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SPUD is an arts and education charity that creates opportunities for people to engage with art, architecture, design and the environment, producing new work as a catalyst for exploration, debate and public understanding. I devise and implement programs for practicing art with children at Spud Creatives - I provide fun art clubs for children of all ages wanting to try out a wide variety of art and craft techniques.

Managed and led the entire art curriculum across the preparatory school (Year 3-8), introducing different media to the children culminating in an annual Art & Design Exhibition. Integrated the school with local art venues, other leading private schools and programming professional artist workshops.The role involved the development of the Art & Design curriculum and the implementation of specialised projects that taught play, art skills and a range of techniques that included drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, printmaking, textiles and mixed media (felt making, collage, silk painting). Providing opportunities for pupils to explore Art History, further their artistic capabilities and prepare selected Year pupils for Art Scholarships to Senior School, and their participation in the Arts Award programme. (The Arts Council of England ACE). The management and leadership of an Arts Technician within the Department.

Resourceful and imaginative art teaching assistant, trained in a wide array of artistic mediums. Assisting in the design and presentation of exciting lessons that actively engage children. Collaborating with the teacher to provide pupils with opportunities to reach their potential through creative expression. Trained Forest Leader Practitioner to extend the curriculum to include outdoor learning in the on site woodland area – Durlston Den.Forest School - a new outdoor classroom: the Durlston Den providing the Middle School pupils with a series of “Forest School Clubs” where children develop a personal connection with nature, exploration and experiment. Innovative, fun and engaging. Activities include whittling, bug collecting, tree climbing, mud & clay play, den building, woodland craft, fire lighting (campfires and toasting marshmallows!) and using the storm kettle to make hot chocolate.

ndependent CuratorArtView offered contemporary visual artists guidance in developing their professional practice, promotion, exhibition opportunities, selling work and networking. ArtView acted as a catalyst allowing artists to be discovered, represented and placed. Specifically identifying innovative contemporary artists from the SW to showcase. The Arts Council of England (ACE) funded this Pilot project.

The position of Advisor helped to ensure the complementarity of business related activities to the overall aims of an Institution committed to excellence in teaching and learning in art, design and media. In particular, helping to encourage and support an organisational culture that is responsive to business activity, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer through the establishment of the Enterprise Pavilion.

Dartington was a university sector college specialising in contemporary performance arts and their relation to changing social and cultural contexts. Worked within the College’s Centre for Creative Enterprise and Participation. My role was the contact point for the creative businesses and provision of professional levels of information, advice, and referral and client management.

The ICA Exhibitions programme presented a highly successful and diverse range of shows. The Department commissioned new work, premiered significant shows by unknown artists and introduced important international work. The programme encompassed fine art, design, architecture and popular culture.I successfully organised and delivered over twenty exhibitions, keeping within the financial constraints for each project. My team raised over £400k from both public and private sectors e.g. Scottish Courage, Arts Council of England, Henry Moore Foundation. Administrative responsibility including sales, marketing, budgetary and human resources. My Role extended to assisting the programme of activities for the ICA 50 Patron Scheme as well establishing, managing and galvanizing the gallery around an inventive national and international programme of artistic and social merit. Liaised with the four Associate Directors of ICA Exhibitions based in the USA and across Europe.

Part of the Gallery team operating this highly commercial international art gallery. Involved in the representation of a select number of gallery artists both in the UK and abroad as well as handling general administration, public relations and sales of artwork (e.g.Craigie Horsfield/Tacita Dean/Bridget Smith/Callum Innes and Fiona Banner). Gained specific experience of sales of art to public and private collectors in the UK & Internationally.

Yoko Ono & Fluxus MovementThis was one of SBC’s most successful exhibitions, attracting an audience of over 20,000 people. Yoko Ono’s work takes many forms; conceptual scores, films, objects, books, recordings, poems, performances, billboards, skywriting and advertising. The project provided a unique opportunity to present Ono’s work from the sixties and included audience participation pieces, soundworks and a film programme as well as documenting selected works from the Fluxus movement.

renowned commercial art Gallery and my role was to focus upon artist and client liaison. Dealing with the sale of artworks by gallery artists such as Cindy Sherman and Tony Oursle

Developed and implemented short and long term curatorial projects for the visual arts programme. Built relationships with galleries, museums, funding bodies and individuals to extend the support, expertise and advice of and to this significant public gallery space with its own art collection.

The International Co-ordinator for the Artists’ Museum was not a conventional space but a communication link between artists and individuals representing diverse disciplines and backgrounds. The Museum initiated events, performances, exhibitions and site-specific projects in New York.

As the Deputy to the Director of Visual Arts, I shared the responsibility for the operation of the visual arts programme. The gallery displayed a continuous series of prestigious exhibitions and provided space for high profile work. It rapidly established a national and international reputation providing London with a major innovative space. Significant exhibitions of international work by Louise Bourgeois, Yoko Ono and Joan Brossa alongside the first presentations of work by young artists such as Mat Collishaw, Jason Brooks and Edward Lipski.