Teach Inspire Create

Eli is a composer, producer, DJ and teacher. He works with young people teaching media and music and also composes and produces music for commercial clients amongst other things.   In this episode, Eli explored the importance of community in his creative process, delves into how he produces for multiple clients at the same time, and discusses how his teaching practice and production work have info...

Chris Barrett enjoyed an exciting career in photojournalism before starting up social enterprise thinkFOUND, a sustainable furniture design company that utilises reclaimed materials in London. The enterprise also offers training and work experience opportunities to young people in the community, providing them with pathways into employment and experience in a creative industry.  In this episode, C...

Suzannah is an up-and-coming fashion photographer who recently graduated from the London College of Fashion with an MA in Fashion Photography.   Suzannah’s projects focus on social issues which resonate with her and her community and she cleverly collides them with traditional fashion photography techniques. Her final project has been published in multiple photographic magazines and across many ne...

Adam is a sound artist, an experimental ambient musician who goes by the name Nexcyia. He works with found sound often weaving together harsh sound designs with larger sound landscapes.  In this episode, we talk to Adam about the work he's produced, both as Adam Dove, sound artist, and as Nexcyia, ambient music producer. We discuss how those two roles differ and where his ideas have come from...

Jason Wilsher-Mills is a digital artist from Wakefield in Yorkshire who’s work also features sculpture, Augmented-Reality and 3D Printing amongst other mediums.    We speak to Jason about his experience of developing a digital art practice after his initial fine art training. He says the accessibility of tablets allow him to produce large scale, detailed paintings despite the physical challenges p...

Izabela is the Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Photography, a job that requires her to select and coordinate the photography projects and journalists for the magazine's features. She also curates the narrative for the issues theme, from project to project and page to page.  Izabela’s path to this role has not always been linear, originally studying language and politics, then journa...

Alex Harman is the CEO and one of the founding members of KODE Media Productions, a London-based production house who represent directors and photographers across a range of creative activities.  Throughout his career, Alex has helped to produce music videos, advertisements, commercials and other moving image work for companies such as Nike, Adidas and Aston Martin.  In this episode, Alex discusse...

Jelly Green is a British – New Zealander painter based in Suffolk.  Jelly’s work is defined by her passion for the natural world, particularly the earth’s forests. She has spent extended periods working from the jungles and rainforests of the world which has inspired her work.   We talk to Jelly about her experience of being mentored by another British artist Maggie Hambling since she was very you...

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To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3JjfxF6 Artist and writer, Annabel Dover, favours the representation of the ephemeral, she is interested in unveiling the hidden stories and emotions of the objects around us, engaging the viewer in untold tales of wonder.  Annabel uses a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, video, cyanotype, and drawi...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3gBuZQU Karina is a cultural curator, educator, producer and consultant who works to improve representation in the arts and culture.  Over the past 20 years, she’s worked across the arts, culture, education, and media to shape the experience & engagement of diverse audiences and stakeholders.  We discuss with Kari...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3sOC6ev Jesse is a musician and producer best known as the bass player of the British pop-rock band, Keane . Alongside performance, Jesse has dedicated his voice as a campaigner for music accessibility in schools. Including a recent interview with the BBC lobbying the government to support and fund music in schools. H...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3rFwgwA Nina Stevenson is Education for Sustainability Leader at UAL’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion. CSF (Centre for Sustainable Fashion) ‘provokes, challenges and questions the fashion status quo’, ‘shaping and contributing to Fashion Design for Sustainability as a field of study, industry, and education practices....

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3gzXr5k Jamie Beddard, one of the UK's leading disabled theatre practitioners. He is a writer, actor, director and workshop leader as well as a trainer and consultant. Above it all, Jamie is an insisting advocate for the integrated sector, working tirelessly for change. He is Co-Artistic Director for Diverse City...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3oCRYzp Sue Hamilton-White, an Art Psychotherapist, artist, MD and founder of a non-profit arts organisation, Untapped . Sue studied MA Art Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths College and is passionate about reducing youth suicide and self-harm through her work with Untapped and as an Art Psychotherapist for CAMHS (Child and...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3JjeDsc Rob Gildon , world recognised baritone and vocal animateur, was a recipient of the renowned Garsington Opera Prize and has performed in countless Opera productions around the Globe. Rob has a passion for education, and alongside his own performance work he is a mentor for Music for Youth and a Britten Pears Ar...

To access the available transcript please use the following link: https://bit.ly/3oymjPl Advertising powerhouse and inspirational female leader, Rosie Arnold, started her career in advertising moonlighting at a tiny creative hot shop called Bartle Bogle Hegarty in 1983 while studying Fine Art at Central St Martins. Under the mentorship of Sir John Hegarty himself, Rosie worked her way to the top,...

Welcome to the Teach Inspire Create podcast!   A podcast about creativity and education.  Comprised of 8 episodes, with 8 guests from the creative industries, in each episode we will talk to our guests about their different experiences and values, and how these can influence diverse ways of teaching. Through stimulating conversation, we hope to inspire your inner student and lead you to create new...