Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall hosted ‘Inspiring Women in the Arts’ in partnership with BAFTA on 23 April 2015. Here 170 high profile women representing a wide range of careers in the arts did career speed networking with 850 state school girls about their jobs and experiences. Well known faces from the world of television, theatre and the arts took part such as; actress Jenny Agutter OBE (pictured), editor Rosie Boycott, potter Emma Bridgewater, The Miniaturist author Jessie Burton, Art of Noise founder and composer Anne Dudley, Call the Midwife script editor Katy Harmer, singer Jamelia, BBC One Show presenter Alex Jones, Jude Kelly OBE Southbank Centre Director, Harry Potter casting director Karen Lindsay-Stewart, author Kate Mosse OBE, TV presenter June Sarpong and opera singer Amanda Roocroft.
Aim of the event and wider campaign
The Inspiring Women campaign aims to get women pledging one hour a year to talk to girls in school about their job and career route. Research shows that young people at school have little idea about the career options open to them and the exciting range of jobs available in the arts arena – e.g. not just actors and artists but also agents, curators, directors, managers, PR officers, set designers and writers. We need to change the mismatch and inspire the next generation of young women to consider a career in the arts.
The event at Tate Modern celebrates reaching our 15,000 milestone
The event also saw the formal announcement of meeting our target to recruit 15,000 women to volunteer. Now 15,009 Inspiring Women have signed up through Inspiring the Future to be available to speak in state schools and colleges about their jobs and careers. Since the campaign launched in October 2013, a total of 289,974 girls and young women from across the UK have engaged with Inspiring the Future volunteers.
See our ‘Inspiring Women campaign: the story so far’ IW Campaign Summary Digital
The event is part of the wider Inspiring Women campaign, run by charity the Education and Employers Taskforce, with key strategic partner and lead corporate supporter, Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Inspiring Women campaign founder and champion Miriam González Durántez said: “I’m thrilled that we have surpassed our goal and we have now more than 15,000 volunteers willing to go to back to schools to talk to girls across the country. We are celebrating the success of the Inspiring Women Campaign with the biggest event we have organised so far. It is just wonderful to see the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern, a truly iconic place for the Arts worldwide, overtaken by hundreds of girls and so many outstanding women. The fact that so many talented women from all different areas of the Arts have come to give up their time to speed date with the girls today is just another sign of the strength of the UK Arts worldwide.”
Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA said: “We are delighted to be working with Miriam González Durántez and Inspiring Women to host this special ‘Inspiring Women in the Arts’ event at Tate Modern. The arts, including the art forms of the moving image, offer an exciting range of roles that should be available to anyone, regardless of gender or background. At the event hundreds of girls will meet and gain inspiration from successful women, including BAFTA nominees and winners. We are highlighting a number of careers, including areas where women are particularly under-represented across Film, Television and Games. Attendees represent directing, game development and sound design, as well as composing, producing, screenwriting, acting and other crafts.”
Kerstin Mogull, Managing Director, Tate said: “We are delighted to be hosting this event in the Turbine Hall at the heart of Tate Modern. The arts sector is one of this country’s great strengths and it offers an incredible range of careers, open to all. You only have to look at the work on display at Tate’s galleries to see how important women are to the arts, and this year we are proud to be staging more exhibitions of female artists than ever before. It is so important for young women to see what opportunities there are out there, and to meet people who can speak from experience about them. I hope this event helps many more people to be inspired and to get involved.”
“As Inspiring the Future’s lead corporate supporter, we are delighted to combine our global support of the arts with that of educating the next generation – two areas which we view as crucial for developing strong economies and successful communities,” said Saba Nazar, vice chair in Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “The range of careers available within the arts is as dynamic and varied as the women attending this event and we are incredibly proud to be involved in helping to inspire the next generation.”
To sign up and volunteer or for more information please go to http://www.inspiringthefuture.org
The Telegraph – 24.04.2015
Red magazine – 24.04.2015
http://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/blogs/miriam-gonzalez-inspiring-women-campaign
The Guardian – 24.04.2015
Brenda Emmanus, BBC broadcaster and journalist, talks about the campaign and Tate Modern event from a volunteer’s perspective.
Artist, Teresa Albor, talks about the Inspiring Women campaign and Tate Modern Turbine Hall event from a volunteer’s perspective.
