Operations Director – Jenny Ward
Jenny has spent many years working with public and third sector organisations in a number of different management roles. She now brings her wealth of project management skills to the Arts and mainly works behind the scenes to help develop the many projects that the Blackfield Creative team delivers. Jenny is committed to making the Arts more accessible to everyone, especially those who may struggle with their mental health. Her personal creative skills are nurtured through her love of photography.
Creative Director – Tim Mann
Tim has spent 40 years working as a Visual Artist and has previously managed a number of galleries, art studios and cultural centres. His artwork in both public and private collections all over the world.
As well as creating his own artwork, he works as a Director of Blackfield Creatives developing relationships between new audiences and artists to encourage and support their access to a range of cultural activities. Tim sits on Fenland Culture Partnership Board leading the cultural strategy for Fenland District Council. Tim is committed to delivering a high standard of engagement for all of those that he works with, which is professional, authentic and original. He believes that creativity is vital in all walks of life and he is determined to encourage others to embrace it too.
Wisbech Gallery Manager – Ruby Bellany
Ruby recently graduated from Norwich University of the Arts with a First Class Bachelors in Fine Art. Her artistic practice focuses on the relationships between craft work, art spaces, and domestic life; she takes a particular interest in celebrating the labour that goes into traditional crafts.Throughout her time at university, Ruby worked on numerous solo and group exhibitions, where she further developed a love for curation and providing spaces for people to enjoy art. She aims to use her own experience as a new artist to provide a welcoming and accessible space for other creatives, while also nurturing the relationship between the arts and the people of Wisbech and the surrounding areas.
Wisbech Gallery Technician – Sam Cartwright
Sam is a Fine Art graduate (First Class, BA) and emerging, contemporary artist who explores conceptual and visual ideas through painting, sculpture and drawing. Spirituality and transformation are topics that are interwoven into his practice, sourcing creative fuel from his imagination, dreams and mindfulness, with a sprinkling of metta (loving kindness). Sam uses unconventional and conventional materials to capture essences of the contradictions of life and to challenge the norm. He mostly works behind the scenes, where he can utilise his analytical and detail-oriented mind to encourage others to be the best versions of themselves.
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