Gillian Dyson
Project Manager, Educationalist, Consultant
Animating, Engaging, Enabling


Gillian Dyson has extensive experience of enabling young people and adults access and drive cultural and regeneration activity. She can offer concept development, project management and chairing skills, as well as being able to deliver content to varied participants and audiences of all age groups and backgrounds.

Gillian Dyson believes in collaboration with professional artists, architects, urban-design and policy makers to build support and advocacy, and to develop and deliver appropriate creative and sustainable programmes.

Gillian Dyson has been responsible for the fund raising and management of projects with ACE, ERDF, SRB, local authority or PFI funding. She has experience of supporting Local Authority cultural development strategy, and Regional sustainable development initiatives.

Project activity might includes site visits, creative workshops, oral history telling, participant knowledge sharing, talks and presentations, discussions and debates.

Gillian is keenly engaged with national and international debates on art and culture, and is currently Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Arts & Society, Leeds Metropolitan University.

If you are interested in working with Gillian Dyson (as a Panel Member, Consultant, Mentor and Facilitator) or just want a chat...

Please contact her on 0778 651 31 75
gilliandyson at yahoo.co.uk

Engaging people in art, culture, design and decision-making.

‘Street Skate Design Workshop’, Young Skate Borders, with arc and Kingston Upon Hull City Council.
2004 - Lead facilitator and project manager.

’Where we live’, women residents of Bilton Grange estate, for Bilton grange Community Centre.
2004 - Lead artist, project manager.

‘Clay City’ – Children’s play workshop for Hull Community Play Network, and exhibition installation, on behalf of arc. (With artist Adele Howitt).
2006 - Lead artist, project manager.

‘Parallels’ youth dance and architecture project.
2007 - Project Designer and Manager.

‘Understanding Architecture’. Adult Ed’ evening class – foundation award for University of Hull, and arc.
2006-2009 - Lead Tutor and Project Manager.

Development Site visit, for Humber Local Authority Teams. ‘Design Champion Training’ on behalf of arc.
2008 - Lead Facilitator and Project Manager.

‘Out of the Box’, public conference on housing. (Speakers included Janet Street Porter). For East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and Yorkshire Forward, on behalf of arc.
2009 - Conference content curation and project management.

‘Urban Gamelan.’ On behalf of Leeds Metropolitan University.
2009 - Lead tutor for first year workshop and performance in sound improvisation.

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