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artists in residence

isabelle wilkinson

We all have good ideas, but not many of us do anything about them. artists in residence celebrates the people turning ideas into action, and thinking differently to leave things better than they found them. Each week, a new interviewee shares their experience of a problem, the process they went through to do something to solve it, and their recommendations for how you can bring your own idea to life. We believe creativity and community are the most valuable tools we have for solving society’s

society & culture

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00:32:35

Create impactful photographic campaigns for the BBC...

artists in residence ·

2023/03/14

For the final episode of series 3, we spoke to Jason Baron, a creative industry veteran whose work centres on making brands and people look good.A photography expert who dedicates so much of his time to giving back to the industry he has worked in for many years. Jason used to lead the photography team at BBC Creative, and also acts, does voice over work and loves to make music. We talked about Jason’s career in television and commercial photography, the mentoring he does, and what a day in the

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00:27:21

Make films that create change with Nelly Rodrigues

artists in residence ·

2023/03/07

Nelly Rodrigues is a filmmaker, producer, editor, and director. Through their work as a university lecturer at BIMM, and one of the co-founders of the Trans Creative Collective, Nelly’s mission is to amplify the voices and stories of trans and gender non-conforming people. We spoke about: Nelly’s teaching, their creative career so far, and how their work has evolved through writing short stories, working on events, to creating short films. Nelly has worked for the likes of ITV and Abbey Road

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00:29:18

Write about why we’re failing our youth with Ciaran...

artists in residence ·

2023/02/28

Ciaran Thapar is a writer, author, and social worker who brings all of those things together to create meaningful change. In 2021, Ciaran published his first book, Cut Short, which tells the stories of a cast of characters at the sharp end of the UK's serious youth violence epidemic, with chapters on subjects such as social media, gentrification and criminal justice. More recently, he’s launched a Substack called ALL CITY - the diary of a youth worker, from the pen of an author. We spoke about;

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00:19:01

What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 3

artists in residence ·

2023/02/21

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good. But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about creativity more generally. What it is, what the outputs of creativity could be, and why some people described themselves as creatives and other don't. So, for this community-led episode, we passed the mic over to some of our listeners to hear what 'creativity' means to them. Want to contribute to the

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00:26:04

Run a streaming platform dedicated to the future with...

artists in residence ·

2023/02/14

Sam Sutaria is the CEO of Waterbear Network - an interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. First described as the Netflix for nature, what Sam and the Waterbear team are building sets out to bridge the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to the climate crisis. Founded by Ellen Windemuth in 2020, the Waterbear Network exists to create systems change and measurable impact through storytelling. It was great to hear about Sam’s career as he's moved through

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00:32:21

Write a debut novel about identity, loss, and...

artists in residence ·

2023/02/07

Jyoti Patel is a writer. In 2021 she won the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, which led to publishing her debut novel, The Things That We Lost, in January 2023. Jyoti is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Prose Fiction MA, and her work has previously been published as part of WePresent's 'Literally' series, and in the anthology for the 2022 Bristol Short Story Prize. He debut novel, The Things That We Lost, is a gorgeous and heartbreaking story that explores what it means to be a person

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00:30:51

Reclaim social media from the influence of...

artists in residence ·

2023/01/31

Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist, author, and leading journalist on all things weather and the climate crisis, based in Minneapolis. Most recently, he's the founder of a weather service called Currently, and Project Mushroom - the largest #climate-focused server on Mastodon. Project Mushroom is quickly becoming a safer place to accelerate organising around justice and human rights on an overheating planet. Eric is focused on spotlighting climate justice, driving transformative change, and creating

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00:36:17

Advocate for climate and social justice with Samia...

artists in residence ·

2023/01/24

Samia Dumbuya is a facilitator, community organiser, and climate justice activist who has been campaigning and organising for social, climate and racial justice since she was a teenager. Samia has been a key collaborator on the Natural History Museum’s Explorer Programme - an initiative that encourages communities of colour to pursue opportunities in geoscience, ecology and environmental science. On Thursday 26th January, that collaboration will result in an evening of education and learning at the

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00:31:27

Connect displaced people with local communities with...

artists in residence ·

2023/01/17

Colette Batten-Turner is the founder and CEO of Conversation Over Borders, a community interest company connecting displaced people with the wider community to cut through social isolation, uphold rights and ensure everyone has equal opportunities to thrive in their lives in the UK. Colette started the initiative to connect refugees and asylum seekers with English teachers during the first lockdown in march 2020, and Conversation over Borders has gone from strength to strength since then. This April

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00:35:33

Create empowering creative campaigns for Nike with...

artists in residence ·

2023/01/10

Greg Hoffman joined Nike as a 22-year old design intern. He retired in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer. Over three decades, Greg was responsible for crafting some of the most iconic brand campaigns in history. His book, Emotion By Design, is the story of a biracial, adopted child, who cultivated an ability to create stories, images, and experiences that make people feel even their most audacious dreams are possible to achieve. We spoke to Greg about how his personal and professional experiences

