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artists in residence

By isabelle wilkinson

We all have good ideas, but not many people do anything about them.

artists in residence celebrates the people turning ideas into action, and thinking differently to leave things better than they found them. Each week, a new interviewee shares their experience of a problem, the process they went through to do something to solve it, and their recommendations for how you can bring your own idea to life.

We believe creativity and community are the most valuable tools we have for solving society’s biggest problems, and that when it comes to people and planet, we are all artists in residence.
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Write a debut novel about identity, loss, and belonging with Jyoti Patel

artists in residenceFeb 07, 2023

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Create impactful photographic campaigns for the BBC with Jason Baron

Create impactful photographic campaigns for the BBC with Jason Baron

For the final episode of series 3, we spoke to Jason Baron, a creative industry veteran whose work centres on making brands and people look good.

A photography expert who dedicates so much of his time to giving back to the industry he has worked in for many years. Jason used to lead the photography team at BBC Creative, and also acts, does voice over work and loves to make music.

We talked about Jason’s career in television and commercial photography, the mentoring he does, and what a day in the life of a creative director in the BBC looks like. Jason shared his philosophy on what commercial photography should be - namely, the wider impact that great, art photography can have on those that view it. Most recently, Jason has been working with Comic Relief to tell the stories of the communities they help so people can understand where their money goes when they donate.

Find out more about Comic Relief here - https://www.comicrelief.com
Check out Jason’s portfolio here - https://www.jasonbaron.co.uk

-- artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, a writer, creative producer, and interviewer from East Yorkshire. To get in touch, sponsor us (now booking for series 4!), pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi
Episode produced by Billy Truswell.
Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

-- Catch us on social
artists in residence -
https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/
Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/
Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Mar 14, 202332:35
Make films that create change with Nelly Rodrigues
Mar 07, 202327:21
Write about why we’re failing our youth with Ciaran Thapar
Feb 28, 202329:19
What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 3

What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 3

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good.
But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about creativity more generally.
What it is, what the outputs of creativity could be, and why some people described themselves as creatives and other don't.

So, for this community-led episode, we passed the mic over to some of our listeners to hear what 'creativity' means to them.

Want to contribute to the series 4 community special? Drop us an email - hello@artistsinresidence.fyi.

Find out more about our featured community members
1. Matt Alagiah - Editor-in-Chief at It's Nice That
Learn more about Matt -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-alagiah-b78146b8/
Learn more about It's Nice That - https://www.itsnicethat.com/

2. Cat Sarsfield - Brand and content strategist, and writer of food-nostalgia newsletter, Since No One Asked
Listen to our conversation with Cat - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Champion-local-design-and-production-with-Cat-Sarsfield-e1s4mdm/a-a91h3pi
Read Since No One Asked - https://sincenooneasked.substack.com/

3. Lu Williams - Artist and founder of Grrrl Zine Fair
Learn more about Grrrl Zine Fair - https://www.grrrlzinefair.com/
Learn more about Lu - https://www.instagram.com/luwilliamsdotcom/

4. Jyoti Patel - Writer and the debut author of #Merky Books' The Things That We Lost
Listen to our conversation with Jyoti - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Write-a-debut-novel-about-identity--loss--and-belonging-with-Jyoti-Patel-e1ujcab/a-a9a0oq1
Follow Jyoti on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/jyotisbooks/

5. Liam Hart - Photographer
See Liam's work - https://liamhart.co.uk/

6. Jodie Beardmore - Photographer and digital marketer
See Jodie's work - https://www.jodiebeardmorephotography.co.uk/

7. Natalie Campbell-Reid - Writer and executive assistant for film distribution company, Together Films
Learn more about Natalie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliecampbellreid/

8. Dhruti Shah - Freelance journalist, author, and creative practitioner
Learn more about Dhruti's work - https://dhrutishah.com/

