
2026: Deirdre Kashdan – Art as a Catalyst for Conversation
Deirdre Kashdan is a multidisciplinary artist and tutor with a particular interest in creating projects to encourage conversation and storytelling. Her process is often cyclical,

Deirdre Kashdan is a multidisciplinary artist and tutor with a particular interest in creating projects to encourage conversation and storytelling. Her process is often cyclical,

Continuing from the last month, we started more conversations with movers and shakers in the arts in Kent and beyond. We interview the following: Genevieve

Sumita Chauhan is a visual artist and an independent researcher working at the intersection of art, technology and community wellbeing, with a special focus on older

Sophia Newton is a dance and movement artist, author, creative educator, and founder of Express & Bloom. She is a member of the Royal Academy

Dr Pamela Hatton holds a PhD in Psychology, specialising in work and educational stress. Working with diverse cultures, languages and differing socio-economic backgrounds, her General

Umar Abdulrasheed’s work explores the quiet conversation between tradition and modernity, shaped by memory, nature, and the inherited knowledge of West African pottery. A Nigerian-born

Juhi Rathi holds an MSc in Computer Game Programming from Goldsmiths, University of London. With over 16 years of experience in AR, VR, and XR

Adeniyi Olusola Morolahun, also known as EyinjuOlodumare and The Abuletic King, is an African percussionist, theatre practitioner, and storyteller whose work explores performance as a

Bill Lewis is a poet, storyteller and mythographer. He has travelled extensively, giving readings and performances in England, Europe, North America and South America. He

Samuel Ogundapo’s journey into music did not begin with a grand declaration. Growing up in Nigeria, his early exposure to music came through church environments