I am a creative development and cultural programs professional with more than 25 years’ experience working across craft, slow design, social impact and ethical production. My practice sits at the intersection of artist development, narrative stewardship, and market strategy, with a strong focus on supporting living cultural practices to thrive within contemporary arts and design contexts.

Over the last 8 years I have led creative development projects with artisan and artist communities in Kenya and Ghana, co-developing new bodies of work that span functional design, sculptural practice, and exhibition-ready outcomes. This work has involved close collaboration with artists, respect for cultural lineage, and practical guidance around presentation, documentation, and audience engagement. A core part of my contribution has been shaping how work is framed, communicated, and received ~ ensuring cultural integrity, artist dignity, and long-term sustainability.

Alongside creative development, I have extensive experience in communications, storytelling, and sector engagement. I have authored organisational narratives, managed international communications and press, and worked with galleries, museums, retailers, designers, and cultural institutions globally. This has given me strong market and sector fluency, enabling me to advocate for artists, place work appropriately, and bridge the space between community-based practice and professional arts ecosystems.

I am particularly interested in roles that involve artist support, program development, cultural stewardship, documentation, and ethical market pathways ~ where creative practice, strategy, and care for people and culture are held together.forces for imagining collective futures.

Crafting the future together!

Bettina x