9. Greg Hoffman - Former CMO at Nike, and author of Emotion By Design
Listen to our conversation with Greg - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Create-empowering-creative-campaigns-for-Nike-with-Greg-Hoffman-e1t92im/a-a95dpu7
Learn more about Greg - https://www.emotionbydesign.co/

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artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/
Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson

Feb 21, 202319:02
Run a streaming platform dedicated to the future with Sam Sutaria

Run a streaming platform dedicated to the future with Sam Sutaria

Sam Sutaria is the CEO of Waterbear Network - an interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet.
First described as the Netflix for nature, what Sam and the Waterbear team are building sets out to bridge the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to the climate crisis. Founded by Ellen Windemuth in 2020, the Waterbear Network exists to create systems change and measurable impact through storytelling.

It was great to hear about Sam’s career as he's moved through science, research, photography, and storytelling. We talked about how brands can drive impact, the B Corp movement, news of a soon to be released original production from some of the top talent involved with The Swimmers, and some great advice on how you can bring your film idea to life.

Sign up to stream from Waterbear for free -
https://join.waterbear.com/
Find out more about Sam here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-sutaria-a15a4368/

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1:50 - Meet Sam
3:04 - The origin story
7:00 - How brands can make an impact through better storytelling
10:15 - On Waterbear becoming a B Corp
11:45 - Sam's career
14:28 - Sam on creativity
18:58 - Waterbear must-watch recommendations
21:35 - Sam's advice on breaking into the film industry
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, a writer, creative producer, and interviewer from East Yorkshire. To get in touch, sponsor us (now booking for series 4!), pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Feb 14, 202326:04
Write a debut novel about identity, loss, and belonging with Jyoti Patel

Write a debut novel about identity, loss, and belonging with Jyoti Patel

Jyoti Patel is a writer.
In 2021 she won the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, which led to publishing her debut novel, The Things That We Lost, in January 2023.
Jyoti is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Prose Fiction MA, and her work has previously been published as part of WePresent's 'Literally' series, and in the anthology for the 2022 Bristol Short Story Prize.

He debut novel, The Things That We Lost, is a gorgeous and heartbreaking story that explores what it means to be a person of colour in the UK today. It's an exploration of family, loss and ultimately love and it discusses the nature of identity, belonging, and the stories we tell ourselves to manage trauma.

We chatted with Jyoti about her creative influences growing up, how she went from writing for joy, to falling out of love with it, to winning the #Merky Books New Writer’s prize, and learned about her goal to tell a story that centres a British Gujarati family who don’t fall into stereotypes.

Find out more about Jyoti here -
https://www.instagram.com/jyotisbooks/
Grab a copy of The Things That We Lost here - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/448416/the-things-that-we-lost-by-patel-jyoti/9781529186338
Find out more about #Merky Books here - https://www.instagram.com/merkybooks/

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Feb 07, 202332:22
Reclaim social media from the influence of billionaires with Eric Holthaus

Reclaim social media from the influence of billionaires with Eric Holthaus

Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist, author, and leading journalist on all things weather and the climate crisis, based in Minneapolis.
Most recently, he's the founder of a weather service called Currently, and Project Mushroom - the largest #climate-focused server on Mastodon.

Project Mushroom is quickly becoming a safer place to accelerate organising around justice and human rights on an overheating planet.
Eric is focused on spotlighting climate justice, driving transformative change, and creating digital communities in an era that's in need of collective action to reclaim social spaces away from the influence of billionaires.

We covered so much in this 30 minutes, including; what creativity means to Eric, imagining a world that works for everyone, Eric's career as a meteorologist, reimagining weather services, reclaiming social spaces away from Twitter, serving the needs of the community, eco-anxiety and burnout, Eric's book, The Future Earth, The Inflation Reduction Act, the joy of being in nature, and Eric's unwavering optimism for the future.

