'A Polish Heart Beats Here' was co-curated with the Polish community in Newark over four months. The exhibition explores three main themes: remembrance, everyday life and culture and traditions. Through community loans, work by contemporary artists, and engaging interpretation; the exhibition highlights Newark’s ties to Poland, from the Presidents in Exile buried in the towns cemetery, to the twin town of Sandomierz, and the vibrant Polish community that now call Newark home. The exhibition was a finalist for the Association of Heritage Interpretation Engaging People awards in the Community category. (National Civil War Centre, October 2024-October 2025)
Threads of Time used objects from the National Civil War Centre's reserve collection to share local stories. I worked with local businesses to identity items linked to their sites or own trade. I also commissioned an artist to create a response to an object of their choosing from the collection with relevance to contemporary living. (National Civil War Centre, August 2025)
Capturing Shadows is a public programme funded by Historic England's Everyday Heritage grant scheme to preserve the history of Central and Eastern European communities in Mansfield, merging pasts and reimagining futures. The programme title exhibition ran through June in Mansfield Library including new interpretation about the areas historic Central and Eastern European communities, interactive display board, and a number of community loans. The Cook for Ukraine community exhibition was presented in First Art during July and included a new commission of prints, and artwork by the local community. Pickled Pasts was co-created with the community and artist Kristina Nenova in First Art the following January. (CEE Notts, March 2024-January 2025)
Community loan - Capturing Shadows exhibition
Community loan - Capturing Shadows exhibition
Public programme
Cook for Ukraine community exhibition
Cook for Ukraine community exhibition
Pickled Pasts display
Interpretation for Heritage Open Day at Newark Castle, exploring the parallels between medieval harvest traditions in Britain and Polish harvest rituals. An accompanying event programme was produced in collaboration with Polish Village UK including traditional crafts, live music, and the development of a new workshop taking inspiration from decorated Polish traditional bread. (Newark Castle, September 2023)
