Creative Alliance arts partners represent different sub-sectors within the Creative and Cultural Industries Sector. The partners' combined experience; knowledge and passion for the creative industries provide bespoke development opportunities for emerging artists.
office and delivery staff
Anna Field
Programme Manager, Creative Alliance.
Anna Field has been a member of the Creative Alliance team since April 2007. Anna first came into contact with the organisation as a participant on the After Hours and Morning After programmes, and was keen to take the role in project support when this opportunity arose. Since her time at Creative Alliance the organisation has grown in a very positive sense. As new directions continue to develop, Anna is looking forward to a bright future at Creative Alliance whilst continuing to develop her own photography work, giving her the additional perspective of a practising artist.
Daniel Newell
Creative Apprentice, Creative Alliance.
Daniel NewellAfter taking part in the ‘Our Voice’ project and numerous other projects, Daniel wanted to be part of the other end of the projects, delivering and supporting the staff and offering something back to the community. He is interested in photography, design and visual art, keen to learn new skills and develop the ones he already has.
directors
Sandra Hall
Co-Director, Friction Arts.
Sandra Hall is a practising artist, Director of ‘Friction Arts’ and -founding member of ‘Creative Alliance’. Her practise includes performance, installation, and making extraordinary art work in awkward spaces; exploring the reclamation of conversation through character and intervention in the public domain. She has worked in England, Europe, Java, Australia and US both as an artist, facilitator and consultant. With Friction Arts she is Artistic and Co-director with Lee Griffiths. Friction has been described by the Arts Council as ‘unsurpassed’ in creative, conceptual, socially engaged practise. Their partnerships include Youth Offending Services, Arts & Business, Creative Partnerships, Birmingham City Council, Groundwork UK, Clore Duffield Foundation, CBSO. Friction are known for ‘Making Art Where You Live’..and ‘humour resources’ ™ Sandra is also currently a ‘lead mentor’ on Creative Alliance programmes and thoroughly enjoys her all aspects of her work.
Lee Griffiths
Co-Director, Friction Arts.
Lee Griffiths is an artist, producer and director of Friction Arts and Creative Alliance, as well as mentoring on CA’s ‘After Hours’ and ‘Morning After’ programmes. After a ‘life-changing’ meeting with Malcolm X at the age of six months, Lee embarked on a lifetime quest for something or other, working as a commercial scuba diver, refrigeration engineer, farm labourer, bookseller and nursery nurse. He then returned to his beloved Brum and emerged with a desire to make the world a better place through making art accessible to as many people as possible. To this end, he has produced multi-artform performances and site-specific work in allotments, car boot sales, in shopping malls, on the street and in pubs and clubs, with Friction Arts. He is currently working on a performance (as Dr David Ethics) attempting to discover the Shape of Time, whilst collaborating with artist Harry Palmer on creating a new live art venue in Birmingham, ‘The Edge’. Lee has made work in Britain, Europe, and the U.S.
Rhonda Wilson
Creative Director, Rhubarb-Rhubarb.net .
Training initially as a magazine journalist with experience in music, fiction, styling and choreographing covers, wilson moved on to become a graphic designer and photographer. In the late eighties she was one of those leading a new approach to issue based re presentation and had a retrospective at the museum of photography, film and television in 1989. Her two campaigns on women and low pay and women and homelessness travelled the world and were published in major international photo publications, such as ten.8, portfolio, creative camera, artists newsletter, katalog, perspektief. In 1993 she wrote 'seeing the light - the photographers guide to enterprise' - a handbook for image makers seeking to make their work more visible. In the same year she set up 'Seeing The Light', a professional development agency for photographers, which became a company in 1995 - creating portfolio reviews, weekend seminars on the business of the image and was the first photo organisation in the uk to use net based technologies. In 2006 Seeing the Light began to trade as Rhubarb-Rhubarb, previously solely the name for the uk's international festival of the image, hosted by STL. The festival is now known as europe's premier portfolio review, bringing together international experts from the fine art photography sector with image makers using traditional and new photographic technologies, to create opportunity for exhibition, publication, representation and sales. Wilson has given talks and seminars across the world in collaboration with major galleries and photography festivals. she writes regularly for international photo publications and is a director of the festival of light, a global organisation which links together 17 major cities through photographic activity. in 2006 she received an MBE for photography and international trade. She is a reiki master.
Noel Dunn
Strategic Advisor, Job Dunne.
Noel Dunne has worked in participatory arts for nearly twenty years with a variety of organisations and agencies. For the last four years he has been a self employed Producer. He makes creative programmes of work happen. Noel works across public sector agencies: learning, health, regeneration and the arts sectors as a Producer of programmes of work supporting communities, agencies, arts organisations and individual artists. He works across art forms and across themes and he is a specialist in education and creative learning. Creativity and learning is at the heart of all the strands of his business: • Developing programmes of creative work between the arts and learning sectors. • Organisational and Business development support for arts organisations. • Developing and delivering mentoring and learning programmes for artists and arts organisations. Through speaking a variety of funding languages, he has secured over £500 000 for creative programmes in the last three years. He provides a full range of bespoke advice and guidance from project conception to evaluation; strategic development to project management; fund raising to workshop delivery.
Anna Field
Project Coordinator, Creative Alliance.