Find out more about Eric here -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericholthaus/
Join Project Mushroom here - https://projectmushroom.social/@projectmushroom
Find out more about Currently here - https://currentlyhq.com/

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2:00 - Meet Eric
2:50 - What does creativity mean to Cat?
4:40 - Eric's career as a meteorologist, author, and climate journalist
7:00 - Currently and Project Mushroom
13:00 - The biggest challenge Eric is facing
14:50 - How does Eric stay motivated?
16:30 - On publishing Eric's book, The Future Earth
20:00 - On hope and the future of our planet
22:36 - Being in nature
24:15 - On taking action
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Jan 31, 202330:52
Advocate for climate and social justice with Samia Dumbuya

Advocate for climate and social justice with Samia Dumbuya

Samia Dumbuya is a facilitator, community organiser, and climate justice activist who has been campaigning and organising for social, climate and racial justice since she was a teenager.

Samia has been a key collaborator on the Natural History Museum’s Explorer Programme - an initiative that encourages communities of colour to pursue opportunities in geoscience, ecology and environmental science. On Thursday 26th January, that collaboration will result in an evening of education and learning at the Natural History Museum called Mind, Body, Space.

In this conversation, we spoke about intersectionality, data and how we display it, a political education community called Seize The Vote, created by Samia and their friends. We covered burnout in activism, joy as a form of resistance, and the role social media plays in social change.

Find out more about Samia here -
https://samiadumbuya.co.uk/ - https://www.instagram.com/samiadumbuya/
Grab a ticket for the Mind, Body, Space event - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/explorers-night.html
Find our more about Seize The Vote - https://www.instagram.com/seizethevote

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.
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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/https://www.linkedin.com/company/artists-in-residence-community

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Jan 24, 202336:18
Connect displaced people with local communities with Colette Batten-Turner

Connect displaced people with local communities with Colette Batten-Turner

Colette Batten-Turner is the founder and CEO of Conversation Over Borders, a community interest company connecting displaced people with the wider community to cut through social isolation, uphold rights and ensure everyone has equal opportunities to thrive in their lives in the UK.

Colette started the initiative to connect refugees and asylum seekers with English teachers during the first lockdown in march 2020, and Conversation over Borders has gone from strength to strength since then. This April will see Colette and the team partner with Brighton based, Refugee Radio, to publish a book and film that tell the stories of displaced people and highlight the humanity of the individuals caught up in the asylum process.

For this episode, we spoke about what motivated Colette to start the initiative, how the book and film project came about, what creativity means within Conversation Over Borders, and why storytelling and collaboration are key.

Find out more about Colette here -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colette-batten-turner/
Check out Conversation Over Borders - https://www.conversationoverborders.org/
Follow COB on social - https://www.instagram.com/conversationoverborders/

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2:15 - What does creativity mean to Colette?
3:45 - The power in collaboration
5:00 - The idea behind Conversation over Borders
16:50- On being a community interest company
18:16 - The biggest challenge with running COB
20:45 - The upcoming book and film collaboration with Refugee Radio
28:28 - Colette's advice on bringing your own idea to life
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Jan 17, 202331:28
Create empowering creative campaigns for Nike with Greg Hoffman

Create empowering creative campaigns for Nike with Greg Hoffman

Greg Hoffman joined Nike as a 22-year old design intern. He retired in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer.
Over three decades, Greg was responsible for crafting some of the most iconic brand campaigns in history.
His book, Emotion By Design, is the story of a biracial, adopted child, who cultivated an ability to create stories, images, and experiences that make people feel even their most audacious dreams are possible to achieve.

We spoke to Greg about how his personal and professional experiences empowered and informed how he led one of the most creative brands on the planet - using a framework he calls, Emotion by Design. We discussed why leading with empathy is essential in creative work, why you should care more about telling stories that stick with your audience than creating content that just competes for attention. Greg talked about his experience as a person of colour in the design and creative industries, the late great, George Lois, and a warning on pursuing perfection too early in your process.

