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Work Background
Arts & Culture Officer
Croydon CouncilArts & Culture Officer
May. 2024 - Mar. 2025London Area, United Kingdom- Co-designing and commissioning London Borough of Culture Legacy creative programmes to grow cultural engagement in the borough, including Croydon Harvest & Walnut Fair which saw a record-breaking number of attendees - Developing fundraising proposals for innovative projects to work with local Eastern European, refugee and DV survivor communities through textile heritage in collaboration with Arts Council England and the National Heritage Lottery Fund - Collaborating with partners including the National Gallery, Art Angel, Queer Croydon, Emergency Exit Arts, Festival.org and beyond to create immersive and inclusive programmes bringing new cultural work to the borough and supporting local creatives - Managing budgets of up to a quarter of a million pounds - Streamlining cross-departmental and external communications, building new partnerships with local community groups and colleagues across the borough - Creating communications and PR material for creative programmes in collaboration with comms team
Director
Izba ArtsDirector
Oct. 2023London, England, United KingdomManaging an interdisciplinary publication with a focus on the preservation of heritage and platforming Central & Eastern European creatives drawing links between cultural memory and contemporary practice.
Producer
Battersea Arts CentreProducer
Dec. 2022 - Apr. 2023London, England, United Kingdom
Arts Officer (Projects & Commissioning)
Orleans House GalleryArts Officer (Projects & Commissioning)
Jul. 2022 - Oct. 2023London, England, United Kingdom
Arts Officer
Richmond and Wandsworth CouncilsArts Officer
Nov. 2021 - Oct. 2023- Developing a brand new large scale borough-wide festival around the themes of Togetherness and Change - Leading on programme content and marketing of the festival - Managing interdisciplinary exhibitions at Orleans House Gallery from start to finish including procurement, interpretation, installation, collateral, wrap-around content and additional events - Managing and developing the schools programme - Building and nurturing relationships with local arts organisations, collaborating on events and festivals - Commissioning and overseeing inclusive engagement work by a dance consortium - Evaluating existing programmes, compiling reports for stakeholders and conceptualising new projects - Managing budgets effectively - Collaborating with creatives and the wider team on an artist-led exhibition and workshop programme, elevating underrepresented voices - Advocating for accessibility of all content, and reduction of environmental impact of the organisation - Spearheading new marketing strategies to grow organic reach and engagement - Coordinating projects to encourage partnership working between 51 state and independent schools; getting students to reflect on the idea of community through a series of creative activities in collaboration with RCA artist Alexander Mourant - Delivering hybrid creative workshops for schools and young people as well as supporting a CPD programme for local teachers to use innovative creative activities in the classroom - Selecting and displaying 32 local artists in the public realm as part of the FRAMED programme - Leading on marketing for the Cultural Education Partnership including social media and newsletters - Coordinating young people’s programmes for the Wandsworth Arts Fringe and Richmond Arts and Ideas festivals featuring young people writing a review of one of the featured events in collaboration with a local artist - Adhering to GDPR and promoting accessibility within content, printed materials and on the ground projects
Auction Assistant & Bid Spotter
MACDOUGALL ARTS LIMITEDAuction Assistant & Bid Spotter
Jun. 2021 - Aug. 2021London, England, United Kingdom- Compiling auction materials including condition reports and marketing - Setting up auction exhibition (art handling and packing, technical support) - Transporting artworks for restoration - Bid spotting at auction
Social Media Manager
James Butterwick GallerySocial Media Manager
Mar. 2021 - Mar. 2022London, England, United Kingdom- Increasing engagement and growing following - Generating social media strategy strategy - Creating content and educational material, video editing and animating works - Training and overseeing graphic design interns
Operations Supervisor
Cass ArtOperations Supervisor
Dec. 2020 - Jul. 2021Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom- Motivating staff and improving performance - Tracking and exceeding KPI targets - Recruiting and training local volunteers - Designing volunteer programme and running educational workshops - Visual merchandising for increased sales - Fostering local partnerships and improving brand recognition - Delivering outstanding customer service and being the first point of contact - Cash handling, keyholding - Overseeing administrative support, stock and supply chain communications, financial reporting - Working to budget
Keyholder
Cass ArtKeyholder
