Projects
- Spring FlingSpring Fling is a vibrant visual art and craft open studios event covering the length and breadth of Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland; it is highly regarded as one of the UK’s most successful contemporary visual art and craft events. Dumfries and Galloway; inspiring, vibrant and buzzing with creativity is a well recognised as a haven for artists and makers and Spring Fling has helped put the region on the national and international cultural map. Between 2003 and 2014 Spring Fling has attracted over 100,000 visitors who have made almost 300,000 studio visits. Over 12 years £1.8 million of art and craft had been bought in studios and the event has brought over £8.5 million to the local economy.
- Rural Mural (#SFRM)SFRM saw a collective of local, Scottish and international artists paint large-scale murals across Dumfries and Galloway for Spring Fling 2014; adorning buildings, shops, vehicles and a few unexpected things too. SFRM combined excellence of art production with cross discipline working between urban street artists and rural studio based visual artists, creating a series of murals, installations and painted vehicles across Dumfries and Galloway for Spring Fling 2014. Through working with Recoat, SFRM enhanced Spring Fling, Scotland’s nationally acclaimed visual art and craft event and gave two ambitious organisations the chance to work together using complimentary skills, knowledge and expertise. The project engaged with local communities through street art workshops, developed national and international audiences, and encouraged movement around Dumfries and Galloway. Huge murals appeared on houses, barns and even a disused electricity sub-station across Dumfries and Galloway.
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Work history
Director
Upland is a bold, ambitious, world-class, rural-based visual art and craft development organisation.
Upland is based in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland.
Our mission is to embrace a spirit of excellence, innovation and experimentation: nurturing, producing and promoting world-class visual art and craft and raising the profile of the creative industries of a rural area nationally and internationally through supporting and promoting visual artists and makers, developing mutually supportive partnerships, and engaging with diverse communities and audiences.
Skills
- Marketing PR
- Craft
- Creative Event
- Businesses Development
- Presenting
- Account Management
- B2B
- Brand Management
- Business Development
- Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Event Execution
- Event Organisation
Education
Design: Jewellery Silversmithing
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B.ed Hons Primary Education
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