Ellen Brown is a creative practitioner, educator, and neuroinclusion advocate with over 20 years’ experience designing inclusive, transformative learning experiences. She has worked across schools, arts organisations, and Higher Education, championing access for underrepresented and neurodiverse learners. With a background in community-engaged projects funded by organisations such as Arts Council UK and the National Lottery, Ellen now predominantly works within a specialist Creative Arts HE setting, developing inclusive curricula and mentoring staff and students from Foundation to PhD. Her work centres on creativity as a tool for equity, empowerment, and meaningful educational change.
Presentation: Zandra Rhodes’ Colourful Heritage
Zandra Rhodes’ Colourful Heritage is a vibrant and inclusive project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, delivered in partnership with the University for the Creative Arts and The Zandra Rhodes Foundation. This presentation will introduce the project and a snapshot of the engagement within the local Medway community. The project is centred around the digitisation of iconic garments, it combines heritage preservation with hands-on creative education. The project empowered underrepresented young people across Medway through fully funded workshops, creative mentoring, and an exhibition, while also offering UCA students’ internships and professional development. By connecting fashion, history, and education, Colourful Heritage has worked hard to inspire a new generation of diverse creatives and builds a lasting, accessible digital legacy – a fashion museum in your pocket.