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

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