Emotion by Design is available in paperback now in the UK
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/emotion-by-design-creative-leadership-lessons-from-a-life-at-nike-9781847943569/9781847943569

Find out more about Greg here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-hoffman-1b196a25/

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2:18 - Meet Greg
2:40 - What does creativity mean to Greg?
4:20 - Greg's creative outputs
7:45 - Emotion by Design - starting creative work with empathy in mind
14:07 - Collaboration as a way of creating solutions that can change the world
19:12 - Escaping the battle for attention
22:28 - on writing Emotion By Design - the process and framework
31:00 - Greg's personal life story and how it shaped his time at Nike
32:16 - Collaborative innovation - Greg's call to action on homelessness on the US west coast
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, a writer, creative producer, and interviewer from East Yorkshire. To get in touch, sponsor us (now booking for series 4!), pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Jan 10, 202335:34
Champion local design and production with Cat Sarsfield

Champion local design and production with Cat Sarsfield

Cat Sarsfield is a brand strategist, content strategist, and copywriter based in London.
She's previously worked for storytelling agency, Sonder & Tell, and the sea-loving adventure brand, Finisterre.
She is currently working freelance for a number of small businesses.

For the final episode of series 2, we spoke about what creativity means to Cat, and the freedoms attached to freelance work. Cat explained what motivated her to start writing essays about nostalgic food memories, and how her newsletter, Since No One Asked, has grown since then. We chatted about Atelier 100, the H&M and Ikea-backed initiative to champion the merits of local design and local production, and the role that Cat has been playing in bringing that to life in 2022.

Shout outs to
Goodloop and Paynter Jackets as examples of good stuff we discussed.

Find out more about Cat here - https://www.instagram.com/catsarsfield/
Read Since No One Asked here - https://sincenooneasked.substack.com/

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1:30 - Meet Cat
5:00 - What does creativity mean to Cat?
8:20 - The creative process involved with creating Cat's newsletter - Since No One Asked
14:55 - The Atelier100 initiative - backed by H&M and the Ikea group
25:00 - How does Cat recommend bringing projects to life?
27:18 - Room for improvement
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Dec 13, 202233:44
Rewild creativity with It's Nice That's Lucy Bourton

Rewild creativity with It's Nice That's Lucy Bourton

This episode is with Lucy Bourton, a senior editor at It's Nice That.

Lucy joined It’s Nice That as a staff writer in July 2016 after graduating from Chelsea College of Art.

In this conversation, we spoke about the Rewilding Creativity project that Lucy recently worked on in collaboration with BBC Earth.
This series was created as part of “Our Green Planet”, a digital initiative from BBC Earth in association with The Moondance Foundation, which aims to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of our planet’s green ecosystems, and to inspire audiences with stories of people around the globe dedicating their lives for positive change. 

The project came to life as a series of commissions that both asked and answered the question, can creativity be a catalyst for change?

Lucy talked in detail about how the partnership, the team, the project, and the commissions came together, as well discussing It’s Nice That’s mission to champion creativity, and her own thoughts and interpretation of what creativity means.

Find out more about Lucy here -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-bourton-3207b4139/
And It's Nice That here - https://www.itsnicethat.com/
See the finished Rewilding Creativity project here - https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/rewilding-creativity-bbc-earth-art-media-partnership-101022

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1:50 - What being the senior editor at It's Nice That involves
3:58 - What does it mean to 'champion creativity'?
8:30 - Partnering with BBC Earth - how it the Rewilding Creativity project came to life
13:24 - On working with digital artists, Rose Pilkington
15:00 - On working with illustrator, Charlotte Ager
16:00 - On working with photographer, Tami Aftab
19:10 - On working with multidisciplinary artist, Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck
23:38 - How to turn your idea into action
27:30 - 2023 at It's Nice That
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com.

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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Catch us on social

artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Dec 06, 202229:52
What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 2

What does 'creativity' mean to you? series 2

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good.
But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about creativity as a whole.
What it was, what the outputs of creativity could be, and why some people described themselves as creative.

