Desk at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, design by David Galletly. Photo: Shannon Tofts
CAMHS unit at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh. Design by Projects Office
Unfinished Places newspaper, creative engagement at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
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Alison Unsworth is a creative producer offering production, facilitation, project management and project delivery services:
Alison's approach is to lead, guide and support teams and partners through the process of project development, balancing planning, structure and the coordination of design details with the opportunity for creative risk. Services can be delivered independently or as a member of a project team and include: Commissioning + Commissioning creative practitioners e.g. brief development, defining scope and deliverables + Managing selection and appointment of creative practitioners + Devising online application processes for creative content e.g. Jotform, Submittable + Supporting creative practitioners within multidisciplinary practice + Curation and creative direction + Research and development of creative strategies Engagement + Creative engagement and consultation strategies + Creative documentation + Curation and planning of visual displays and exhibitions + Resource and product design Facilitation + Action learning facilitation (endorsed) + Delivery of arts continuing professional development training + Planning, management and delivery of public engagement activities and workshops + Public speaking and design presentation Project management and delivery + Management of art and design commissions in the built environment and capital projects + Project management for multidisciplinary and cross sector creative projects + Managing the process of design development, design review, stage approval, design change and handover. + Managing project delivery Consultation + Expertise and advice in the design and production of digital print for building interiors and printed products. + Expertise and advice in artist-led engagement and gallery education. |
Over the last nineteen years Alison has worked on projects with multiple partners including architects, arts organisations, local authorities, galleries, museums, healthcare providers, community groups, artists, designers and illustrators.
She has worked as a creative producer and project manager since 2012, recently curating and managing commissions for art and design in healthcare programmes on behalf of Ginkgo Projects and WideOpen.
She coordinates the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award on behalf of Engage, the national association for gallery education.
Alison is a trained action learning facilitator, having completed the Endorsed Programme in Action Learning Facilitation with Action Learning Associates, accredited by ILM.
This work builds on Alison’s strong track record as a visual artist, having successfully delivered exhibitions, commissions for building interiors and temporary works in the public realm. Alison has worked as an artist educator for over fifteen years. She has delivered over 200 sessions with children, young people and adults in galleries, museums, schools and community settings, facilitating practical activities such as drawing, sculpture and animation; leading gallery visits and group discussions; and using the methodologies of enquiry led learning, philosophy for children, and the development of creative and critical thinking skills. Alison worked as a freelance artist for the learning team at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from 2012 to 2017. She delivers arts continuing professional development training.
Clients have included Ginkgo Projects, Engage, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Gateshead Council, Tyne & Wear Museums, South Tyneside Council, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Northumberland County Council, Creative Partnerships, CCE, New Writing North, The Forge, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Hatton Gallery and Northern Architecture.
She has worked as a creative producer and project manager since 2012, recently curating and managing commissions for art and design in healthcare programmes on behalf of Ginkgo Projects and WideOpen.
She coordinates the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award on behalf of Engage, the national association for gallery education.
Alison is a trained action learning facilitator, having completed the Endorsed Programme in Action Learning Facilitation with Action Learning Associates, accredited by ILM.
This work builds on Alison’s strong track record as a visual artist, having successfully delivered exhibitions, commissions for building interiors and temporary works in the public realm. Alison has worked as an artist educator for over fifteen years. She has delivered over 200 sessions with children, young people and adults in galleries, museums, schools and community settings, facilitating practical activities such as drawing, sculpture and animation; leading gallery visits and group discussions; and using the methodologies of enquiry led learning, philosophy for children, and the development of creative and critical thinking skills. Alison worked as a freelance artist for the learning team at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from 2012 to 2017. She delivers arts continuing professional development training.
Clients have included Ginkgo Projects, Engage, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Gateshead Council, Tyne & Wear Museums, South Tyneside Council, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Northumberland County Council, Creative Partnerships, CCE, New Writing North, The Forge, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Hatton Gallery and Northern Architecture.