socially engaged arts projects

SVCA Part 1: Water Rights: A Dialogic Approach. 6.2025
soundscape in response to climate change, rivers, the sea, water

SVCA soundscapes in response to ecological crisis 5.2025
soundscape in response to climate change, rivers, the sea, water

SVCA CAN A RIVER HAVE RIGHTS? 6.2025

Working with the River Yare, connecting with the river through sound.

BRAVEART Unlimited- Suffolk Artlink 1.2025
A programme for neurodivergent people to access high quality creative opportunities.

03.2025 James Holloway Youth Project

The Cut, Halesworth

Working with a local group aged 11-18 we developed narratives through sound. All instrumentation were non conventional. The final score was played at The Cut JHYF Showcase event 2025

WINTER GARDENS Illuminate 2025 01-05.2025

Winter Gardens Great Yarmouth Illuminate project 2025 Working with Outtherearts and local community schools, making/cutting samples and creating soundscapes and matching them to animations made with artist Matthew Harrison.

Johann Don-Daniel, Kings Lynn mayor, School children and teachers posing behind a table displaying colorful models made from paper and other craft materials, in a classroom decorated with student artwork.

06.2024 7000 Oaks Beuys Legacy project

Groundworks Kingslynn Norfolk UK

Children and adults participating in an outdoor art activity on grass. Children are drawing with markers, some wearing headphones, while adults supervise and engage in conversation. A laptop and art supplies are on the table.

Akroyd & Harvey with Groundworks gallery and accomplished composer Stevie Wishart we set about a project in preparation of 7 saplings collected from Beuys’ being planted in Kings Lynn. Working with accomplished I engaged with local pupils to develop discussions through sound, sculpture and mark making. A soundscape was made in conjunction with their sculptures and displayed together.

06.2024 Halesworth Bollards

Haleswoth thoroughfare Suffolk UK

A group of children and adults wearing yellow safety vests gathered around a street lamp, painting it with blue paint during an outdoor community activity.

A man wearing a cap, white t-shirt, and jeans is spray painting the bottom of a pink and brown painted post on a sidewalk in a neighborhood with houses in the background.

06.2024 Global rhythms

Christchurch park Ipswich Suffolk UK

As a mentor for JHYF I was part of the team to facilitate the Town council commission to design, prepare, paint and finish the Halesworth thoroughfare bollards. We worked with the incredible group of students who were able to deliver each part of the public facing project.

Bollards project Halesworth Suffolk can be seen here or irl.

Working with drawing from sound during an open air music festival Global Rhythms was said to have “brought a meditative experience for many involved”.