So, for this community-led episode, we passed the mic over to some of our listeners to hear what 'creativity' means to them.

Want to contribute to the series 3 community special? Drop us an email - hello@artistsinresidence.fyi and tell us a little about you.
We'll get back in touch with the brief.

Find out more about our featured community members
1. Rhianna Cohen - Creative Strategy Director at Morning
Learn more about Rhianna -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhianna-cohen-67b66b51/
Learn more about Morning - https://morning.fyi/

2. Peigh Asante - a freelance creative, art director, and co-founder of Swim Dem Crew and Trapfruits London.
Listen to our conversation with Peigh - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Get-more-people-swimming-with-Peigh-Asante-e1qoq7j
Check out Peigh's work - https://www.itspeigh.com/

3. Mercy Abel - Communities Manager at John Doe Group and podcast host of audacity of we
Listen to audacity of we - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/audacity-of-we/id1626833108
Learn more about Mercy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercyabel/

4. Lydia Bolton - a sustainable fashion designer
Listen to our conversation with Lydia - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Start-a-sustainable-fashion-brand-with-Lydia-Bolton-e1q19nr
Follow Lydia on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/lydiabolton_/

5. Rhiannon Young - freelance copywriter and editor
See Rhiannon's work - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiannon-young-2686a5168/

6. Davina Rajoopillai - the co-founder of film and cultural content studio, BADLANDS
Listen to our conversation with Davina - https://anchor.fm/artistsinresidence/episodes/Create-a-disruptive-film-studio-with-Davina-Rajoopillai-e1pmq9f
Find out more about BADLANDS - https://www.wearebadlands.com/

7. Dino Myers-Lamptey - co-founder of The Barber Shop
Learn more about Dino - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinosaw/

8. Valerija Cerovec - an artist and writer
Follow Val's work - https://www.instagram.com/valerija.cerovec/

9. Billy Truswell - videographer and content creator
Learn more about Billy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

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Catch us on social
artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/
Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Nov 29, 202215:45
Fundraise through a photographic print sale with Nancy Rohde

Fundraise through a photographic print sale with Nancy Rohde

In this episode, we spoke with Nancy Rohde, a stylist and creative consultant with over 25 years experience working in the fashion industry.

Most recently, she co-founded Dust Off - a photographic print sale designed to raise awareness and fundraise for global humanitarian causes. Alongside the founder of Artistry London, Elizabeth Norris, Nancy is running the first edition, in support of War Child UK. Edition 1 presents over 150 photographic prints, each available to buy for £125 each with all profits going to the charity, and is available to purchase until 30th November 2022.

We discussed, Nancy's career in the fashion industry, her disillusionment with social media, working with War Child UK, and creativity.
You can find out more about Nancy and her work here -
https://www.instagram.com/nancy_rohde/
https://www.streeters.com/artists/styling/nancy-rohde

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Useful links
- See the full roster of photographers involved with Dust Off - https://dustoff.org.uk/
- Find out more about War Child UK - https://www.warchild.org.uk/
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.fyi
Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.
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Catch us on social
artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/
Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/
Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Nov 22, 202224:21
Get more people swimming with Peigh Asante

Get more people swimming with Peigh Asante

This episode is with Peigh Asante, a freelance creative, art director, and co-founder of Swim Dem Crew and Trapfruits London.

Peigh co-founded Swim Dem Crew in 2013 when swimming helped him to regain his confidence. Driven by a mission to get more people swimming and feeling good, Peigh and his co-founder, Nathaniel believe that when people come together, great things can happen.

In this conversation, we talked about how Swim Dem Crew became the community it is today, the difficulties of knowing how to classify yourself as a creative, and how Peigh's passion for sharing the things that bring him joy allows him to create things that help those around him.

