Experience

Community Arts Partnership

• United States
• Graphic Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Jul 2011 - Present



Culture Night Belfast

• Belfast

• Director - Trustee

  • Apr 2009 - Present



Arts Matter NI

• Northern Ireland

• Convener

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Arts Matter NI #ArtsMatterNI is an arts advocacy group of professionals, participants and volunteers from across Northern Ireland. We engage our constituency of interest extensively, prepare submissions; recommend actions and support the separate and powerful responses already made by our colleagues across the sector and urge the government to see the value and benefit of the arts and to grow investment in the arts rather than cut it. We draw on the popular mandate demonstrated… Show more Arts Matter NI #ArtsMatterNI is an arts advocacy group of professionals, participants and volunteers from across Northern Ireland. We engage our constituency of interest extensively, prepare submissions; recommend actions and support the separate and powerful responses already made by our colleagues across the sector and urge the government to see the value and benefit of the arts and to grow investment in the arts rather than cut it. We draw on the popular mandate demonstrated about these proposed cuts, with robust supporting evidence and clear public support. We lobby and encourage government and political leadership - at all its levels - to understand, absorb and acknowledge the strength of feeling and emotions thus expressed by recognising that the arts are integral to society, not a luxury. Show less Arts Matter NI #ArtsMatterNI is an arts advocacy group of professionals, participants and volunteers from across Northern Ireland. We engage our constituency of interest extensively, prepare submissions; recommend actions and support the separate and powerful responses already made by our colleagues across the sector and urge the government to see the value and benefit of the arts and to grow investment in the arts rather than cut it. We draw on the popular mandate demonstrated… Show more Arts Matter NI #ArtsMatterNI is an arts advocacy group of professionals, participants and volunteers from across Northern Ireland. We engage our constituency of interest extensively, prepare submissions; recommend actions and support the separate and powerful responses already made by our colleagues across the sector and urge the government to see the value and benefit of the arts and to grow investment in the arts rather than cut it. We draw on the popular mandate demonstrated about these proposed cuts, with robust supporting evidence and clear public support. We lobby and encourage government and political leadership - at all its levels - to understand, absorb and acknowledge the strength of feeling and emotions thus expressed by recognising that the arts are integral to society, not a luxury. Show less



Cathedral Quarter Trust

• Belfast, N Ireland

• Trustee

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2017



Arts Council of Northern Ireland

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • May 2013 - Apr 2017



Ministerial Arts Advisory Forum

• Northern Ireland

• Advisor

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015



WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Hon Treasurer (Trustee)

  • 2004 - Aug 2013



New Belfast Community Arts Initiative

• Programme Director

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2011



Freelance

• Musician/Composer/Performer/Recording artist

  • 1983 - 2006

• Local Producer

  • 2000 - 2003

  News and film production: various clients

• Artist-facilitator

  • 1991 - 2002

  Worked for range of organisations in a host of settings



Community Video Kiosk

• Facilitator

  • 2001 - 2002