About

Current Projects
- The South North CIC  was co-founded in 2023 by myself and Vanessa Ansa. In 2024, following our work with the Mayor of London's Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, we were joined by a new co-director - Chetna Kapacee. The South North CIC delivers collaborative arts & heritage projects that uphold equity, creativity & connection. We produce and curate programmes, events, research and support the development of community practice, arts practitioners and organisations. 

- Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with Tate and Goldsmiths University:  In October 2023, I began a PhD

funded by the AHRC and based in the began working with Tate’s Schools & Teachers, Early Years & Families teams exploring the question: How can we move towards more equitable organisational and administrative systems in the arts by learning from and supporting familial (in the broadest sense) transcultural and diasporic formations of memory?
 
- Fundraising / development support: I have extensive experience in bid writing, programme and project development across multiple stakeholders. I have an excellent track record in securing smaller, short term awards up to larger scale (500k) multi year funding for arts organisations, artists, schools and the NHS. I focus on projects that support global majority practice, social justice, health and wellbeing and frequently work fundraiser Jenny Starr and Janice Cheddie. 

Recent /previous: 
- Voices for the Future, Haringey Creates: Supporting learning and evaluation across this Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher CPDL funded project that explores the process of providing creative, anti-racist CPD to Year 3 teachers over two years. 

- Tynemouth Road Children's Centre: Worked collaboratively with the Whittington Hospital, centre staff and the local community to develop an ongoing arts programme for this newly refurbished children's centre, housing the Whittington's children's services. Supporting the Head of Children's Services ambition to create an exciting, connected and supportive space for health and creativity. The programme commenced with the installation of a 20ft mural created by artist Hanna Benihoud in collaboration with Year 6 pupils from Earlsmead primary school, Tottenham (installed July 22). 

- Tottenham Now:  Together We Stand is a mural by artist Lakwena currently located at Seven Sisters station. The mural accompanied workshops, public exhibition, performance and installation as part of Tottenham Now, instigated and delivered by myself. TN aimed to catch a moment in the life of Tottenham before widespread regeneration began. The project was supported by and partnered with the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Earlsmead Primary School, Park View Secondary School and ADA college and was funded by Haringey Council. 

Directorship
I am a silent Director for STEAM Labs a not-for-profit organisation that provides fun, hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths activities for children and their communities based in Hackney.
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In 2021 I was awarded a Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Education for my work at  Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) where I was the Iniva Creative Learning Manager, then Curator of Learning and Wellbeing from 2017 - 2021.