https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/musings daily 0.75 2023-11-22 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/musings/chasingrainbows monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596141420699-1WWUEISAR01YRT5U3VQP/Flying%2Bunicorn%2Brainbow%2Bfart.jpg Musings - Chasing rainbows - Chasing rainbows https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/d141079a-9aa5-4874-a2c6-92ef9e709ac8/PROFILE.jpg About https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2020-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596459530143-NF48W8YEOK8D9K615YGO/Extend%2Bleadership%2Bprogramme.jpg Home Past work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596459430131-OGPQBMZWTJ95CLMJES3B/Nls.jpg Home Live work https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2025-09-06 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work daily 0.75 2025-09-05 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/leithlate19 monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596188644344-5OYSOV587IXWXBEQ2TS5/LL19.jpg Work - LeithLate19 | 2019 - LeithLate19 2019 | LeithLate | Producer A season of events for LeithLate19 Weekend in July 2019, and a nocturnal art trail and moon party in November 2019, all taking place within the neighbourhood of Leith, Edinburgh. Programme produced in collaboration with The Skinny, Leith Festival, Leith Theatre, Pianodrome and guest artists, supported by Baillie Gifford and City of Edinburgh Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596189241590-FNDZ4RDO3K3N1QO0R68L/LL_Nov_POSTER.png Work - LeithLate19 | 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596189149948-OHEC8EE4RE9K1TQ6BG23/LL19+Weekend.png Work - LeithLate19 | 2019 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/melting-ice monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596284119103-WCXZTREL4UPJE9B0H1GQ/Young%2BPoets.jpg Work - Melting Ice | 2017-2018 - Melting Ice 2017-2018 | National Maritime Museum (Royal Museums Greenwich) with Poetry Society | Producer A partnership project with the Poetry Society’s Young Poets Network asking young poets to respond to the climate crisis. Winning poems were published in the Melting Ice anthology and displayed in the National Maritime Museum’s Polar Worlds gallery. Read the poetry anthology, Melting Ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596283999918-L94BBX3ZT3XV9JT8A0L5/Melting+Ice.JPG Work - Melting Ice | 2017-2018 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/cld monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596388409175-2CW2LW6J6BJLQA41AZK3/CLD+competencies.png Work - MEd Community Learning & Development | 2011-2013 - MEd Community Learning & Development 2011-2013 | University of Glasgow | Graduate A postgraduate degree programme examining radical pedagogy, sociology and professional practice in the field of Community Learning & Development. Developing competencies as a community practitioner to empower communities to seek social justice and create collective change. My dissertation analysed the role of museums within the pedagogical framework of Community Learning and Development. Read the dissertation. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/curveball-collective monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596199705394-1E9P0WYA1E5KV7WRS6MK/Curveball.jpg Work - curvebALL collective | 2011-2013 - curvebALL collective 2011-2013 | Founder & Artist A physical theatre collective founded by Mahri Reilly, Ashling Findlay-Carroll and Martha Burns Findlay, creating site-specific works within urban environments. Performances at Merchant City Festival, T in the Park, SURGE, Govanhill Festival, and National Theatre of Scotland’s 5-Minute Theatre. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/teaching-english monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1599756439711-KHATIVCUT0RUZZ37J087/Nepal.jpg Work - Teaching English Language | 2006-2013 - Teaching English Language 2006-2013 | Teacher TEFL qualified English langauge teacher. Teaching overseas in Nepal, South Africa and China, and delivering language and cultural learning programmes in Scotland for asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants. Working with and for various charities and organisations including PSD Nepal, Tenteleni, Zhongshan School, i-to-i, Glasgow Life and City of Glasgow College. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/art-on-air monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596148477086-WAWRMG2BVFF3RGJLOWQ7/Art+on+Air.jpg Work - Art on air | 2019 - Art on air 2019 | Tate Modern with Resonance FM | Curator A pop-up radio studio situated off Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, creating dialogue between gallery staff, visitors and special guests. A week of live transmissions, discussion, performance, artist interviews, sound art, media art and radio as art. Listen back. