Michelle Brace
Digital & mixed media artist
Creative health facilitator
Community producer
Current contracts
Curious Minds - since Jan ‘22 working with Suffolk Libraries / Suffolk Artlink / the Food Museum as a commissioned artist devising and delivering sessions as part of a creative health programme with NHS clinical commissioning client groups.
The Phoenix Project - creative health facilitator designing & delivering creative programmes to support wellbeing since 2020 for the True Thoughts group in Ipswich.
Ipswich Community Media - creative mentoring young person for inclusion services at Suffolk County Council.
Exhibitions, commissions, funding awards
Unconsumed II - the Shoe Factory, Norwich - June ‘24.
Where the Light Gets In - group show at the 142 Gallery, Felixstowe - Apr/May ‘24.
Awarded Arts Council Developing Your Creative Practice grant Apr ‘22 - Mar ‘23.
Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival Sep ‘22 & ‘23: Beneath the Surface evolving live projected performance / musical collaboration.
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - the Artstation, Saxmundham, Dec ‘22.
Recent contracts
Aug ‘23 - Dec ‘24: Blank Page - artist faciltator - working with Suffolk Libraries to deliver digital / mixed media Holiday Activity Fund digital / mixed media sessions for young people.
Feb ‘23 - Sep ‘24: Pass It On Collective with Ipswich Community Media - a community empowerment & integration project including production of a podcast series with the True Thoughts group and the Phoenix Connects event.
Aug ‘20 - May ‘22: Marketplace (Creative People & Places) - commissioned artist. Devised and delivered several pieces of work including Objects & Stories
Feb ‘20 - Jun ‘22: Haverhill Town Council project coordinator HAVE YOU - website development, design & delivery of a youth engagement, social media & podcast programme.
Sep ‘20 - May ‘21: Collusion - engagement coordinator, Resolution King’s Lynn including design of IHL Datalog & resource pack for schools
Sep ‘20 - Jan ‘21: The Library Presents - commissioned artist, Let the Leaves Change (produced by Collusion).
Summer 2020: Arts Council Emergency Fund - devised & coordinated an online creative programme to engage young people in Haverhill during lockdown Manga Sundays, Digital Music Maker and Ready Maker 1.2
Summer 2019: Electric Citizens - devised and produced a creative tech summer labs programme for Collusion, hosted by Cambridge Junction.
Sep ‘18 - May ‘19: Collusion - creative producer in_collusion, including production of the engagement programme for Reveal King’s Lynn, the Maker Takeover event, Bury St Edmunds and Minecraft Wisbech
Summer 2018: Ready Maker One - devised & produced a week long creative coding project for young people in Haverhill funded by NEACO / Take Your Place
Education and training
2015 > ongoing training in Taoist Water Method Qigong, Neigong & Meditation
2022: Emotional Needs & Resources, Mental Health First Aid, Suffolk Mind
2016-17: Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs
2005-06: Level 4 Certificate Further Education Teaching, West Suffolk College
1992-95: 1st Class BA Honours - Arts Practice & the Community with Media & Cultural Studies, Middlesex University
1985-86: Art Foundation, Ipswich Art School