Anna Field has been a member of the Creative Alliance team since April 2007. Anna first came into contact with the organisation as a participant on the After Hours and Morning After programmes, and was keen to take the role in project support when this opportunity arose. Since her time at Creative Alliance the organisation has grown in a very positive sense. As new directions continue to develop, Anna is looking forward to a bright future at Creative Alliance whilst continuing to develop her own photography work, giving her the additional perspective of a practising artist.
partners
Ulfah Arts
Ulfah Arts works to develop audiences and artists for a diverse range of cultural organisations including, theatres, museums and arts organisations. They develop projects that engage different faith groups as artists and audience members. This in turn benefits the community, engaging them in mainstream, wider society, giving them a chance to contribute to British culture. Their work is also transferable to a range of sectors such as health, education, interfaith, community development and economic enterprises. "Ulfah” is the Arabic word for “harmony”, and as such, is one of the Islamic qualities that forms the basis of Ulfah’s work.
Arts Council England
Arts Council England work towards developing and promoting art to a wider audience across England.
Learning and Skills Council
Learning Skills Council are responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for everyone in England.
Friction Arts
Friction Arts are an organisation that work for cultural and social change through the use of art outside of the places it is usually found.
Rhubarb-Rhubarb
Rhubarb-Rhubarb is a West Midlands based photography training and development agency.
Media Content Lab
Media Content Lab is a creative multimedia team, which is part of UCE Birmingham, that offers a range of high quality web development, e:marketing, branding and print design services.
Trilby Multimedia
Trilby Multimedia was established in 1993 with the aim of using new and emerging media formats for the benefit of social and cultural development. They work primarily in the public sector providing a range of electronic solutions for a variety of social needs.
Trilby Multimedia are Currently hosting a Creative Apprentice on the Community Arts Pathway.
Women and Theatre
Award-winning Women & Theatre has established a national reputation over 25 years for producing well-researched and sharply observed pieces of original and exciting theatre on themes of contemporary relevance. By dramatising subjects at the cutting edge of people’s consciousness they create accessible theatre that people want to see. Their work focuses on communication and the sharing of real life experiences. It provides an interactive forum through which to identify with others, deepen understanding and facilitate change.
Women and Theatre are Currently hosting a Creative Apprentice on the Community Arts Pathway.
The Play House
The Play House creates opportunities for children, young people and their families to engage in high quality drama and theatre to explore and make sense of the world they live in. We do this through two touring companies – Language Alive! and Catalyst Theatre - and a range of Projects such as The Healthy Living Centre and international projects like For Tomorrow.
Beat Unlimited
BEAT, Arts In The Community & Education For Regeneration
Based in the centre of Lozells Birmingham, BEAT is committed to providing opportunities for artistic and creative development for 8 – 19 year olds. Through the arts BEATaims to encourage and support education, self development and empowerment within the local community. BEAT run programmes ranging from sound engineering, music, dance, drama and dj-ing allowing students to fulfill their creative ambitions as well as achieve nationally recognised qualifications.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Wolverhampton Art Gallery operates across three sites, the Art Gallery, Bantock House and Bilston Craft Gallery. They offer outreach programmes to encourage more people to enjoy the services provided by Wolverhampton Arts & Museums and build long term links with local communities through arts projects.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery are currently hosting a Community Arts Apprentice who is working with their outreach team to engage audiences from the diverse communities of Wolverhampton and encourages people to participate in arts initiatives managed by the Arts + Museums section.
JobDunne
Since April 2004, Noel Dunne has run his own freelance business under the company name jobdunne. His business has three primary strands to it. * Organisational and business development support to organizations within the creative and cultural sector. * Development and delivery of learning programmes for professionals within the creative and cultural sector. * Training, facilitation and mentoring for professionals from the creative and education sectors.
JobDunne is currently hosting a part-time Community Arts Apprentice, 2 days per week.
Iceni
iceni is one of the UK's leading digital and video production companies, recognised for effective, creative work for businesses, brands and government agencies.
New Art Gallery Walsall
The New Art Gallery Walsall presents, collects and interprets historic, modern and contemporary art in innovative and challenging ways. The gallery is open seven days a week and welcomes visitors from all over the globe. We aim to increase the understanding and enjoyment of arts and culture though our dynamic exhibition, education and event programme.
The Gallery are looking to work with Creative Alliance to devlop its new Cultural Venue Operations Apprenticeship programme over the coming months.
Thinktank
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum offers a fascinating and fun-packed day out for all visitors. From steam engines to intestines, this truly modern museum is home to over 200 hands-on displays on science and technology from the past, present and future, including a state-of-the-art Planetarium. Thinktank are hosting an apprentice on the Cultural Venue Operations Pathway
Belgrade Theatre Coventry
The Belgrade Theatre’s Community & Education Company runs a range of community arts activities both at the theatre and in venues across the city.
The Company’s work is based on the premise that drama is a powerful tool for the building of creative, confident individuals and communities with a strong sense of local identity.
The Belgrade’s community programme is central to the theatre’s work in the city, and has been re-shaped to raise levels of access and participation, particularly targeting disadvantaged or under-represented groups.
The Belgrade Theatre will be hosting a Community Arts apprentice from Oct 09.
Dancefest
Dancefest is the dance development agency for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, which runs a vibrant year round programme that includes classes, projects and performances.
Dancefest will be hosting a Community Arts Apprentice from November 09