About Us — Freelance : Futures

Inc Arts

Inc Arts champion the creative, contractual and economic rights of the UK's African, Asian, Caribbean and ethnically diverse arts sector workforce. We make inclusive change in the arts and cultural sector. Our vision is to create a thriving cultural community that allows everyone to do their best work.

MAX Musician and Artist Exchange

MAX Musician and Artist Exchange is a network of practitioners drawn from classical music and the arts throughout the UK founded on a core belief in promoting diversity and equality. MAX advocates for artist-led work and a drive for greater equality between independent artists and the organisations with whom they work. MAX will collaborate with artists and organisations to challenge existing orthodoxies and develop new practices.

people make it work

people make it work is a group of 60 freelance cultural workers, who have come together with a shared mission to support the cultural sector to change, develop and transform. We do that with organisations, cities, leaders and creative individuals with free tools, guidance, advice as well as peer-based programmes.

Zahra Ash-Harper

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR
FOR INCLUSION

Zahra Ash-Harper is a Creative Producer focused on inclusion in the arts…

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Thanh Sinden

CONSULTANT / FACILITATOR
MUSEUM DETOX

Thanh Sinden supports organisations and teams to progress organisational development goals through consultancy, facilitation and coaching…

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Sandeep Mahal

DIRECTOR OF SECTOR CHANGE
people make it work

Sandeep is Director of Sector Change at people make it work and a cultural leader with over 10 years experience of working at senior levels in the arts, libraries and cultural sector…

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Lora Krasteva

ARTIST, CULTURAL PRODUCER & ACTIVIST
GLOBAL VOICES THEATRE

Lora is an artist, cultural producer and activist. She is part of Global Voices Theatre, a female, non-binary and immigrant-led company introducing international work by historically marginalised creatives in the UK.

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Clare Thurman

DIRECTOR OF LEARNING & COMMUNITIES,
people make it work
CONSORTIUM PARTNER, FREELANCE : FUTURES

Clare is currently Director of Learning and Communities at people make it work and National Movement Lead at What Next?…

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Andrew Watts

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, MAX MUSICIAN & ARTIST EXCHANGE PRODUCTIONS LTD
CONSORTIUM PARTNER, FREELANCE : FUTURES

Widely praised for his dramatic voice and stage presence, countertenor Andrew Watts has established himself as one of the finest singers of his generation…

Imogen Bellotti13 May 2022

Sarah Hopwood

MANAGING DIRECTOR
GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA

Sarah’s career at Glyndebourne has spanned almost 25 years, and in that time she has played a major role in the company’s dramatic growth…

Imogen Bellotti12 May 2022

Lily Einhorn

FREELANCE NETWORK LEAD
THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST & COMPANY OF OTHERS

Lily Einhorn is an artistic and strategic consultant, creative and cultural producer, writer, and coach…

Imogen Bellotti12 May 2022

Nyasha Daley

ASSOCIATE, people make it work
PRODUCER & COMMS, FREELANCE : FUTURES

Nyasha is an artist, producer, multi-passionate entrepreneur and passionate non-executive director…

Imogen Bellotti12 May 2022

Dan De La Motte

ASSOCIATE, people make it work
FREELANCE CREATIVE PRACTITIONER

Dan de la Motte is a freelance Creative Practitioner, specialising in performance, producing and curation…

Imogen Bellotti12 May 2022

FREELANCE : FUTURES is convened by a consortium of freelancer-led networks, and organisations working with independent practitioners, including Freelancers Make Theatre Work, Inc Arts, Migrants In Culture, MAX Musician and Artist Exchange, people make it work, Something To Aim For and What Next?

Freelancers Make Theatre Work

Inc Arts

Migrants in Culture

MAX Musician and Artist Exchange

people make it work

Something To Aim For

What Next?

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