Find out more about Peigh here -
https://www.itspeigh.com/
https://www.instagram.com/peigh/

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2:20 - What does creativity mean to Peigh?
4:11 - On communicating who you are creatively
6:28 - From grime, art direction, to advertising to swimming - Peigh’s creative career to date
14:00 - From non-swimmer to Swim Dem
19:30 - Community-led projects
20:38 - Peigh’s advice on making change happen
22:30 - What problem needs to be solved next?
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Useful links
- Check out Nu Brand Flexxx - https://soundcloud.com/nu-brand-flexxx
- Find out more about Run Dem Crew - https://www.rundemcrew.com/
- Here's the Wieden & Kennedy website - the creative agency where Peigh did his internship - https://www.wk.com/
- Peigh’s work for McDonald’s with Leo Burnett - https://www.itspeigh.com/work/american-portraiture-jss2x-kdeyt
- Get your fruity fix with Trapfruits London - https://trapfruitslondon.com/
- Check out the Black Cultural Archives - https://blackculturalarchives.org/
- Watch creative agency, Pocc’s 2021 Christmas campaign for Disney - https://wearepocc.com/work/the-stepdad/
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/

Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/

Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Nov 15, 202228:60
Reimagine an iconic music video with Fiona Jane Burgess

Reimagine an iconic music video with Fiona Jane Burgess

20 years ago, Christina Aguilera released her ICONIC track, Beautiful.
To celebrate the 2 decades since it's been released, Christina and the team at Sony, recruited film director, Fiona Jane Burgess, to reimagine the accompanying music video.

In this episode, we speak with Fiona about how the project came to life, what it was like working with Christina, and how she drew upon her previous experience working in an adolescent psychiatric unit to create the concept for the film.

So much of Fiona's work, focuses on the topics of motherhood, feminism and mental health, and towards the end of the conversation we talk about her frustration with the challenges that mothers in the creative industries face.

If you resonate with the issues that she discusses, we'd love to hear from you - hello@artistsinresidence.fyi

Watch “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera (2022) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kEwGXLdbZ8

You can find out more about Fiona and her work here - https://www.instagram.com/fionajburgessss/
https://fionajaneburgess.com/

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2:23 - Reimaging an iconic music video - Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
6:25 - The hardest thing about making the film
8:00 - Starting conversations about our obsession with body image
12:20 - Fiona's creative process
15:15 - What does creativity mean?
16:35 - Fiona's advice for bringing your own idea to life
12:50 - The problem with how mothers are treated in the creative industries
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Useful links
- Learn more about Pregnant Then Screwed, a charity dedicated to ending the motherhood penalty, which supports tens of thousands of women each year - https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/
- Fiona's reflections on motherhood for Partnership Editions - https://partnershipeditions.com/collections/58-reflections-on-motherhood-with-fiona-jane-burgess
- The original music video for Beautiful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com.
Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.
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artists in residence - https://www.instagram.com/artistsinreside/
Host - Isabelle Wilkinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellewilkinson/
Podcast editor - Billy Truswell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-truswell-94535011a/

Nov 08, 202230:17
Start a sustainable fashion brand with Lydia Bolton

Start a sustainable fashion brand with Lydia Bolton

Calling all fashion lovers. This week’s episode is with sustainable fashion designer, Lydia Bolton.

Lydia founded her namesake brand in 2019 to demonstrate that fashion can be enjoyed in a way that doesn’t have to harm the environment.

All of Lydia’s work uses deadstock fabric and thrifted garments, meaning each piece is also one-of-a-kind. Bold colours, retro silhouettes and unusual vintage prints sum up the Lydia Bolton style.

We spoke about Lydia’s process, her passion for reusing 2nd hand textiles, how her recent collaboration with Nike came about, and how she funded her work when she was first starting out.

