Experience

Turf Projects

• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Facilities Lead

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Alice Cretney

• Artist

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  London, United Kingdom



Turf Projects

• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Director

  • Oct 2013 - May 2021

  South Croydon, England, United Kingdom Founded in 2013, Turf Projects is the first entirely artist-run contemporary art space in Croydon, South London. Turf Projects are a registered charity organisation working to support the development of artists, curators and the public through an ambitious programme of free exhibitions, workshops and events. Established by creatives with a personal connection to the borough, Turf currently exists across two ex-retail units. Our main unit within Croydon Arts Store in Croydon’s… Show more Founded in 2013, Turf Projects is the first entirely artist-run contemporary art space in Croydon, South London. Turf Projects are a registered charity organisation working to support the development of artists, curators and the public through an ambitious programme of free exhibitions, workshops and events. Established by creatives with a personal connection to the borough, Turf currently exists across two ex-retail units. Our main unit within Croydon Arts Store in Croydon’s Whitgift Shopping Centre houses: – Our gallery space, exhibiting the work of both local & national, emerging & established artists – A creative workshop & events space – Artists’ workspace – An open-use shared community project & exhibition space called LOFT, managed collaboratively by Croydon Arts Store partners. A second site at Keeley Road, our original home, now houses a project space and expanded studio provision for artists & makers. www.turf-projects.com Registered Charity: 1160527 Show less



Matthews Yard

• Arts and Events Coordinator

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Croydon, London, UK Directed and curated a varied and diverse series of exhibitions and events with emerging and established artists from London and across the UK. Founded and ran the artist residency programme. I coordinated the talks, film screenings, live music, comedy and theatre at the venue. Managed all areas of event and co-working space administration including the marketing of events through social media, the online events calendar and designing posters and flyers, taking bookings, co-working space… Show more Directed and curated a varied and diverse series of exhibitions and events with emerging and established artists from London and across the UK. Founded and ran the artist residency programme. I coordinated the talks, film screenings, live music, comedy and theatre at the venue. Managed all areas of event and co-working space administration including the marketing of events through social media, the online events calendar and designing posters and flyers, taking bookings, co-working space membership, raising invoices, handling telephone and email enquiries. Show less



Museum of Croydon

• Front of House Volunteer

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

  Croydon, United Kingdom



University of the Arts London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advice Space/ Events Assistant at Artsmart

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

  University of the Arts London Assisting the Advice and Events space supervisor with various tasks including collecting registration tickets, monitoring numbers, signing in guests, clearing and setting up talk space rooms, assisting with speaker needs, acting as supervisor to cover breaks.



Haunch of Venison

• Gallery Invigilator

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2012

  London, United Kingdom



Wimbledon Space

• Gallery Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

  Wimbledon College of Art Opening and locking up the gallery space, handling cash, cheque and card payments of the current and past exhibition catalogues, welcoming visitors to the gallery and invigilating the space and artworks.



Haunch of Venison

• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gallery Invigilator

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009