Experience

CHARTS, Culture Heritage & Arts Assembly. Argyll & Isles

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

• Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Self-employed

• National and International

• Arts and Heritage Consultant

  • Mar 2010 - Nov 2022

  Provides strategic advice and project management services, including fundraising in arts and heritage sectors. Experience includes close working with local authorities, Historic Environment Scotland, Education Scotland, NHS, Creative Scotland, Craft Scotland and Museums Galleries Scotland. Works with a cultural planning approach and has extensive community development and public engagement experience. A member of the former Creative Scotland International Think Tank, career experience includes many leading national and international projects, representing Scotland and the Scottish Government . Current commissions include as the Director of the Culture, Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles (2019-present) and project manager for the Guardians of Scotland Trust, developing new lighting and public art opportunity for Stirling Bridge. Earlier contracts include: - Lead consultant reviewing strategic arts framework in Dumfries and Galloway, leading to national model, artist led, regional hubs development and the formation of the Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of the Arts, now commonly known as DGU. - Initiation, project management and fundraising for artist in residence programmes at Stirling Castle, Jedburgh Abbey and Huntingtower Castle, Perth: contractors - Historic Scotland and Education Scotland (communities) - Management of corporate contracts for independent artists



West Dunbartonshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Heritage Team Leader

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  In addition to core freelance occupation, this part-time, temporary and maternity cover contract (1 year) included management of nationally significant collections and archives; Singer, Clyde Shipbuilding, Polaroid, Turkey Red Textiles for West Dunbartonshire. Work included brokerage of new relationships towards collaboration and fund-raising; pilot collaboration with Craft Scotland, arts and health initiatives, staff training, and audience development. In addition to core freelance occupation, this part-time, temporary and maternity cover contract (1 year) included management of nationally significant collections and archives; Singer, Clyde Shipbuilding, Polaroid, Turkey Red Textiles for West Dunbartonshire. Work included brokerage of new relationships towards collaboration and fund-raising; pilot collaboration with Craft Scotland, arts and health initiatives, staff training, and audience development.



Clackmannanshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Cultural Planner

  • Sep 2003 - Mar 2010

  First Cultural Planner employed by a local authority in Scotland and represented the Scottish Government at UK conference and internationally. This included leadership and first implementation of transforming empty shops as artist residency spaces in Scotland and through which to explore industrial heritage. This work was based on cultural planning matrix infrastructure within context of culture and community service management. Culture led regeneration including national and international projects, and award winning Imagine Alloa emerged from this foundation: increased audience development and public engagement, raised national and international profile, extensive artist residencies and complementary public art programme including local to internationally known artists, and development of Makers Village designed to build contemporary glass and ceramics industry, based on heritage legacy. A hot glass studio was established and critical extensive partnerships were built with the local business community. Responsibilities overall included relationship brokerage with national and international organisations and academic bodies, artist commissions, residencies and fundraising.



Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries

• Senior Education & Public Access Consultant

  • 1995 - 2002

  This included involvement in the steering group of the Museum of Modern Art in Glasgow and location specific work at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Burrell Collection, Scotland Street School, and the People's Palace.

• Freelance Curator - Art Machine '95

  • 1993 - 1995

  Curator Art Machine '95. This role included research, exhibition design, fundraising and development of education programme which explored participation in arts and museums both in-house and across Strathclyde Region preceding the exhibition. This included work nationally and bordering of international relationships and participation. 65,000 people attended the exhibition. This work was invited to Copenhagen City of Culture as a model of excellence in education.



Scottish Ballet

• Visual Arts Director - Education

  • 1993 - 1994

  Midsummer Nights Dream Education @ the Tramway Glasgow Midsummer Nights Dream Education @ the Tramway Glasgow



Project Ability

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Director

  • 1988 - 1993