Creative Island Ident (Sand)

The Cultural Development Agency for the Isle of Wight

Category: Team

Gavin Stride, Director

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Gavin is a leader of cultural organisations: most recently for Farnham Maltings, a nationally regarded arts and community centre which led the town to securing of World Craft City status. Whilst at the Maltings Gavin founded House, a 176-venue network across south-east England that programmes and commissions new work for the region and Caravan, an international development […]

Georgia Newman, Deputy Director

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Georgia founded and leads on the Isle of Wight Creative Network, which supports and nurtures creative talent on the Island. For 14 years, Georgia was the Visual Arts Manager for the Isle of Wight’s leading art centre, Quay Arts. She has worked for over ten years as an independent Cultural Consultant, Curator and Creative Producer, working […]

Claire Paul, Cultural Education Partnership Manager

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Claire has been an educator within the Arts for over 15 years, across primary and secondary settings and worked as Performer and Choreographer within companies and community projects, giving her a strong understanding of the needs of teachers, young-people and creative professionals alike. In Claire’s role as Manager for the IW Cultural Education Partnership (IW CEP), she […]

Sam Cattee, Comms Manager

Sam

As Communications Manager, Sam is responsible for creating and managing all the content for Creative Island’s social media and to better tell the story of the Island to itself and the wider world. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting, Sam has a decade-long experience in the marketing industry and has worked for numerous […]

Jo Ridley, Project Producer “Can You Hear Us?”

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Jo Ridley is a Project Producer for Creative Island, leading the delivery of the Place Partnership “Can You Hear Us?”. She is a founding member and Senior Consultant for Bertha Earth, where she helped shape the organisation’s vision, mission and theory of change and continues to co-design youth-led programmes and immersive, nature-based retreats. Jo is […]

Kelly Wetherick, Heritage Lead

The IW Creative Network supports artists and creatives on the Isle of Wight through business support, networking, resources and profiling. A bespoke Development Programme is available for individuals joining the network, aiming to nurture and inspire, allowing creatives to thrive and become more sustainable in their career. The website itself is a one-stop, all encompassing tool for you. You can join the IW Creative Network for £30 a year.

Kelly has been working in Island heritage for 10 years delivering a number of roles within collections, grant funding, education and management. Having grown up on the Isle of Wight, she is passionate about its heritage. Blending her love for the countryside and its history led her to study an MA in Archaeology and Heritage […]

Lisa Kerley, Community Engagement

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Lisa is an experienced consultant who works in the field of community engagement within the museum and heritage sector, under the name InspirEd. Working as a freelance practitioner for the past 20 years, Lisa has successfully managed a range of large and small community heritage projects on the Isle of Wight for local museums and […]