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The Bare Project, The People’s Palace of Possibility, 2023. Photo by Sophie Le Roux

Artsadmin Staff

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Board of Trustees

Alex Rowse is a producer of multi-disciplinary artworks, immersive theatre and innovative experiences. For over 15 years she has worked at the intersection of art, technology and public engagement, producing internationally acclaimed projects with Marshmallow Laser Feast, Punchdrunk, Punchdrunk Enrichment and Dreamachine. Currently Alex is Executive Producer at Marshmallow Laser Feast, an experiential artist collective who blur the lines between art, immersive experiences, XR and film. Her work spans business development, creative strategy and production – shaping visionary projects from concept to completion.

Anna has held communications roles in museums, galleries, archives, theatres and public art festivals across the UK. As Director of Marketing, Communications & Audiences at Crafts Council, she connects makers with the public and raises the profile of the craft sector. She’s also Co-chair of Unlimited and Trustee for People’s History Museum in Manchester. 

Anna is disabled but can pass as non-disabled. She spends a lot of time thinking about what it really means to make arts and culture accessible for everyone.

Christoph Jankowski is Regional Manager for the Americas and East Asia in the British Council’s Global Network Team – connecting the organisation’s work in those regions with the London headquarters and manages government relations. He was previously Head of Culture at Creative Europe Desk UK at the British Council. Since 2010, he supported hundreds of UK and other European organisations in developing arts, culture and heritage focused partnerships, projects and successful Creative Europe applications. He is an expert in European cultural policy and the impact of European collaboration on the sector, and is well connected through a number of European networks. Christoph has developed particular expertise, through necessity, on the possible impacts of Brexit on the cultural and creative sectors. He grew up in Brussels, is of German and American heritage and lives in Bow, East London.

Daisy Hale (they/them) is an award-winning independent producer and Creative Director of The Hale. The Hale produces and develops artists who have been traditionally ostracised from the mainstream, with a focus on Queer, Trans, Global Majority & Learning Disabled & Neurodivergent identities. Daisy’s work is not bound by form and takes place in theatres, cabaret, clubs, digital and large-scale events and focuses on using fun and populism that often has a grassroots activism strand to have wider conversations about socio-political topics. They advocate for producer development and creating alternative models of working, leadership and project creation built from a process of care.  

Previously, Daisy was Associate Producer for Theatre Royal Stratford East and Assistant Producer for the Borough of Enfield’s Theatres. They have been part of the Old Vic 12 (2018/19) Daisy regularly facilitates for organizations including Clore Leadership, Soho Theatre, Yard Theatre, Stage One, NYT and Bradford Producing Hub. Daisy is an access & inclusion consultant and disability equality trainer. They are also a trustee of Clore Leadership. 

See more at: www.the-hale.com 

Jeremy Smeeth is Chief Operating Officer at Norwich University of the Arts. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London and began working in performing arts management in 1997. From 2016 to 2022 he was Chief Operating Officer at Mountview and prior to that was Finance Director at Southbank Centre. Previously he was Director of Finance and Administration at National Theatre of Scotland, Finance Director at Artsadmin and Finance Manager for Shared Experience, Company of Angels, International Workshop Festival, Chickenshed and the Orange Tree Theatre.

Kathryn is a qualified management accountant with more than 20 years’ service across the public and commercial sectors, largely within the arts. She is currently the Director of Finance and Operations for The Royal Foundation. Her previous role was as Chief Financial Officer at Tate, delivering financial leadership across all of the galleries and supporting the recovery from the pandemic and the development of a new financially sustainable operating model. She has also held roles at The Place, Southbank Centre, the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 festival as part of the London Olympics.

Nadine has worked in the arts sector for over 30 years supporting artists and arts organisations to develop and strengthen their opportunities and growth. As a creative consultant she draws upon her wide-ranging knowledge of contemporary arts practices and networks to provide specialist advice, and actively contribute to curation, programme design, implementation, research, or evaluation. With significant expertise in collaborating with international cultural agencies, she can facilitate transnational partnerships and programmes, activating her expansive network of contacts across institutional and grassroots organisations in Europe, Latin America, and Africa.

In addition, she works regularly with UK higher education creative institutions as a policy adviser, using evidence based policy recommendations to demonstrate the vital contributions they make to the economy, cultural prosperity, and social wellbeing of the UK.