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/curious-project monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596150942581-L2LGQH3ZSYQ80EA4YZZQ/Curious.jpg Work - Curious Project | 2011-2013 - Curious Project 2011-2013 | St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art (Glasgow Museums) | Learning Assistant A community-curated heritage project fostering intercultural dialogue between the people of Glasgow. The project consisted of a co-curated exhibition, learning programme and volunteer programme, creating a legacy of increased understanding of each other, the city and its collections. Funded by the Legacy Trust UK as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Project team: Aileen Strachan, Lyndsey MacKay & Carrie Westwater plus colleagues at Glasgow Museums and community partners. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/human-library monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596152758149-33SFNRI3HQ11IQPLNPIJ/Human%2BLibrary.jpg Work - Human Library | 2012-2013 - Human Library 2012-2013 | Human Library UK | Organiser A series of pop-up Human Library events across Glasgow, creating safe space for topics to be discussed openly between human ‘books’ and their ‘readers’, to break-down stereotypes and prejudices. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Find out more. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/endeavour-project monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596455805598-VCILU12JLBE7OINAE2W0/E1.jpg Work - Endeavour Project | 2015-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596457244823-2UD2HNQKNDEOZ9NWJXAH/Endeavour.jpg Work - Endeavour Project | 2015-18 - Endeavour Project 2015-2018 | National Maritime Museum (Royal Museums Greenwich) | Audience Advocate, Learning Producer & Senior Manager A £12.6m project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop 4 new permanent galleries and create a more inclusive museum through community consultation, collaboration and co-production. Read the report, Creating a more inclusive museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596455838513-MRXRF354ABRAL48WW59V/E2.jpg Work - Endeavour Project | 2015-18 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/maritime-greenwich monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596454767943-KGGR8ZYZBUQ1XXCTHC3G/Greenwich+WHS.jpg Work - UNESCO Maritime Greenwich | 2015-2018 - UNESCO Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site: Learning Network 2015-2018 | Maritime Greenwich | Member & Chair https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/your-future-in-place monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596188369703-BZIR965I319WW5KKCTK7/YFIP.jpg Work - Your Future in Place | 2015-2019 - Youth Collective Young Volunteer Projects Apprenticeships & Internships Youth Takeover Events School Careers Programme Arts Award ASDAN Award National Saturday Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596188192541-5VUE6W6YHYGKZTTPRPQ3/Youth%252BTakeover.jpg Work - Your Future in Place | 2015-2019 - Your Future in Place 2015-19 | Royal Museums Greenwich | Learning Producer & Senior Manager A multi-stranded youth programme supporting local young people to develop skills, confidence, social and cultural capital. Working with 800+ young people over 4 years, funded by Young Greenwich and the Heritage Lottery Fund. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/leith100 monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596192927337-BM82I2F6YM2WA4G2KIOH/Untitled.jpg Work - Leith100 | 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596190524192-L53RHBXWF0GNEE2N5GXK/Light-up%2BLHM.jpg Work - Leith100 | 2020 - Leith100 2020 | LeithLate | Producer A season of events marking 100 years of the merging of Leith with the City of Edinburgh. Sing-a-long film screening, street art tours, archive film, pop-up exhibition and a large-scale outdoor projection. Programme produced in partnership with Cinetopia, Leith Theatre, Leith Library, Double Take Projections and guest collaborators. Supported by Baillie Gifford, City of Edinburgh Council, Film Hub Scotland, BFI Musicals! and Napier University. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/glow-art-trail monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194158851-UIXRN9AF2W3FHADP5R1M/G1.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 Ipseity Invades, Ursula Kam-Ling Cheng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194159127-QJBNCAHM0OHX05BH1QMC/G2.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 Questions, Lucas Chih-Peng Kao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194158498-F3JDLU5Q4W750Q9ZPT1F/G3.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 Scanner, Mettje Hunneman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194158947-YYANI4J6XKEQ37CDTSXZ/G4.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 Nobody's free until everybody's free, Lauren McLaughlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194158932-8MGCPOIIASYF6RDLPR0R/G5.