Well it’s been a busy old summer. Usually quite a quiet time for freelance work but I’ve been flat out working on various different projects. Most notably, Stories of the World as I’ve already mentioned in previous posts. The digital journalists blog which I co-ordinate and manage is now in full swing, with lots of images, audio and video footage from the work that co-curators have done so far. We’ve got amazing projects going on at six museums and galleries across the Northwest as part of this London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project.
I launched the Arts & Crafts movement collection pilot marketing campaign with Renaissance NW and the nine participating venues, we developed a really great identity for the campaign (thanks to Cafeteria Design Studio) which the group will be using in the future.
My family friendly hat is still well and truly on, with ongoing social media work for the Preston Museums Group and their Hands on Gang. Plus I’ve been working for All about Audiences as the independent evaluator on their Arts Council funded family engagement project. This project has taken me up and down the region, discovering hidden gems such as the Rosehill Theatre in Whitehaven, an absolutely stunning location/venue - and so many ambitions for its future audience development work.
I’ve also been doing some work with the Harris Museum & Art Gallery and folly on a new collaborative project which is launching in November (bit of a secret at the moment so watch this space…).
And finally…I’ve passed my Level 3 British Sign Language qualification, so it’s onwards to Level 4 (or Level 6 as it’s been renamed). I recently ran a basic BSL taster session at the All about Audiences Sense and Accessibility Seminar, and I’m hoping to roll out a package of tailored training sessions as part of my freelance offer.
I'm a freelance marketer. I mainly work with arts organisations across the Northwest and Yorkshire but I do some non-arts stuff too. 