Mel Barry

A creative breakthrough is powerful, and creative pursuits can help to spark self-improvement, original ideas, or innovation. I love facilitating novel ways for organisations and individuals to seek fresh perspectives. Give me a tight brief about your most persistent environmental or community conundrum and I’ll give you a creativity workshop for your internal/external stakeholders to enjoy. They'll gain creative insights whilst reflecting on a important issue from different perspectives.I'm a self-taught collaborative creative, with formal training as a workshop facilitator. Since 2012 I have delivered many hundreds of hours of creative expression sessions for adults, hosted by public and private organisations, festivals, and community groups in London and Sydney.FOUNDER OF ART HUT IN LONDON'S BATTERSEA PARKI enjoyed a five-year creative collaboration with a gardening charity serving the London public. In their delightful English garden, I delivered nature-inspired public exhibitions and creativity workshops for individuals, pairs, and groups. As an Independent Curator in London, I have produced many public exhibitions showcasing professional and aspiring artists alike. All of my curations have featured collaborative workshops with artists across sculpture, painting, drawing, cartooning, printmaking, dance, and poetry, and partnerships with charities, youth clubs, schools, public gardens, community centres, public venues, residential networks, and festival organisers. I AM A COLLABORATIVE CREATIVEDelivering creativity workshops is one of a number of ways that I practise and stretch my collaborative approach to my own artistic expression and curiosity. I also find inspiration through conceptual art, dancing, observing wildlife and bird song, walking in green and blue spaces, music, singing, theatre, and political and societal observations. SUSTAINABILILTY PROFESSIONALI have extensive sustainability communications and engagement experience across sectors, focused on environmental and community-based initiatives in Australia and Europe.