COMPASS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Lead Artist and Facilitator
As an artist I work with the camera searching my environment and capturing ‘landscapes', working primarily in black and white. I have been volunteering at Compass for 4 years carrying out a variety of activities from installing exhibitions to documenting the artistic outputs from the weekly sessions.
Fenya brings an asset based approach to social engagement through the arts and commitment to emergent design, Past projects have included working with adolescents, tutoring social arts for shared living with disabilities and developing a method for using the arts with advanced dementia. xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Jilly studied drama at university, moving sideways both to Brussels and into radio and TV journalism. Once smitten theatre became a love for life, studying Tibetan dance with the Dalai Lama and becoming a film and TV producer in London. Luckily East Sussex called where Jilly and a fellow thespian created and ran their own comedy club for 20 years in a barn; finding talent such as Jack Whitehall, Lucy Porter, Tim Vine, Sean Lock, Nina Conti and Micky Flanagan, now all famous names.
John Myers, volunteer with Compass Poetry Group, is co-host of Eastbourne's Poetry Cafe Open Mic where his known as "Mister John" xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am Kate Kong and as a former teacher and children's therapist specialising in the expressive arts, I am delighted to be involved with Compass Community Arts. I support and value the work done here as it nurtures and develops valuable skills and joy and togetherness.'
Family, home, hospitality and friendship have been an important part of my life and my way of expressing the arts and culture. I have been able to extend this through the rich experience of being a foster parent and supporting charity work that addresses these fundamental needs for those who have experienced disruption in their childhoods. xxxxxxxxxx
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Freelance Administrator
Lettie is a freelance administrator with 8 years experience in customer relations at a leading car dealership. She has two young children and is now part of the Compass Arts Team. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxx
Having completed an HND in Art and Design at Waltham Forest College in 2017, I then gave up my career in education in 2017 to follow my dream of doing creative stuff every day. I use any materials that express my fascinations - print, paint, earth, rock, paper, wire, textile, anything. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lucy has a background in poetry after completing a MA in creative writing at Sussex University and a foundation diploma in art and design. She is interested in the connection between emotional honesty, spirituality and creativity and brings these elements into the sessions she runs at Compass Community Arts. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mary is a retired social worker having specialised in Adoption work. She has seen the benefits of using a wide range of creative and artistic interventions when working with children with deep trauma. It is this understanding of the healing and therapeutic benefits of artistic pursuits that has motivated her to become a trustee with this particular charity.
Nicole completed a BA Hons in Tourism and Business. She worked as a tour manager on overseas and UK sports events. After a few years, Nicole travelled again. On a trip to China, she found out what could be done with bamboo - 16 years later she remains a director of Bamboo Clothing founded by David Gordon. xxxxxxxxxxxx
Roxy is an artist, curator and PhD researcher at Tate Britain. Her research explores the ways in which whiteness functions to position white people at the top of a racial hierarchy within art and the gallery. Her art practice currently focuses on tattooing as a living sculpture that takes on a life of its own beyond gallery spaces.
I am an artist who lives with mental & physical health disabilities. I came to Compass as a participant in 2014. I am now a volunteer who runs the Studio Space & helps out with the Youth Group. My art practice is inspired by nature, & is an exploration of Fragility; celebrating both its strength and beauty.
Sue has a passion for photography and works artistically with the images she creates. She is self taught and is always seeking to collaborate and co-develop, ideas and skills. She is part of a worldwide online community of photographers and often has photos featured and works with various organisations who have used her images.
I obtained a combined Arts degree in Manchester, and love to explore using different media, including painting, clay sculpture, illustration and screen printing. Since then, I have continued exhibiting, self publishing books and collaborating with other artists. When I discovered Compass I immediately wanted to become more involved. It offers something uniquely beneficial to participants.
Tyron joined the board of trustees in 2022. He is the Treasurer at Compass, helping with financial governance, planning and fund raising. He trained as a chartered accountant at EY in London where he spent a further 6 years working in the hospitality and nutrition industry. He has now moved back to East Sussex where he grew up and is the Director of Strategy at King & McGaw,