Jul. 2020 - Dec. 2020London, England, United Kingdom- Managing the store & a team of 10 - Opening, closing, cash up, KPI tracking - Setting and exceeding daily targets - Building lasting relationships with customers by offering varied learning opportunities and detailed advice on materials and processes - Supporting stock organisation
Social Media Manager & Curator
Russian Art and CultureSocial Media Manager & Curator
Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2022London, England, United Kingdom- Doubling audience and tripling engagement - Designing strategy for social media growth and brand recognition - Conceptualising and delivering digital residencies and learning activities - Fostering partnerships and delivering PR strategy during Russian Art Week and beyond - Securing advertising and donation income, fundraising - Creating multimedia content, covering prominent cultural events
Artist Educator
Cygnets School of ArtArtist Educator
Mar. 2019 - Oct. 2021London, United Kingdom- Co-creating and delivering creative learning programme - Safeguarding - Award and scholarship portfolio preparation - Contextualising contemporary practice through historical and current events - Supporting SEN and BAME students through inclusive teaching
Curator & Events Manager
MIL ProductionsCurator & Events Manager
Mar. 2019 - Dec. 2020London, England, United Kingdom- Designing and delivering artist networking events - Building local partnerships - Marketing & PR, designing collateral for print and digital - Outreach, B2B sales
Engagement Lead (for Inventory of Behaviours with Kingston University)
TateEngagement Lead (for Inventory of Behaviours with Kingston University)
Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2019London- Delivering Tate Exchange Inventory of Behaviours public engagement programme - Moderating the inclusion panel and assisting with programme evaluation
Education Coordinator
Saatchi GalleryEducation Coordinator
Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2019London, United Kingdom- Contributing to creative educational programming - Conceptualising and delivering tours and workshops for all ages and abilities including SEN, BAME, adult and senior groups - Designing and collating learning materials - Curating and installing exhibitions - Managing databases and researching programme utilisation - Contributing to programme evaluation - Training new employees - Supporting the coordination of front of house and educational activities - Overseeing special events - Coordinating front of house and box office for Beyond Projects with Punchdrunk
Academic Mentor
Kingston UniversityAcademic Mentor
Sep. 2018 - Apr. 2020Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom- Mentoring students in their transition to higher education - Running skills training workshops - Curating and installing exhibitions - Contributing to additional programming - Closing the feedback loop on the effectiveness of the programme through liaising with senior staff
Brand Ambassador
First MileBrand Ambassador
Nov. 2017 - Jan. 2018London, United Kingdom- Face to face marketing - Stakeholder liaison - KPI tracking and conversion - B2B sales
Ambassador
Cass ArtAmbassador
Aug. 2017 - Dec. 2018London, United Kingdom- Events management - Art handling and curation at Bargehouse OXO tower - Workshop design and delivery - Raising brand awareness, increasing engagement - Collecting and collating feedback for programme improvement - Marketing - Guest writing - Data entry
Artist
FreelanceArtist
Sep. 2016- Designing a range of participatory workshops and co-designing travelling artwork with the National Trus, Craft Forward, Apple and Curated Makers - Creating engaging workshops and exhibitions inspired by Eastern European heritage with Battersea Arts Centre - Conceptualising and building immersive sound trails and experiences for local communities to engage with, share and record their histories - Collaboratively shaping extra-curricular creative programmes for and with over 51 schools across the UK - Exhibiting and co-curating exhibitions at and with Hypha Studios, Saatchi Gallery, Shtager Gallery, Stanley Picker Gallery, Phoenix Art Space, Photo Fringe and beyond - Fundraising for textile heritage projects & participatory work about Eastern European Culture
Artists Educator
TutorfairArtists Educator
Nov. 2015 - Aug. 2018London, United Kingdom- Delivering digital and face to face teaching - Planning creative learning sessions for a wide variety of age groups in Visual Art, Music, Russian, English, Spanish and Economics - Designing and collating learning materials - Creating adaptable programmes for adults, senior learners, SEN and BAME groups - Preparing portfolios for highly successful award and scholarship applications
Performing Artist
DOWNTOWN ARTISTS LIMITEDPerforming Artist
Aug. 2015 - Oct. 2017London, United Kingdom- Audience engagement - Project management - Performance
Artist Educator
TutorHuntArtist Educator
Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2015London, United KingdomPlanning and delivering creative learning sessions to aid IB Art, Economics, Music and Russian studies.
Performing Artist
LONG LUNCH MUSIC LIMITEDPerforming Artist
Apr. 2014 - Sep. 2017London, United Kingdom- Audience engagement - Project management - Performance
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