Phoebe speaks to Kathryn about how she set up ARTCRY—a politically responsive, public art fund that gives applicants a decision within 7 days. She talks about how she noticed a lack of political artwork in the public realm like the memorable ar

Phil Douglas: arts producer

Jun 29th, 2021 42m 18s

Ankur speaks to Phil (he/him) about how his journey as a producer began by running a one-off queer club night and has led him to creating one of the UK’s biggest arts festivals dedicated to LGBTQIA+ culture. He explains how he initiated long-o

Ivan Blackstock: multidisciplinary artist

Jun 22nd, 2021 36m 48s

Ankur speaks to Ivan Blackstock about the many hats he wears as an artist and how he stays true to himself across the disciplines of dance, theatre, film and music, to name a few.Ivan talks about creating spaces such as CRXSSPLATFXRM, to showca

Morayo Sodipo: marketing and communications specialist

Jun 15th, 2021 37m 40s

Phoebe speaks to Morayo about how her love of writing helped her pivot careers—from chemical engineering to marketing and communications in the arts. Morayo shares how she realised that she needed to change jobs, what she did to make sure she

Adam Koszary: social media content manager

Jun 8th, 2021 42m 53s

Ankur speaks to Adam Koszary who’s built a career by helping museums and galleries craft social media content out of their vast collections of historic objects. Adam’s currently a social media and content manager for the Royal Academy of Art, a

Edilia Gänz: arts fundraiser

Jun 1st, 2021 39m 15s

Phoebe speaks to Edilia Gänz who has been at the heart of innovating the way opera and ballet are funded. She is the Director of FEDORA, a platform dedicated to early-stage funding for artists and projects across Europe. In this episode, Edilia

Helen Comerford: stage manager

May 25th, 2021 32m 58s

Ankur speaks to Helen Comerford who has been a stage manager for smash-hit theatre productions across the UK and the globe. As a stage manager, Helen’s been responsible for the smooth-running of all types of theatre productions from the first d

Shay D: rap artist, mentor and educator

May 18th, 2021 37m

In our first episode, Phoebe speaks to Shay D who’s a rapper and Education Coordinator at Sadler’s Wells Breakin’ Convention. Shay is a leader in the field of hip hop education. She is at the forefront of Breakin’ Convention’s push for develop

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Introducing Arts Work

May 11th, 2021 1m 30s

Want to work in the arts, but don’t know what you might do? Think you need to know someone to get in? Phoebe and Ankur work at Sadler’s Wells, a leading dance organisation working to change the perceptions and realities of working in the creati

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