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00:33:44

Champion local design and production with Cat Sarsfield

artists in residence ·

2022/12/13

Cat Sarsfield is a brand strategist, content strategist, and copywriter based in London. She's previously worked for storytelling agency, Sonder & Tell, and the sea-loving adventure brand, Finisterre. She is currently working freelance for a number of small businesses. For the final episode of series 2, we spoke about what creativity means to Cat, and the freedoms attached to freelance work. Cat explained what motivated her to start writing essays about nostalgic food memories, and how her

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00:29:51

Rewild creativity with It's Nice That's Lucy Bourton

artists in residence ·

2022/12/06

This episode is with Lucy Bourton, a senior editor at It's Nice That. Lucy joined It’s Nice That as a staff writer in July 2016 after graduating from Chelsea College of Art. In this conversation, we spoke about the Rewilding Creativity project that Lucy recently worked on in collaboration with BBC Earth. This series was created as part of “Our Green Planet”, a digital initiative from BBC Earth in association with The Moondance Foundation, which aims to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility

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00:15:44

What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 2

artists in residence ·

2022/11/29

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good. But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about creativity as a whole. What it was, what the outputs of creativity could be, and why some people described themselves as creative. So, for this community-led episode, we passed the mic over to some of our listeners to hear what 'creativity' means to them. Want to contribute to the series 3 community

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00:24:20

Fundraise through a photographic print sale with...

artists in residence ·

2022/11/22

In this episode, we spoke with Nancy Rohde, a stylist and creative consultant with over 25 years experience working in the fashion industry. Most recently, she co-founded Dust Off - a photographic print sale designed to raise awareness and fundraise for global humanitarian causes. Alongside the founder of Artistry London, Elizabeth Norris, Nancy is running the first edition, in support of War Child UK. Edition 1 presents over 150 photographic prints, each available to buy for £125 each with all

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00:28:59

Get more people swimming with Peigh Asante

artists in residence ·

2022/11/15

This episode is with Peigh Asante, a freelance creative, art director, and co-founder of Swim Dem Crew and Trapfruits London. Peigh co-founded Swim Dem Crew in 2013 when swimming helped him to regain his confidence. Driven by a mission to get more people swimming and feeling good, Peigh and his co-founder, Nathaniel believe that when people come together, great things can happen. In this conversation, we talked about how Swim Dem Crew became the community it is today, the difficulties of knowing

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00:30:17

Reimagine an iconic music video with Fiona Jane Burgess

artists in residence ·

2022/11/08

20 years ago, Christina Aguilera released her ICONIC track, Beautiful. To celebrate the 2 decades since it's been released, Christina and the team at Sony, recruited film director, Fiona Jane Burgess, to reimagine the accompanying music video. In this episode, we speak with Fiona about how the project came to life, what it was like working with Christina, and how she drew upon her previous experience working in an adolescent psychiatric unit to create the concept for the film. So much of Fiona's

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00:24:25

Start a sustainable fashion brand with Lydia Bolton

artists in residence ·

2022/11/01

Calling all fashion lovers. This week’s episode is with sustainable fashion designer, Lydia Bolton. Lydia founded her namesake brand in 2019 to demonstrate that fashion can be enjoyed in a way that doesn’t have to harm the environment. All of Lydia’s work uses deadstock fabric and thrifted garments, meaning each piece is also one-of-a-kind. Bold colours, retro silhouettes and unusual vintage prints sum up the Lydia Bolton style. We spoke about Lydia’s process, her passion for reusing 2nd hand

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00:32:55

Create a disruptive film studio with Davina Rajoopillai

artists in residence ·

2022/10/25

This episode is with Davina Rajoopillai, the co-founder of film and cultural content studio, BADLANDS. BADLANDS exists to create films and campaigns that make people of today feel seen and heard. Their vision is to disrupt and progress culture through human-centred storytelling. Most recently, that looks like their partnership with Rexona and Sure, Breaking Limits, a multi-year programme celebrating the power of movement. Davina is also the founder of R.A.W [Racism At Work] - a racism and equality

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00:30:57

Write a book about the climate crisis with Ana Santi

artists in residence ·

2022/10/18

Our next episode is with Ana Santi, a writer and journalist, and the author of Three Things To Help Heal The Planet (2022). This book is a collection of essays from scientists, activists, and entrepreneurs, who share their advice for how we can all think more deeply and holistically about the way we live and are contributing to the climate crisis. In this conversation, Ana shares the process she went through to take an idea and a frustration, and transform it into a book that is now sitting on

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00:41:47

Run an inclusive children’s publisher with Aimée Felone

artists in residence ·

2022/10/10

We're kicking off series 2 by sharing a conversation with Aimée Felone, the managing director of inclusive children's publisher, Knight's Of, and co-director of Round Table Books - a community-led bookshop in Brixton. After feeling frustrated and ready to give up on publishing following negative experiences of tokenism and racial inequality at work, Aimée got together with D Stevens to create great children's books which feature a whole range of characters with different perspectives and different

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