About me
Creative leader with extensive experience of cultural production, strategy and programming.
This page features some examples of creative work I have commissioned and programmes I have led over my career.
Projects
- Asia TriennialProgramme Director, Asia Triennial 2018, Manchester School of Art's citywide multi-venue festival of contemporary art on the theme of Asia. The Festival explored Asian identities through a diverse programme of performances, exhibitions, film, workshops and special events by contemporary visual artists at fourteen venues across Greater Manchester, including a one-day symposium Who do you think you are? and a public parade led by Chinese performance artist Han Bing. I devised the programme wit
- David Lynch Presents...I programmed and produced three nights of live musical performance as part of Manchester International Festival's David Lynch takeover of HOME, the city's centre for contemporary art, theatre and film. I collaboratively developed the concept with the exhibition curator and BBC Radio 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs and worked with lighting designer Stuart Bailes to design and curate a theatrical Lynchian experience featuring performances from artists including Chrysta Bell, Anna Calvi, These New Purita
- Can't Do Right For Doing WrongWorking alongside the Visual Arts team at HOME, Manchester, I produced a major solo exhibition and new co-commission from Turner-nominated artist Phil Collins. Can’t Do Right For Doing Wrong, as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK's cultural programme marking the centenary of the First World War. The show featured three large-scale installations – Ceremony; my heart’s in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand’s in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught; and Delete Beach – which used di
- Low FourAn Ultra High Definition IPTV music platform, Low Four streams and archives live performances from established touring acts and emerging local talent. It was founded in 2016 as part of my initiative St John’s Projects for Culture with a small investment from Allied London and additional funding and in-kind support from the University of Salford and other partners. Low Four trains future generations of music and video producers through a partnership with the University, led by Dr Brendan WIlliam
- Music + FilmIn 2016, I commissioned and produced the Music + Film project for Manchester's contemporary arts centre HOME. Supported by the PRS Foundation and the BFI Film Hub, the year-long programme presented an eclectic season of silent cinema accompanied by soundtracks from the city’s most innovative musical talent. Combining the immediacy and energy of live performance with the magic of the big screen, Music + Film saw Manchester musicians creating original scores for early 20th century silent cinema, a
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Skills
- Writing
- Creative Production
- Artist Programming
- Artwork Commissioning
- Content Curation
- Project Managemant