You can find out more about Lydia and work her work here -
https://www.instagram.com/lydiabolton_

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1:03 - How the Lydia Bolton brand began
4:30 - Balancing work and personal projects
7:40 - Sourcing unwanted textiles
9:15 - The challenges of building a brand
10:21 - Building a community and customer feedback
13:45 - What is creativity?
14:35 - Lydia's production process
15:53 - Challenges with fighting the climate crisis
17:15 - Lydia's advice for bringing your own idea to life
18:50 - Lydia's recent collaboration with Nike
22:30 - What's next for Lydia Bolton
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Useful links
- See the jacket which kicked off Lydia's brand - made for Jgrrey's Glastonbury performance
- Learn more about Traid - the charity working to tackle the negative environmental & social impacts of making, consuming & disposing of clothes.
- See BTS of making Lydia's pieces
- Find out more about Lydia's recent collab with Nike
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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com.
Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.
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artists in residence @artistsinreside

Isabelle Wilkinson @isabellewilki

Lydia Bolton @lydiabolton_

Nov 01, 202224:26
Create a disruptive film studio with Davina Rajoopillai

Create a disruptive film studio with Davina Rajoopillai

This episode is with Davina Rajoopillai, the co-founder of film and cultural content studio, BADLANDS.

BADLANDS exists to create films and campaigns that make people of today feel seen and heard. Their vision is to disrupt and progress culture through human-centred storytelling. Most recently, that looks like their partnership with Rexona and Sure, Breaking Limits, a multi-year programme celebrating the power of movement. Davina is also the founder of R.A.W [Racism At Work] - a racism and equality initiative to build environments which help better people of colours’ mental health, particularly within the advertising and creative industries.

We talk about Davina’s career to date, and how she began working as a D,E&I consultant through her work in marketing, events, and comms. Davina shares her plans for BADLANDS and R.A.W and so much more.

Find out more about BADLANDS here - https://www.wearebadlands.com/

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2:30 - The beginnings of Badlands

4:50 - Davina's experience working in arts and culture

8:38 - Bringing Badlands to life

10:58 - The catalyst for R.A.W

13:05 - Running a film and cultural content studio

15:50 - What does D,E&I success look like?

18:10 - Focusing on sustainable business growth

20:24 - What is creativity?

22:40 - Thoughts on generational diversity and representation

26:27 - What’s next for Badlands & R.A.W?

27:30 - Davina’s advice on bringing your own idea to life

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Useful links

- Find out more about Rich Mix

- RAW presents All The Little Things

- The Rexona Breaking Limits programme

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community. To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com.

Episode produced by Billy Truswell. Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker.

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artists in residence @artistsinreside

Isabelle Wilkinson @isabellewilki

Davina Rajoopillai @davinarpillai

BADLANDS @wearebadlands

Oct 25, 202232:56
Write a book about the climate crisis with Ana Santi

Write a book about the climate crisis with Ana Santi

Our next episode is with Ana Santi, a writer and journalist, and the author of Three Things To Help Heal The Planet (2022).

This book is a collection of essays from scientists, activists, and entrepreneurs, who share their advice for how we can all think more deeply and holistically about the way we live and are contributing to the climate crisis.

In this conversation, Ana shares the process she went through to take an idea and a frustration, and transform it into a book that is now sitting on book shop shelves. It's a must listen for anyone who is aspiring to be a published author as she offers advice on how to write book proposals, how to get a literary agent, and how to get started with tackling that big problem of your own.

Recorded in the Southbank Centre on a sunny Friday afternoon.

Have you got a book idea of your own? Let us know on social!

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1:44 - Why write a book?

3:40 - The process of gathering experts

6:10 - On getting stuck and then unstuck

8:38 - Finding an agent and writing a book proposal

12:10 - Pitching to Wellbeck

17:16 - How can we heal the planet?

19:06 - What does it mean to be creative?

