Primary passions are the Arts, Creativity, Coaching, Teaching, and delivering Yoga, Wellbeing, Stress Management and Resilience in both corporate and independent settings. Although I am artist and writer my personal profile is not typical of creatives Belbin team roles delivered include Plant (Creativity), Resource Coordinator (People), Chairperson (Leader), Monitor Evaluator (Administration/planning), and Company Worker (Practical Contributor)Areas of professional expertise:Managing budgetsManaging ChangeManaging Charity operations Crisis Management Contractual ManagementRelationship Management & Partnership DevelopmentProject Management Project Design LeadershipLeadership & Project Management skills contributing to growth InnovationTeaching, designing, delivering, developing Teaching & Training initiativesWriting educational resources Performance Coaching Budgetary ControlProposal WritingFunding bidsCulture & Heritage Curator I have been fortunate throughout my career to date, where my passion for the arts has enabled me to develop a sustained professional portfolio within artistic operational settings at differing levels of authority. Continued success achieved through utilising well-honed people and process skills alongside high levels of personal integrity, natural coach and developer of enhancing customer/stakeholder relationships.My current situation: I am able to offer flexible working, interested in projects short and longer term at all levels, consultancy opportunity & part-time salaried roles. Less interest in job titles more interest in harnessing proven professional skills and experience to achieve desired outcomes.Recent projects - include: Executive Director for The 6th John Ruskin Prize (International multimedia art prize) ‘ Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken. Also Executive Director for The Big Draw - Festival ‘Drawing with Senses’ & The Big Christmas Draw. Writing the narratives to support these and educational resources. Commissioned artist on ACW Connect & Flourish PenrhysCurator for Gwyther Barnes Exhibition at Cyfarthfa Museum 2020Commissioned artist/project manager and curator on Exhibition in Box - Silences of WW1 for Head4Arts November 2018 - July 2019Commissioned artist on Drawn Together - the largest drawing project in Wales for Voluntary Arts Wales April 2018 - October 2018.Deliver Yoga and Wellbeing Clients include: Conwy County Borough Council, Welsh Government, and independent sessions.
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Artist, Writer And Consultant. Sep 2008 - PresentWalesUpon completing the Tate Fellowship, I created a freelance element to my career portfolio, as an artist and consultant, running parallel with my teaching career. In 2008 I made the decision to leave a full-time position to develop a consultancy business, specialising in arts, creative industry, heritage & education, being engaged as a consultant, fund raising expert & artist. Major projects include: • As a lead development consultant, securing eight million funding for Old Town Hall/ Red House, in Merthyr Tydfil, within the challenging deadline, of ten months (Responsible for, writing business plan/ feasibility study, Undertaking historical research, public consultation, extensive community engagement and development of local and strategic partnerships).• Engage Cymru: Devising and delivering a gallery programme for the Welsh Baccalaureate Pilot, working with Oriel MOSTYN and Oriel Ynys Mon. http://www.engage.org/wbq• Coleg Cambria: Developing Consultant: undertaking a curriculum review.• Training Teachers: Delivering training throughout the country, on new curriculum developments and initiatives.• Recent commission as Project Manager/Artist for Head4arts, WW1 Silences project.• Work during Covid-19 includes:- A key part of team undertaking the Business Review of significant gallery and museum in Wales.Artist (Visual)Projects include: • Commissioned as Project Manager, Artist and Curator for Exhibition in a Box – Silences of WW1 – researching silences such as PTSD, Shot at Dawn, creating installation and curating a touring exhibition in South Wales for Head4Arts. Developing local and strategic partnerships, extensive community engagement. Designing and developing education packs in line with 2022 National Curriculum for Wales. http://www.inspiredbyhistory.cymru/exhibition-in-a-box Commissioned Artist for Drawn Together: Creative Lives Please see projects lists for other examples
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Consultant* Sep 2008 - Present
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ArtistN/A Mar 1990 - PresentWalesProjects include: • Recent commission as Project Manager, Artist and Curator for Exhibition in a Box – Silences of WW1 – researching silences such as PTSD, Shot at Dawn, creating installation and curating a touring exhibition in South Wales for Head4Arts. Developing local and strategic partnerships, extensive community engagement. Designing and developing education packs in line with 2022 National Curriculum for Wales. http://www.inspiredbyhistory.cymru/exhibition-in-a-box • Recently engaged by Voluntary Arts Wales for BBC Radio Wales ‘Get Creative’.• 2018 commissioned artist for Drawn Together, Voluntary Arts Wales – largest national drawing project in Wales, culminating with an exhibition at National Museum of Wales.• 2018: invited to feature in Houses and Gardens Art Edit for spring 2018.• Shortlisted in 2016 & 2017 for the Times Water Colour Prize.• Four million-pound, Tate Circuit and Oriel MOSTYN: Engaged as an artist working on the national project, developing partnerships for MOSTYN- Cylch, designing program to impact place making. Monitoring, evaluating and reporting activities against key impact metrics.• Developed Stiwdio Studio for artists – using vacant retail spaces.• Lever Brothers: Working as an artist and Creative Producer creating site-specific sculpture.• ALCAN: Working as an artist and Creative Producer on a site-specific sculpture working with sound artist Hugh Davies.• Tate Gallery: As an artist developing ’Art Box’ an intergenerational project, documented on Tate publication ’Primary at the Tate’.• Tate Gallery: As an artist, Creative Producer and curator for ’More Than A Pile of Bricks’. Coordination of a wide variety of cultural activities, culminating in curating exhibition at Tate.• Curator for Gwyther Barnes Exhibition of drawings at Cyfarthfa Museum (January 2020 – 1st March 2020)• Artist on ACW Connect and Flourish at Penrhys Rhondda
