Rosie Allen-Perdikeas
Visual Artist, Dancer and Performer
Interdisciplinary exploration of rhythm and movement expressed through the body and the natural world combining art, dance, music and live performance art. Mixed media, painting, drawing and print making - finding freedom especially when moving and creating large scale work using contrasting mediums and recycled materials. 2024-25 artist in residence at RAMP Ocean Studios.
Gin Farrow-Jones
Arts Therapist
HCPC registered arts therapist working 1-2-1 and in groups, specialising in complex developmental trauma and supporting young people with lived experience of the care system, children with special educational needs, and adults with a range of learning disabilities. In addition, I practice environmental arts therapy. Clients (or project participants) are invited to work outside with an embodied approach with nature, found objects and seasonal, natural materials.
Helen Bovey
Changing the way children's theatre is made, by making theatre with children, for children. We believe theatre is for everyone and make events which are affordable, accessible and easy for our audiences to get to. We take our magical kids shows to theatres, community centres, libraries, art galleries, museums and more!
Elena Ruiz
Designer
Elena is a curious designer based in Plymouth. She brings ideas to life through bold use of colour and shapes, creating vibrant designs that go beyond trends. Inspired by simplicity and balance, her work carries an unmistakable sense of playfulness and joy. She is the designer and creator of Typetecture, a typographic homage to Plymouth City Centre’s architecture.
Grace Beswick
Artist
Grace Beswick is a Plymouth-based artist originally from Staffordshire, who specialises in printmaking. Grace usually works in response to her photography, often using digital software to experiment, generate ideas, and prepare designs for traditionally produced printmaking outcomes. Her work moves between levels of abstraction and figuration to challenge alternative ways of representing the original photographs.
https://www.instagram.com/gracebeswickart/
Dave Meadows
Managing Director: PUSHED
Dave manages an award winning studio PUSHED in Plymouth. The talented team of 5 work in a wide range of styles and formats, from 2D character animation to 3D and stop motion, and specialise in creating TV and online commercials, corporate explainers and promos, eLearning modules and event packages. PUSHED is one of the major animation producers in the South West.
www.instagram.com/pushed_design
Dulcie Fenton
Dulcie Fenton, Executive Producer Barbican Theatre
Executive Producer for Youth, Education and Training - Dulcie leads The Barbican Theatre’s youth and education programmes, creating opportunities for young people to access and engage with the arts. Whether it's workshops, performances, or professional development, she’s passionate about making theatre an inclusive and empowering space for the next generation.
Carl Meyer
Music Programme Director and Musician
Passionate and humble musician of thirty years; multi-instrumentalist, composer and performer. Karl plays and creates a variety of genres of music in and around his home town of Plymouth in the UK.
Karl is also the Music Programme Director for Plymouth Music Zone.
Andy Rance
Youth Work Coordinator at Livewire Music
Livewire is an independent, long-standing youth charity based in Saltash, Cornwall, offering support to young people through music and traditional youth work, helping steer them through the trials and tribulations of growing up.
Vince Lee
Musician
Vince has been playing and singing the blues in all its forms since the mid 80s and has influenced many local musicians with his guitar playing. Jump blues, calypso, swing & ragtime.
http://www.vinceleebigcombo.co.uk/
Sian Jamieson
Composer, musician, and choir leader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sian-jamison-0721346b/?originalSubdomain=uk
Chris Muirhead
Musician, writer and filmmaker
He draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, such as popular neuroscience, the multiverse, the study of mind-altering substances, current politics and mental health issues, and is especially interested in the parallels that can be drawn between these. This research translates into a rich language based practice of lyric writing, film-making and musical composition, in which the visceral experience of his audience is foremost.
Aaron Walkley
Fashion and streetwear
As the founder and CEO of INSTINCT®. INSTINCT® is a platform where emerging designers, artists, and creators come together to collaborate through streetwear and showcase their craft, offering a fresh approach to fashion that’s rooted in community, storytelling, and individuality.
Daniel Howard-Baker
Editor, photographer and film maker
Daniel is a UK-London-Devon based award winning director, editor and writer specialising in surrealist drama. He grew up in Plymouth, Devon and moved to London to study on the renowned BA Film course at the University of Westminster in 2021 and has since been working on short films, music videos and long-form documentaries as a freelance editor, director, writer and film maker.
Alex Cairns
Musician
Professional saxophonist and musician available for events and weddings with bases in both Devon and Sussex.
https://www.alexcairnsmusic.co.uk/
Pete Clayton
Graphic Artist
Pete is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer based in Plymouth
Gabi Marcellus-Temple
Artist and Follow the Dragon
Gabi’s practice as an artist flows from and around a constant fixation with writing, translation and research. Much of her work is deeply personal and explorative of the more visceral elements of the human psyche, disability and mental illness.
Louise Rabey
Artist and Follow the Dragon
Louise is an illustrator specialising in children’s books, character design and sequential storytelling.
Louise Parker
Musician and owner of Bread and Roses
Louise Parker is a Jazz and Soul vocalist based in Plymouth, UK.