23:45 - The power of multi-disciplinary thinking

25:10 - Everything is connected and there is no away

26:26 - Ana's advice for working to solve your own frustration

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Useful links
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Find out more about Tristram Stuart
- Find out more about Melissa Hemsley
- The Comfort Zones Anthology Ana created with Sonder & Tell to raise money for Women for Women International
- The Art of Crowdfunding a Book with JP Watson, founder of The Pound Project on Emma Gannon's Ctrl Alt Delete podcast
- Find out more about Ana's Pound Project book

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community.
To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com
Episode produced by Billy Truswell
Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker

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Catch us on social

artists in residence @artistsinreside

Isabelle Wilkinson @isabellewilki

Ana Santi @ana_c_santi

Oct 18, 202230:58
Run an inclusive children’s publisher with Aimée Felone

Run an inclusive children’s publisher with Aimée Felone

We're kicking off series 2 by sharing a conversation with Aimée Felone, the managing director of inclusive children's publisher, Knight's Of, and co-director of Round Table Books - a community-led bookshop in Brixton.

After feeling frustrated and ready to give up on publishing following negative experiences of tokenism and racial inequality at work, Aimée got together with D Stevens to create great children's books which feature a whole range of characters with different perspectives and different identities to give kids great representation. 

It was v fun to chat to Aimée in the bookshop her and the RTB team have worked so hard to bring to life, and we managed to record without too many stops as the other Brixton Market vendors noisily opened up shop on a busy Friday morning.

Been inspired to create something of your own after hearing from Aimee? Let us know on social!


NB: you'll be chuffed to know that Aimée and the KO team are now in their new office in central London. And Round Table Books have moved just around the corner and can now be visited at73 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8PS.

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5:30 - The Knights Of story
7:00 - A physical space - Round Table Books
11:10 - Origins of the brand name
12:18 - Publishing frustrations + the birth of Knights Of
16:09 - Securing funding 
19:10 - Work that came before to increase representation in children's publishing
20:48 - Sourcing motivation to bring Knights Of to life
25:00 - Understanding the needs of the customer
26:15 - On creativity + calling yourself a Creative
29:50 - Maintaining a creative workplace
33:37 - Aimée's advice for working to solve your own frustration
38:34 - Books to look out for in the last few months of 22

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Useful links

- The 2018 CLPE Reflecting Realities report that Aimée mentions at 7:20 - https://clpe.org.uk/research/clpes-reflecting-realities-survey-ethnic-representation-within-uk-childrens-literature-0
- Tales On Moon Lane - children's bookshop in Herne Hill, London - https://www.talesonmoonlane.co.uk/
- Alake Pilgrim - Zo and the Forest of Secrets - https://www.roundtablebooks.co.uk/knights-of/signed-dedicated-zo-and-the-forest-of-secrets
- Girlhood Unfiltered seeks to bring the voices of young Black girls to the front in this upcoming release from the Knights Of team and Ebinehita Iyere of Milk Honey Bees. Keep your eyes peeled for a copy in Nov 22 - coming next month (Nov 22) - https://www.roundtablebooks.co.uk/knights-of/signed-dedicated-girlhood-unfiltered

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artists in residence is hosted by Isabelle Wilkinson, founder of the artists in residence community.
To get in touch, pitch yourself as a guest, or share your creative project with us, email isabelle@artistsinresidence.com
Post production by Billy Truswell
Brand design and episode artwork by Holly Whitaker

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artists in residence @artistsinreside

Isabelle Wilkinson @isabellewilki

Aimée Felone @aimeefelone

Knights Of @_knightsof @roundtablebooks

Oct 10, 202241:47
S1 04 alice vincent
Jan 26, 202036:59
S1 03 thomas harvey
Aug 05, 201931:48
S1 02 kate hamilton
May 28, 201932:14
S1 01 alex leese

S1 01 alex leese

SERIES 1
In March, I sat down with photographer, Alex Leese in her West London home. Alex has been published and commissioned by world-renowned fashion brands and publications, but I was most keen to talk to her about her personal project, Boys of Hong Kong. We chat about creative process and collaboration, and how when working with people, it is best to leave your concept open, so as to elicit the purest results. We also talk about why creative expression is quite so important to human happiness, and affirming a sense of self.

Mar 17, 201931:56