I'm thrilled to have been accepted as a digital participant at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). I'm looking...

Many thanks to the David Hume Institute for inviting me to speak at their February Breakfast Briefing. The event reflects on the latest...

It's always a little anxiety-inducing to see your words in print, but I'm actually really proud of this opinion piece in today's...

I was invited by think-tank Culture Commons to write a guest blog for their work on " the future of local cultural decision making" - a...

I was recently invited to contribute to the 'Week in my life' feature by Prolific North magazine - which aims to 'celebrate, connect and...

I'm delighted to have been appointed as Interim Director of Culture Counts , a network of Scotland’s arts, heritage and creative...

One of my motivations for freelancing was to have less of a binary division between work and pleasure. I wanted to be able to integrate...

Project coordination is one of my very favourite things to do. I'm super-organised, find getting things done incredibly satisfying, and...

Earlier this year, we heard lovely news that Culture Collective had won The Stage's award for Community Project of the Year. After 2.5...

In June 2024, I made and gave away 50 mini bouquets of flowers to celebrate and remember campaigners who've made our world a better...

I'm fascinated by flowers. They have such a rich cultural tradition of connecting people and marking our key life events. We buy and give...

In November 2023 I was delighted to be invited to present at the 15th anniversary of Creative Dundee's PechaKucha Night. Featuring a...

At the beginning of last year, I took part in a fascinating women’s history tour of Edinburgh, led by the brilliant Ruth Boreham. We...

As we come to the end of 2.5 years of delivering the Culture Collective programme, I've been reflecting on the process of bringing...

The end of October 2023 sees this round of Culture Collective funding come to an end. The opportunity to work as Programme Lead for the...

Thanks for bearing with me, I've been off having the adventure of a lifetime. I'm home this week, after spending August living and...

As a Creative Producer with a particular interest in community activism, I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer with the Telling Good...

This is an ongoing activism campaign (due to complete in Autumn 2023). I'm participating in the 100 Days Project Scotland; challenging...

In May 2023 I had the opportunity to share evidence with a Scottish Parliament enquiry into Culture and Communities. Along with my...

This blog was first published via the Culture Collective website in my role as Programme Lead, to mark the first 18 months of Culture...