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 Whatyawatchin'pal, Abi Lewis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596194278311-0Z7F1PF5IFOCO9A02S8L/G6.jpg Work - Glow Art Trail | 2019 The Faery Trail, Lucas Chih-Peng Kao https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/stories-from-the-sea monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596386487802-S261QZVJ9P7RR3ESNGRU/ACO.jpg Work - Stories from the sea | 2015-2019 - Stories from the Sea 2015-19 | National Maritime Museum (Royal Museums Greenwich) | Learning Producer & Senior Manager A Museums & Schools Programme in partnership with Time and Tide Museum, funded by the Department for Education and Arts Council England. The programme sought to support schools literacy learning within museum environments through museum-based literacy workshops, teacher CPD, online learning resources, museum skills exchanges, and the ground-breaking immersive theatre production Against Captain’s Orders by Punchdrunk. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/tate-local monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596269456446-VA57A6ENQ57NI2FVYPZT/Tate+Modern.jpg Work - Tate Local | 2019 - Tate Local 2019 | Tate Modern | Community Liaison Managing relationships between Tate Modern and the local community. Partnership working, community development, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and environmental management. Collaborative working with local residents, cultural and community partners, local authority and the business improvement district to foster a thriving ecology for people to live, work and play. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/extend monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596274439520-GH4G16TES7XSPXPH68RJ/Extend%2Bleadership%2Bprogramme.jpg Work - Extend Leadership Programme | 2017-2018 - Extend Leadership Programme 2017-18 | Engage | Alumni A professional development programme for arts educators. The programme seeks to increase representation of learning professionals in leadership roles within the cultural sector. As part of the programme, I undertook a group enquiry alongside Natalie Walton, Heather Kay and Emily Hedley to interrogate how personal philosophies influence leadership. Read the full report, Leading from the heart. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/livingstone-200 monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596230102554-PGHYZIU42W6UJBZTCGKT/I%2Bknew%2Ba%2Bman%2Bcalled%2BLivingstone.jpg Work - Livingstone 200 | 2013-2014 - Livingstone 200 2013-2014 | National Trust for Scotland | Learning Officer A programme of schools, community and public engagement to mark the bicentenary of David Livingstone’s birth, whilst exploring his contemporary legacy and strengthening the continued relationship between Scotland and Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme involved visits and exchanges with delegates from Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Tanzania as part of the bicentenary programme and 2014 Commonwealth Games. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/david-livingstone-birthplace monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596231535717-X3W2GS1WVVSITHGJ3YYB/DLC%252Bdesign.jpg Work - David Livingstone's Birthplace | 2013-15 - David Livingstone’s Birthplace 2013-15 | David Livingstone Trust | Engagement & Interpretation Lead A successful Heritage Lottery Fund stage 1 bid comprising a £10m masterplan for the redevelopment of the David Livingstone Centre into David Livingstone’s Birthplace. Project team: Hoskins Architects, ERZ, David Narro Associates, Harley Haddow, Andrew Wright, and Event Exhibition & Design Ltd, plus colleagues at the National Trust for Scotland and the David Livingstone Trust Board of Governors. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/monuments monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596201822183-QEDOE4VYPC6NGDP1Q5IK/Sighthill%2BStone%2BCircle.jpg Work - Monuments that Move Me | 2012 - Monuments that move me 2012 | Depot Arts with The Open Museum | Project Coordinator A youth-led heritage project researching and creatively responding to public monuments in North Glasgow, with an exhibition at Springburn Centre. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/breaking-down-barriers monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596207381227-WIIGS27KIJRMNANWLEM5/woodworking.jpg Work - Breaking Down Barriers | 2008-2010 - Breaking Down Barriers 2008-10 | Volunteer Glasgow | Support Worker A supported volunteer and skills development programme for long-term unemployed adults with addiction, mental health and additional support needs. Delivered in partnership with community volunteer-involving organisations including Impact Arts, Glasgow Wood Recycling, Enable, Gal Gael, Citizens Advice Bureau and Sense Scotland. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/princess-alice monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/community-research monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/soas monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596384563353-09F6QSBB6Z63WA896B0A/HMS%2BSeringapatam.jpg Work - Decolonising collections | 2018 - Decolonising collections 2018 | National Maritime Museum (Royal Museums Greenwich) with SOAS | Module Facilitator A collaboration with SOAS University of London, facilitating a student research project as part of the MA Museums, Heritage & Material Culture course. Students tasked with researching objects through a decolonial lens, with research outcomes added to the Museum’s collection records. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/10years monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1632931253002-QUTA2CV4WRZB5DNOADI3/l_limit-SBT_BWS20_Time_Capsule_sRBG_7691.jpg Work - See you in 10 years | 2020 - See you in 10 years 2020 | National Library of Scotland with Scottish Book Trust | Project Partner A literary project fostering new writing, resulting in the creation of a time capsule featuring work by Val McDermid and six young writers. The capsule was designed by artist Ali Forbes. It is now stored within the National Library of Scotland for a period of 10 years, to be revealed in 2030. Project led by Scottish Book Trust in partnership with the National Library of Scotland as part of Book Week Scotland. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/culture-reset monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596305213817-1STQRLQ779J5U736UCCT/Mapping.JPG Work - Culture Reset | 2020 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/5c5a5092-c619-4521-8d76-9e508aa5e475/culture-reset.png Work - Culture Reset | 2020 - Culture Reset 2020 | Programme Alumni Culture Reset was an urgent programme for cultural producers to reimagine the future of arts and culture in the wake of COVID-19 which ran during 2020. As part of this programme, I researched and investigated the social purpose of cultural organisations. Delivered by people make it work, supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/treasures monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/2bdccfc0-e643-4aee-9d0e-9559a84137b0/treasures-sign.jpg Work - Treasures | 2019-present - Treasures 2019-present | National Library of Scotland | Project Owner Management of development and delivery of a new permanent gallery at the National Library of Scotland’s George IV Bridge, showcasing highlights from the Library’s collections. The gallery opened in 2022 and displays change every 6-months. Treasures | National Library of Scotland (nls.uk) https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/centenary-murals monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/64d64349-f48d-459c-a262-8829b68a10e8/NLS25-+Family+-+eoincarey_0417.jpg Work - Centenary Murals | 2025 - Centenary Murals 2025 | National Library of Scotland with Edinburgh College | Project Manager A creative collaboration with Edinburgh College to design new murals to mark the National Library of Scotland’s 100th birthday. Credit: Photograph by Eoin Carey; Film by Josh Gajree. https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/past-work/from-the-other-side monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596456767790-83O1J6VE4WVXXQS6M0RH/Bankside%252Bwindow%252Bmessages.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 - From the other side 2019 | Tate Modern with Better Bankside | Curator A mass-participatory art project inviting artists and locals alike to create window messages across the Bankside neighbourhood. Featuring works by Alan Kitching, Alannah Currie, Array Collective, Bob & Roberta Smith, Caroline Cardus, Davina Drummond + Yara El-Sherbini, Ian Davenport, Iman Tajik, Janette Parris, Joe Sweeney, Theresa Lola and The Ragged School. View the programme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596146427956-MWHRVULLAFJ7EIS0QJ1P/1.jpeg.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596146526956-R7YBPRCYQQ7RZ7Q9E046/2.jpeg.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596146745869-C6F2DED6SPJIGRG22KCJ/3.jpeg.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596146805738-M0SCF0X8FUD3KEU737NR/5.jpeg.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596146998018-Q07RJ834IRGPS037NALP/4.jpeg.jpg Work - From the other side | 2019 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/live-work daily 0.75 2025-09-05 https://www.marthaculture.co.uk/live-work/national-library-scotland monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596306946005-DKFYL8BBX1HE4C7VNSBI/Nls.jpg Live work - National Library of Scotland - National Library of Scotland Head of Public Programmes Leading Public Programmes at the National Library of Scotland since December 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596306990681-OHJKWV7IYYK2G0PN91DD/Exhibitions%2BOption%2B3.jpg Live work - National Library of Scotland - Exhibitions A year-round programme of exhibitions. Large-scale special exhibitions Small-scale displays Touring displays for community venues Virtual exhibitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/1596309418636-ABO6FABENAOL18M2ZWMK/oor%2Bwullie%2B2.jpg Live work - National Library of Scotland - Learning & Engagement A programme of on-site, off-site and online learning & engagement. Schools workshops Group visits Community projects Health & wellbeing programme Creative initiatives Partnership projects Learning resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2299e1de06c727c555f80c/e643d2f1-1100-41f2-ad39-73253960c9f0/IMG_3918.jpg Live work - National Library of Scotland - Public Events A programme of on-site and online events. Talks Tours Workshops Family activities