Emma Saffy Wilson
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I have worked as a freelance community artist for over fifteen years delivering arts projects in a variety of settings. Through a lot of the work I do I aim to encourage disengaged young people on the fringes of dangerous or risky behaviour, who would not normally engage with the arts to develop their creative skills and participate in the arts if they so wish.



Training & Professional Development


Arts Award Advisor  Gold, Silver, Bronze, Discover & Explore                           
Child Safeguarding and Protection
Arts Development Training run through ENYAN/Artswork
NLP Foundation – Working with Challenging Behaviour
NLP Practitioner
Member of Engage
AIR Member

Member of Newlyn Society of Artists

Examples of Employment

2008 – 2014                            Trelya, Penzance       

Established a creative and informal way of allowing children and young  people at risk of social exclusion to work within a welcoming studio space and engage with contemporary art. Young people have been involved in a wide range of opportunities, from entering (and winning) National Art Competitions, having their work shown at the Saatchi Gallery to working towards Arts Awards.  As a result of this intensive arts programme Trelya has just been the first youth justice provision to be awarded Artsmark Gold Status.

Jan 2007 – Dec 2007              Trelya, Penzance                               

Managed and co-ordinated a creative local history project with vulnerable and at risk children & young people. The result of the project was a book 
“A Slice of Treneere” which was awarded a commendation at the Holyer an Gof Awards 2008.

Sept 2006 – March 2007          Arts for Health, Cornwall   

Consultancy with the local community and users of a proposed local Health clinic to inform an Arts and Health Strategy for the building and to develop detailed proposals for specific arts interventions on the site.

April – May 2006                    Cornwall Arts Marketing    

Devised and delivered a creative consultancy project for the Region of Culture Campaign, consulting working women in a small rural local community.

June 2004                               Cornwall County Council     

Managed and designed a creative launch for “The Compact”, a Cornwall-wide agreement between statutory agencies and the voluntary and community sector.

Dec 2004 – May 2005                        Trelya, Penzance                   

Managed a creative project with children & young people most at risk of offending & re-offending, surrounding issues of anti-social behaviour orders, which resulted in a pack of playing cards being produced that have been distributed nationally

Feb 2003 – April 2004                        St Buryan School                   

Art residency collaborating with Creative Partnerships & Newlyn Art Gallery - featured in Engage Publication "This is My Gallery"

Feb 2003 – April 2003                        Trelya, Penzance                   

Managed and produced a  photographic project Neighbourhood Renewal Fund with children and young people at risk of social exclusion which culminated in producing a postcard pack catalogue to accompany an exhibition.

July 2002 – Sept 2002                        Trelya, Penzance                   

Running a summer scheme of varying activities for children and young people at risk of social exclusion

July 2002                                               University of the First Age - Dance Agency Cornwall         

Collaborative Summer scheme project, which included clay, dance, music and drama

Other Examples of Freelance Practice

Nov 2001 -2002          Newlyn Gallery                          Saturday Art Class, Thursday Art Extra Class

Jan 2002 – May 2002  KEAP                                         Mud sculpture workshops at the Eden Project

Jan 2002 – Feb 2002   St Ives International              Ceramic outdoor installation with Nancealverne

April 2002                   St Ives International                 Teaching ceramic techniques to both primary & secondary
                                                                                             school teachers as part of the Ceramica Festival

Nov 2001                    Newlyn Art Gallery                      Ceramic project with the John Daniel Centre

July 2001 – Sept 2001 Penwith Play, Penzance          Running a summer activity scheme for 8 – 14’s


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