Arts Consultancy
Strategic guidance for arts organisations, cultural policy development, and organisational ethics.
About
Stella Barnes
Participatory artist, consultant & facilitator working at the intersection of creativity and social justice for over 30 years.
My Story
I have dedicated much of my career to applying arts and creativity to social justice contexts.
I have a special interest in arts and migration and I have a long association with Counterpoints Arts; in 2011 I helped establish Platforma, a national network for refugee-related arts and have continued to collaborate with them ever since. I deliver national training in participatory arts with young migrants and have designed several training programmes that have supported exiled artists to re-establish their careers in the UK.
"Culture is ordinary – made in the everyday processes of living, in communities, workplaces, and families."
My role as a practitioner is not to bring culture to communities, but to recognise, value, and support the culture that already exists.
Expertise
Areas of Practice
Facilitation & Training
Designing and delivering participatory workshops for diverse communities and creative teams.
Creative Production
Co-creating social justice work, platforming voices not normally heard in the mainstream.
Arts & Migration
Specialist practice working with refugee and migrant artists, communities and organisations.
Experience
Organisations I've Worked With
