I’m a curator-turned-arts-manager, working as an independent researcher and arts manager since 2007. I am based in York but work across the UK and internationally with artists and arts and cultural organisations. During 2009/10 I was NESTA Innovation Fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme. Find out more about me and what I do, my Fellowship, current projects and the services I can offer as a consultant.
I am currently employed by Tate Liverpool on a year-long change programme which involves supporting a series of strategic reviews across the organisation, working closely with the gallery’s management team. The aims of the change programme are to ensure the gallery is operating as efficiently as possible while maintaining the impact of Tate Liverpool’s internationally-recognised programme by reviewing priorities, increasing flexibility and entrepreneurialism and by placing visitor experience at the heart of the organisation. Recent projects include facilitation of various workshops and events for the British Council Cultural Leadership International Programme in France, developing Artquest’s Money Talks programme to enable artists to be more in control of their careers by being smarter about finance and Capital Matters: a framework for developing financial resilience in arts and cultural organisations – with sector-led think-thank and development agency Mission Models and Money . Find out more about other recent projects and download my CV here.
As a researcher, art historian and person with a passionate commitment to developing audiences, learning and people within arts organisations I’ve authored various publications. Most recently I’ve published about new models of audience engagement in galleries and leadership in the visual arts sector as part of my Clore Fellowship. The publications section of this blog also includes an art historical article about the history of public galleries in England and recent articles on arts management issues from sector press. Beyond the gallery is my blog concerned with arts management and development issues in the visual arts sector, and more widely. I hope that you’ll find time to join the discussion.