna Nowek,Sadie Edginton, Louise Isik and Eva Vikstrom. Click here