Plymouth is home to a number of exciting, diverse and innovative filmmakers - and none more so than Amber Amare. Amber specialises in camera operation, sound recording and editing.

She has worked at the University of Plymouth (UoP) as a film technician by day, and at the weekend works for the British Film Institute at Plymouth College of Art, running the filmmaking academy - “which is awesome”, she says.

KARST started life with relatively humble beginnings - growing from a pop-up project in 2011 to staple of Plymouth's culture scene at the forefront of creative innovation, drawing international attention.

Ben joined the team in the midst of a global pandemic in 2020 after heading up Plymouth Art Centre alongside working on a host of national and international projects.

Throughout their journey Hannah and Rachel have put community and audience at the heart of their work, which often features a participatory element.

For the past three years Nudge has been changing Union Street. Building by building, room by room, idea by idea, they are breathing life into a part of Plymouth too many people had sadly given up on.

Take A Part uses art as a catalyst to support community cohesion, celebrate local identity, challenge local issues and champion change where people live. 

Kim received an MBE in 2021 for Services to Social Engagement in the Arts - the first time ever that social practice has been acknowledged in this way.