Take A Part is the leading socially engaged arts development organisation in the UK. Initiated in 2009, it has been supporting cultural democracy, community led placemaking, social justice, enterprise development and environmental activism for 15 years. Take A Part is dedicated to furthering Social Practice in the UK by testing new models and approaches, developing international partnerships and supporting infrastructures that allow for more access to culture at a grassroots level for communities historically and systemically underserved.

TAP’s core aims are to use creativity to enable communities to set their own agendas and take action where they live - improving their local environment and in turn, instilling pride, ownership and agency; improving mental health & wellbeing and increasing appreciation for understanding of the value of culture in everyday lives.

I started work as a creative producer for Take A Part from 2015, working on several co-created community projects, before becoming Development Manager where my focus was on partnership development, consultancy, producer line management, and fundraising. I co-commissioned projects with community groups and supported community-led art projects exploring local social history, community literacy, and community growing and green and blue spaces.

I am delighted to be back working with Take A Part later in 2024 as an artist and creative heritage practitioner on the Democratising Archives project.

For more information, visit the Take A Part website and their instagram.