Producing
As a Creative Producer, Curator and consultant, I work in partnership with artists and cultural institutions that are committed to social change and having a positive impact on the world. I find great joy in supporting artists, creatives and arts organizations to bring their exciting ideas into reality.
Some of the artists, projects and organizations I’ve had the pleasure of working with are Shona Hamilton, Brian Lobel, Up In Arms, Carolene Yawa Ada, Mirrorball, Salooni, Talawa, Camden People’s Theatre, Magic Me, Africa Utopia Festival, The WOW Festival, Southbank Centre, Praxis New Voices Festival and The Children's Commissioner for England.
Here is a snapshot of some projects:
Our Croydon
Talawa's Our Croydon project amplifies and weaves stories of historical, recent and current figures of African and Caribbean heritage who are from or have lived in the borough. Our Croydon took place across the borough, comprising talks, workshops, events and exhibitions, celebrating the diversity, resilience, creativity and countless stories that define Croydon. //CURATOR/PRODUCER
Legacy (Our Croydon)
Legacy is a short creative documentary film that honours the stories of the group of Caribbean Elders who took part in Talawa’s Our Croydon project in the summer of 2023, directed by Nina Mdwaba // PRODUCER
Safe
An advocacy campaign film on what makes young people feel safe in public, commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner for England // PRODUCER / CASTING DIRECTOR
Cloud
A participatory fashion project created by world renowned Chinese art director and costume designer Tim Yip, as part of China Changing Festival, presented by the Southbank Centre (2018) // ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / CASTING DIRECTOR
The Salooni Project
A pop-up hair salon and art installation exploring the politics woven through and straightened out of black hair for Art in the Marketplace @ Africa Utopia Festival, Southbank Centre // CURATOR / PRODUCER
Africa Utopia Market Studio
Africa Utopia Market Pop Up Photo studio in the photographic style inspired by African portrait and street photography - for Art in the Marketplace @ Africa Utopia Festival Southbank Centre. // CURATOR/PRODUCER
Magic Me
Journeys ‘Are We There Yet?’ is an intergenerational (Tower Hamlets' students and elders from Bromley) performance installation exploring the theme of journeys led by artist Emma Higham and filmmaker Chuck Blue Lowry. // PRODUCER
Our Croydon
Co Curator & Producer for Our Croydon - a festival in 2023 featuring a series of exhibitions and public programme events exploring experiences and ideas of community archiving and storymaking across generations in Croydon, reflecting on how people make a place. Together, members of the community and commissioned artists have been defining what shared heritage and personal legacy means to them.
Exhibitions at Stanley Arts, Talawa Theatre and Turf Projects featured a new photography and text installation by actor, poet and artist Jeremiah Brown, a new audio installation by composer and sound designer felix taylor and Legacy - a film made in collaboration with elders from Croydon’s Caribbean community made by poetic-activist, drama therapist and performer, Nina Mdwaba.
Workshops, talks and events included a screening of Our Croydon’s Legacy film & conversation with filmmaker Nina Mdwaba, a talk and theatre workshop with Rachael Nanyonjo, Co-Creator/ Director of Recognition, and a listening and scoremaking workshop with Our Croydon commissioned artist felix taylor.
Safe
Producer & Casting director for filmmaker Shona Hamilton on SAFE - an advocacy campaign film on what makes young people safe, commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner for England in 2020.
Cloud
Associate Producer & Casting Director on Cloud - a participatory fashion project presented by the Southbank Centre and created by world renowned Chinese art director and costume designer Tim Yip, as part of China Changing Festival in October 2018. The show explored themes of identity, migration and environment, from the point of view of London’s young citizens.
Art in the Marketplace @ Africa Utopia Festival
From 2015-2017, I was Curator and Producer for the Africa Utopia Festival Marketplace and produced the Art in The Marketplace commissions including:
The Salooni Project
The Salooni Project - a pop-up hair salon and art installation that explored the politics woven through and straightened out of black hair.
Africa Utopia Market Studio
Pop Up Photo studio in the marketplace where festival audience members were photographed by Othello De Souza Hartley in the photographic style inspired by African portrait and street photography.
Magic Me
Producer for Journeys ‘Are We There Yet?’ - an intergenerational performance Installation in Tower Hamlets. The project was commissioned by Magic Me and was led by theatre artist Emma Higham and filmmaker Chuck Blue Lowry, who worked with 20 students from local Tower Hamlet schools and 20 older participants from Bromley by Bow Centre to explore the theme of Journeys.