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Executive DirectorThe Big Draw Aug 2022 - Jun 2024London Area, United KingdomLed on The Big Draw Festival:- writing the brief for ‘Drawing with Senses’ 2023/24 https://thebigdraw.org/the-big-draw-festival-2023-drawing-with-senses for the first time since the pandemic showed the green shoots growth, with a 10% increase in organisations and income. • I instigated a step change in delivery & resources for Drawing with Senses’ by creating and writing an education pack to support theme, for both formal & informal delivery. This added considerable value to the experience, complemented by delivering CPD to teachers, evidenced by a 250% increase in school engagement with festival. These revised resources included welcome packs, bespoke merchandise, & themed magazine, offering more inspiration to explore theme. • Live Projects: spearheaded step change in delivery from a license-based model to incorporate more socially conscious projects with: - The Big Christmas Draw – working with foodbanks, & our partners to place sketchbooks in food parcels & delivering drawing sessions within warm spaces with warm food. Tackling issues eg: social isolation, economic crisis & moving away from materialism & refocusing on sharing experiences together.- 12 Days of Christmas: a digital online ‘draw along’ for families& individuals to tune into each day, experiencing creative fun together. -Over view of all charity operations. Writing reports to board & charity commission etc • Led infrastructure change, transitioning staff from freelance to new PAYE contracts, with benefits, (pensions, paid leave, personal development, staff handbook, policies, engagement of HR company, and H&S.). Placing wellbeing at the centre, designing& implementing ‘Breathe Weeks’ & Take 5’.• Initiated implementation of AI, ensuring all staff trained on AI prompt engineering, minimising workload for small team.• In addition, I secured:- Development funding, from Foster& Partners- I am also part of the All Party Parliamentary Group Art Craft Design Education
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Executive DirectorThe 6Th John Ruskin Prize Aug 2022 - Jun 2024As Executive Director for The Big Draw - The John Ruskin is also part of my remit. I reinstated The John Ruskin prize after a hiatus of 5 years due to Covid. I devised and wrote the theme/ brief and supporting narratives for ‘Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken’ and implemented key strategic changes by making it an international art prize, opening it up to more disciplines, engaging high profile judges : Cornelia Parker CBE RA, Bob and Roberta Smith OBE RA, Narinder Sagoo MBE, Julian Stair OBE, Gary Hill (USA), Rachel Dickinson who I judged alongside. The 6th John Ruskin, increased performance in 2024 by 322% by attracting over 4000 submissions from 35 countries. Previous years the increase year on year was 14% . I curated the show which was held at Trinity Buoy Wharf. The show received critical acclaim and was listed in the top 10 things to see in London.
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Relationship Manager - Visual Arts And Combined Arts NorthArts Council England Nov 2015 - Sep 2017Manchester, United KingdomManaged several major accounts, multimillion-pound portfolio of 7 high profile art and museum organisations, a national network and associated diverse multileveled stakeholders and sponsors. 3 of these organisation were awarded the much-coveted uplift during the last NPO18-22 funding round, 1 was awarded the highest uplift in the country.• Responsible for contractual compliance plus development including audit compliance with authority to authorize or decline payments.• Dependent upon organisational needs and aspirations I provided coaching, guidance support and development.• Relied upon to assess and make recommendations across all funding schemes e.g. GFA from £15k to in excess of £100k, Large Scale Capital, Catalyst, Artist International Arts Development Fund (taking lead coordination for several rounds, Strategic Touring & NPO 18-22.• Relied upon to deliver national arts and cultural strategies and raise standard of Creative Case for diversity and inclusion.• Advising high profile arts organisations on commissioning, procurement of artists, public art commissions, creative programming, income generation, increasing footfall and participation.• Delivering to challenging deadlines, such as recent NPO 18-22 assessment round for Arts Council England.• My insight into the sector plus track record in relationship development and shared success I was invited to participate in funding panel decisions, assessing both local and strategic funding.• As a practicing and exhibiting artist and writer, with current sector knowledge, which enabled me to empower artists and cultural leaders, promoting artistic freedom. -
Visionary Director. For Visual Performing Arts & MediaRiverside College 2006 - 2008HaltonIn addition to Director’s role I led the Directorate through merger and redundancy programme, made 20 redundancies, reducing staff from 60 – 40. Managing change and positively changing the culture resulting in enhanced outcomes through a challenging transition phase.• Director of 40 staff and 1000 students. Managing curriculum and course design delivery and development, and a budget in excess of £742k. Worked with Principal Alan Harrison.• Enforced H&S for Vocational campus.• Delivering enhanced liaison with Board level stakeholders resulting in realignment to operational protocol.• Spearheaded implementation of creative industries, plus Initiated not for profit record label and secured sponsorship.• Live projects – undertook development enhancement of projects and Created Riverstock festival (in excess of 200 audience).• Promoted capital bids (circa value from £5k to £50k) 95% strike rate.
