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Andy Brydon - Creative & Company Director
Andy is an established and experienced curator, festival and major events director, arts producer and writer. Andy has in-depth knowledge of the entire production and documentation process and more than 20 years experience working in a senior strategic role in arts organisations. He works internationally collaborating with visual & digital artists, performers and musicians to create high-impact, high-quality content rich exhibitions and experiences. His experience encompasses delivery of all media including photography, audio, film, digital distribution and high impact public events.
Ciara O’Connell - Senior Producer
Ciara O Connell is a passionate and experienced arts professional. She has worked throughout the cultural sector for the past 15 years, specialising in festivals, music and theatre. Ciara has extensive leadership experience through her time working in high-end festivals, education and the creative industries. Ciara is at her best when she’s assembling and leading extensive teams of industry professionals across complex multi-agency projects, and managing the needs and expectations of stakeholders. Ciara’s key skills and experience include the management and artistic direction of festivals and arts organisations; and curating and managing diverse cultural organisations: classical, regional producing, new and emerging theatre, arts centres, festivals. She excels in bringing artistic visions to life, artist management and audience development.
Alison Brodie - Creative Producer
Alison is a creative producer, project manager and artistic programmer with over 10 years’ experience. Her background is in theatre and performance and she has experience in UK touring, opera, international festivals, participatory practice and has a keen interest in art for social change. She has knowledge and expertise across a range of creative projects at different scales, working in traditional arts-venues as well as found and public realm spaces. Before joining Curated Place she worked with The Marlowe Theatre, Birmingham Opera Company, Curve Theatre and Aberdeenshire Council as well as Prague Fringe.
Kate Wyatt - International Policy & Partnerships
Kate works with Curated Place to deliver our Agile Creative Producer training and development programme. She is Creative Producer for the Royal Opera House, a freelance consultant and Founder Director of the newly launched Opera UK. She runs Engender, a network for women working towards gender parity in opera. Kate has previously been Creative Producer, Opera at Snape Maltings, Concerts Director at Britten Sinfonia and Creative Producer at Spitalfields Music. As a freelance producer she has worked with a variety of organisations including The League of Pragmatic Optimists, Mahogany Opera, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, NHS Barts Trust and the British Council. Kate is also a qualified and practicing coach.
Hannah Ayre - Public Engagement Associate
Hannah Ayre has 18 years experience of devising/delivering arts and research activities with the general public, school groups, families, adults and early years. She is an expert in creating environments and events to engage audiences in creating work from a variety of media specifically to inform broader arts programmes. She is experienced producing various objects from small craft items to large-scale outdoor sculpture and events in an inclusive manner. She works with audiences where the boundaries between art, craft, performance & collaboration are blurred and in doing so enables disparate voice to be heard. She has worked with a broad range of organisations including NVA, Walk the Plank, The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The National Museums of Scotland, Historic Scotland and various local councils
Agusta Thorarinsdottir - International Director
Trained as an anthropologist and social researcher Agusta has worked with Curated Place since the company began, connecting our work with international partners. Working closely with the Icelandic Embassy in the UK she has led on identifying funding and in-kind partnerships, particularly within the Nordic Region. She is the company lead on developing our international funding programme and manages stakeholder relationships within these organisations.
Teresa McNamara - Financial Officer
Teresa has 22 years of experience working in the many aspects of finance for both private and corporate sector companies and holds City & Guilds / AAT accountancy qualifications. Having graduated from the University of Derby in 2011 with a B.A. in Photography (As a Fine Art Practice) she has a perceptive understanding of the creative industry and now specialises in creative arts sector finance.