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Emily Druiff Coach & consultant www.emilydruiff.com Leadership coach and consultant with a focus on cultural participation, co-production, and women’s health and wellbeing. Recognised as a skilled leader, team-builder and natural facilitator I am passionate about working with organisations, communities of interest and individuals to achieve their ambitions and make a positive impact. Being coached at critical stages in my life has enabled me to appreciate its immense value for personal and professional growth. I am now available to support you on your journey. Testimonials "I got so much from my time with Emily. She held a calm, creative and positive space for me to explore my goals and identify some concrete actions to move towards them. Our sessions helped me to shift my thinking and left me feeling more energised and confident.” coachee
About Peckham Platform In 2017 Peckham Platform won Southwark Council public tender to occupy the new gallery on Peckham Square. For more info: http://www.peckhamplatform.com/news/peckham-platform-is-changing Our Board of Trustees include: Richard Watts – Chair of Trustees People Make it Work and Local Resident Phil Allison Director, Culture Shock Media and Local Resident Kerry Bishop Chief Operations Officer, Frieze Paul Goodwin Professor of Transnational Curating and University Arts London Chair of Black Art and Design Graeme Hall Creative Director, Google Creative Lab and Local Resident John McMahon National Policy Adviser for Learning, Volunteering & Digital, Heritage Lottery Fund Helen Protheroe Director of Development & Alumni Relations, Royal College of Art Karen Turner Freelance Consultant and Local Resident OUR VISION Our vision is that communities can inform and shape their engagement with their locality by working with contemporary visual artists. OUR MISSION Our mission is to create meaningful and accessible social arts practice for Peckham and beyond. OUR PRACTICE We support artists and communities to co-create and own new artworks by: 1. Working with the best social arts practitioners who prioritise working with people as an integral aspect to their practice. 2. Working with communities in a sustainable way to identify issues that are important to them and can be addressed through contemporary art. OUR OBJECTIVES Our objectives for the next three years are to: 1. Deliver an expanded co-commissioned gallery programme which will deepen our relationships with our community partners in Peckham; 2. Champion social arts practice and become a critical resource for HE partners, leading practitioners and engaged organisations; 3. Critically investigate the social impact of our place based work so that we contribute to wider sector development and influence policy making in this area;
Peckham Space is London’s newest purpose-built public gallery dedicated to commissioning location-specific artworks. As director I am responsible for the overall running of the gallery as well as the conception and implementation of the public programme which delivers three commissions per year. Located on Peckham Square, London SE15 and part of Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, the gallery seeks to encourage progression routes for young people into creative higher education as well as increase access to cultural and educational activity in Peckham. Peckham Space is funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), Southwark Council and Arts Council England. The permanent venue, designed by PENSON, opened in June 2010. I have been director at Peckham Space since June 2008 previous to which I worked as an independent curator. Commissioned artists in this role to date include: Barby Asante, Sonia Boyce, Lottie Child, Sarah Cole, David Cotterrell, FREEE, Furtherfield.org, Rachael House, Nikolaj Larsen, Ana Laura Lopez de la Torre, Manu Luksch, Harold Offeh, Gayle Chong Kwan, The People Speak, Jessica Voorsanger, Neal White. For further information please see www.peckhamspace.com
CGP London invited me as a guest curator to realise 'ALL IS NOT LOST', an exhibition of artworks by emerging and established female artists who present a philosophy of optimistic resilience in the face of unprecedented government cuts to arts funding. This group show leant towards an anarchic aesthetic of protest and DIY culture with selected works including film, drawing, performance and site-specific installation, all of which represent the potential of art to inspire change. Artists included: Zoe Brown, Rebecca Glover, Rachael House, Manu Luksch, Olivia Jane Ransley, Martina Schmücker, Rosalie Schweiker, Jessica Voorsanger, Kate Yoland.