Experience

West Yorkshire Print Workshop

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning and Workshop Support Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  To support the delivery of learning programmes, both in person and digital through the teaching and support of printmaking to children and young people, adults, community groups and families. To support the learning and engagement online with assistance with online talks and website content. To support learning and engagement off-site with outreach facilitation, print fair attendance and supporting volunteers with family activities. To support the smooth running of the workshop with the preparation of course materials, assistance to the print technician in the ordering of materials for the workshop and the support of members day to day. To support the administration and smooth running of learning reporting with the upkeep of inputting survey data and engagement numbers. Show less

• Arts Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2023

  to be added...

• Marketing and Web Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  Increase web and Social Media presence. promote courses, exhibitions and educational activities using digital and printed material.assist with development of WYPW websites.act as a representive of WYPW at networking events promoting services to other artists, art organisations, education and community.Identify new opportunities for promoting WYPW.To undertake any other duties.



Freelance

• Printmaker Artist and Educator

  • 2015 - Present



Manchester Communication Academy

• Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester M40 8NT.

• Artist In Residence

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Working as an artist in residence within the Art department. Teaching students how to work with clay and running workshops whilst creating and developing my own work. Working as an artist in residence within the Art department. Teaching students how to work with clay and running workshops whilst creating and developing my own work.



Great Northern Events NW ltd

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internship

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  Researching for new events. Collecting and correlating data into spreadsheets. Researching for new events. Collecting and correlating data into spreadsheets.



The Manchester Metropolitan University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ambassador

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

  doing tours, helping at events and doing workshops.

• 3DD Programme Taster Days 2012- Volunteer.

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2012

  Involved in clay workshop prepping and support teaching, show college students how to create pinch pot vessels. There were informal chats with the visiting students at lunch time to chat about their work, the program, the school of art and Manchester.



Great Northern Events NW ltd

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Craft Fair staff

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2013

  setting up and packing up of event, helped organize sign posting, worked at the cash register and handed out concessions (wristbands), supported catering, made sure practitioners had refreshments all through the day. setting up and packing up of event, helped organize sign posting, worked at the cash register and handed out concessions (wristbands), supported catering, made sure practitioners had refreshments all through the day.



Great Northern Events NW ltd

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer- Little Northern Christmas Fair

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Work at the cash register and provided wristband for event , was assigned event photographer, made sure all stall owners were provided with refreshments all day. Work at the cash register and provided wristband for event , was assigned event photographer, made sure all stall owners were provided with refreshments all day.



Great Northern Events NW ltd

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• volunteer

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2012

  Guided practitioners to their stalls and helped set up their displays, constructed signs to be positioned around Spinning fields and on the tent that the event was in, handed out wrist bands to visitors, organized jobs for arriving volunteers, was the event photographer. Guided practitioners to their stalls and helped set up their displays, constructed signs to be positioned around Spinning fields and on the tent that the event was in, handed out wrist bands to visitors, organized jobs for arriving volunteers, was the event photographer.



Manchester Craft & Design centre

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Volunteer

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2012

  Volunteer for the 30th anniversary of the 'Manchester Craft and Design center' assisting Lucy Elsie Harvey on a live interactive exhibition 'Collecting History'. Doing workshops with children and adults using tools with clay and copper with letter punching to record memory’s of the craft centre. Was also involved in photography and -blog posting. Volunteer for the 30th anniversary of the 'Manchester Craft and Design center' assisting Lucy Elsie Harvey on a live interactive exhibition 'Collecting History'. Doing workshops with children and adults using tools with clay and copper with letter punching to record memory’s of the craft centre. Was also involved in photography and -blog posting.



Great Northern Events NW ltd

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2011

  photographer for the event, took care of card transactions, set up exhibition space, helped practitioners set up their stalls, handed out leaflets and booklets, guided visitors to appropriate desk. packed away and took down practitioners work and their exhibition space. photographer for the event, took care of card transactions, set up exhibition space, helped practitioners set up their stalls, handed out leaflets and booklets, guided visitors to appropriate desk. packed away and took down practitioners work and their exhibition space.



The Manchester Metropolitan University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• 3DD Programme Taster Days 2011- Volunteer

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2011

  Assisted in the metal workshop showing people how to make bowl out of aluminium and shape copper spoons. Was also in charge of annealing (heating with a blow torch) the metal for the workshops. Assisted in the metal workshop showing people how to make bowl out of aluminium and shape copper spoons. Was also in charge of annealing (heating with a blow torch) the metal for the workshops.



Steel Dreams LTD

• Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire

• Apprentice

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  helped move and tidy equipment, arranged my own self directed project, ran errands, learned how the many machines work with steel and copper, looked after the workshop whilst owner was out, made drinks. helped move and tidy equipment, arranged my own self directed project, ran errands, learned how the many machines work with steel and copper, looked after the workshop whilst owner was out, made drinks.