Andrew (Sid) Siddall is a visual artist, designer, facilitator and project manager working in theatre, education and community settings. He combines visual arts, celebration and performance to give voice to ideas and enable people to cross borders of race, culture, geography, language and ability. He has a particular interest in youth oriented, site-specific, non-venue based arts events. He has a developing interest in environmentally conscious ways of working, creating and building, and a firm belief that creative engagement is vital to our lives.Based in London, he has worked for many years throughout the UK and internationally across Europe, South Africa, Argentina and India. He is a founder member of Project Phakama, and a long-term associate of Emergency Exit Arts and LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), and associate artist of Tallaght Community Arts in Dublin. Current work includes managing the 100 year old premises of Emergency Exit Arts alongside delivering creative projects and installations & heading up the participatory and youth engagement components of Platform SHIFT+, a four year pan-European digital arts project.