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Head Of School: For Visual & Performing Arts And MediaWidnes And Runcorn Sixth Form College 2005 - 2006Widnes And RuncornRecruited initially as a Head of School, promoted to Director to lead Creative Arts Directorate through merger to become Riverside College.• Initiated and developed good practice, taking responsibility for introduction of quality assurance and development strategies for the discipline area, where previously there were none. These changes, which I implemented, were approved by OFSTED, who noted my effective leadership was noted in the inspection report
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Curriculum Leader For Art Design And Media, West Cheshire CollegeWest Cheshire College 2002 - 2005Ellesmere Port• Achieved enhanced OFSTED grade from 3 to 2.• Seconded to project manage, and developed substantial capital project for new arts building, including sponsorship. Impacting on 400 people.• Design and implemented a creative solution coping in challenging situation (facilities management service shortfall in terms of construction exceeding agreed completion dates) maintaining high quality student experience.• Achieved grade 1 teacher status by Sarah Mogel, Ofsted Inspector and Principal who stated that ’it was the best example of differentiated learning she had ever experienced’.• Differentiation, Diversity and inclusion – Lead Ambassador training staff.
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Vocational Course Leader For Art And Design And Ba Fine Art Coleg MenaiColeg Menai 1994 - 2002BangorRecruited as vocational Course Leader and as a direct result of extensive art and design experience at Tate Gallery and as a practicing artist, commissioned to take on the full time Fine Art Degree Course Leadership as part of my delivery portfolio.• Edexcel awarded special commendation for the high quality of course.• Designed, delivered, assessed and developed, and courses supported by key creative industry partnerships.• Substantially improved results, 65% Students achieved the highest grade, Distinction, previously only achieved by 25%. One student awarded ‘Edexcel Student of the year for Wales and Northern Ireland’.• Initiated and developed links with creative industries enabling students’ access to national international renowned high profile organisations, securing sponsorship to facilitate visits.• Estyn inspection grade improved due to the high profile national success. It was the first time within the organisation that vocational results were off the scale, 65% students achieving Distinction and progressing onto prestigious colleges. • Requested to cover manager interim position to cover staff sickness.Project Managed investment into the area circa £40K• Unique experience of managing, leading and supporting college, regarding a murder investigation
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Course Leader Vocational Level 2 Art And DesignWarrington Collegiate Institute 1993 - 1994Warrington• Successfully set up new vocational course and championed links with galleries.
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Curator For Map (Mobile Art Programme),Tate 1991 - 1992Liverpool• I maximized links with sponsors (e.g. Alcan) to include education & funding events. Exceeded expectations by successfully negotiating a bid to a 500% higher offer.• Spearheaded ’More than a Pile of Bricks’. I was Creative Producer and curator for the exhibition at the Tate of the work produced by ’More than a Pile of Bricks’, opened by Environmental Minister.• Pioneered Art Box as documented in Tate publication’ Primary Education’.• Worked with Catherine Orbach on concept of ‘Little Look’.• Commissioned artists, and art programmes and secured additional sponsorship with Lever Brothers and ALCAN. -
Tate/ Cheshire FellowshipTate 1990 - 1991LiverpoolAwarded Tate Fellowship, received special commendation from the Director of Education, David Cracknell.• Pioneered and was curator for the first Art Educational Exhibition ever to be held at Tate Liverpool and funding to support it.• I was the youngest person in the country to work as part of an Art Advisory Team. • Developed, and implemented a strategic approach, and delivery framework for contextual studies.• Awarded Tate Gallery Fellowship.
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Art Teacher, Sandbach High School, Cheshire Education AuthoritySandbach High School And Sixth Form College 1986 - 1990SandbachKey Achievements: Improved results: GCSE 100%, ‘A’ Level 100%, 60% high grades.
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