The women and organisations who took part included:
Maria Aberg, Theatre director
Jenny Agutter OBE, Actress
Tazeen Ahmad, Presenter
Teresa Albor, Artist
Alia Al-Senussi, Head of Young Tate Patrons Board
Julia Alvarez, Gallery & Projects Director, Bearspace Gallery
Rosemary Ball, Games Producer, Tick Tock Toys
Kate Bartlett, Head of Drama ITV
Helen Beeckmans, Head of Communications, Tate
Amanda Berry OBE, CEO, BAFTA
Praveen Bhatia, Copywright lawyer
Katherine Bidwell, Game Developer
Rosey Blackmore, Merchandise Director, Tate
Felicity Blunt, Literary agent
Elizabeth Bonham Carter, Artist, Royal Academy
Baroness Jane Bonham Carter
Rosie Boycott, Editor, The Oldie
Erica Boyer, Head of Corporate Alliances, Sotheby’s
Louise Brealey, Actress
Amanda Byram, Total Wipeout Presenter
Emma Bridgewater, Potter
Isabella Bywater, Opera and Theatre Director/Designer
Belinda Campbell, Producer
Karla Crome, Actress and Writer
Anne Cutler, Director of Learning Tate
Maryam D’Abo, Actress
Hayley Dallimore, Literary Administrator, Royal Court Theatre
Cecile de Cormis, Head of Business, Corporate Membership & Events, Tate
Emma de Souza, Head of Media and Marketing, Society of London Theatre
Louise Delamere, Film producer
Poulomi Desai, Artistic Director, Usurp Art Gallery & Studios
Jo Dipple, Chief Executive, UK Music
Anne Dudley, Composer and musician
Jacqueline Durran, Costume Designer
Hazel Durrant, Head of Development, Create London
Finola Dwyer, Producer
Jillian Edelstein, Photographer
Joy Elton, Singer
Brenda Emmanus, Broadcaster & Journalist
Claire Eva, Head of Marketing & Audiences Tate
Jane Featherstone, Producer
Rebecca Frayn, Author
Flavia Frigeri, Curator, International Art Tate
Jean Fritts, Director of African and Oceanic Art Sotheby’s
Sarah Gavron, Director
Julie Gearey, Writer
Helen George, Actress
Nina Gold, Casting Director
Jane Goldman, Writer
Miriam González, Partner, Dechert
Caitlin Goodale, Graphic Designer Microsoft
Claire Gough, Arts Consultant, CG Arts Consulting
Amelia Granger, Head of Film UK, Working Title Films
Emma Green, Diversity Manager, Tate
Kate Hamlin, human Resources Director, Shakespeare’s Globe
Kate Hamlin
Sara Hardy, Director, Gold Star Productions
Katy Harmer, Script Executive
Pippa Harris, Producer
Karen Hartley Thomas, Make-Up Designer
Keeley Hawes, Actress
Sally Hawkins, Actress
Debra Hayward, Producer
Ella Hickson, Playwright
Kate Horne, Documentary Director
Caro Howell, Director Foundling Museum
Wendy Ide, Film Critic
Daisy Jacobs, Director/Animator
Leah Jewett, Deputy Chief Sub-Editor, Guardian/Observer
Penny Johnson CBE, Director, Government Art Collection
Anna Jones, Sky News Presenter
Jude Kelly OBE, Director, Southbank Centre
Mitu Khandaker, Game Developer
Kanya King MBE, CEO MOBO
Charlotte Knight, Agent Knight Hall Agency
Annie Kokur, Editor
Christine Langan, Head of BBC Films, BBC Films
Janet Lee, Producer, Factual BBC
Vicky Licorish, Producer AL Films
Laura Liggins, Designer I-D Magazine
Deborah Lincoln, Senior Vice President, Warner Bros
Billie Lindsay, Head of External Relations, Tate
Karen Lindsay-Stewart, Casting Director
Phyllida Lloyd, Director
Paulette Long, Music Business Consultant
Philippa Lowthorpe, Director
Roberta Lucca, Studio Head Bossa Studios
Liza Marshall, Producer, Archery Pictures
Darcia Martin, TV Director
Laura Martin, Real Life PR
Grace Maxwell, Music manager
Juliet May, Director
Cathleen McCarron, Voice Coach, Central School
Liz McCarthy, Development Director, National Theatre
Amy McKelvie, Curator, Schools & Teachers Programmes, Tate
Emily McLaughlin, Artistic Associate, Royal Court Theatre
Celeste Menich, Head of Design & Production, Tate
Anne Mensah, Head of Drama, Sky
Kerstin Mogull, Managing Director, Tate
Charlotte Moore, Controller, BBC1
Anne Morrison, Chair, BAFTA
Kate Mosse OBE, Author
Elizabeth Murdoch, Founder Freelands Group
Catherine Murray, Actor’s Agents’ Assistant, United Agents
Saba Nazar, vice chair in Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Caro Newling, President, Society of London Theatre
Cheryl Newman, Picture editor, The Telegraph
Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of Organisational Development, Tate
Caroline Norbury, CEO, Creative England
Susie Olbrich, Film Producer & Journalist
Lola Oliyide, Head of Development, Blue Ice Pictures
Joanna Orland, Games Sound Engineer, Sony Computer Entertainment
Lynne Parker, Founder & CEO Funny Women
Esme Peach, Creative Strategist, Portabello Studios
Sue Peart, Editor, YOU
Faith Penhale, Head of Drama, BBC Cymru Wales
Eleanor Pinfield, Head of Art on the Underground, Transport for London
Rachel Portman, Actress
Sandy Powell, Costume Designer
Sarah Jane Prentice, Production Designer, Neal Street Productions
Jane Preston, Documentary maker
Nina Raine, Theatre Director & Playwright
Katie Raw, Head of Visitor Experience, Tate
Katie Razall, Journalist BBC
Vanessa Reed, Executive Director, PRS for Music Foundation
Kate, Rhodes James, Casting Director
Imogen Robertson, Author
Sarah Rogers, Finance and Operations Director, Tate Enterprises Ltd
Rosa Romero, Head of Feature Films, Casarotto Marsh Ltd
Amanda Roocroft, Opera Singer
Leah Royall, Sub-editor, Guardian
Indhu Rubasingham, Artistic Director, Tricycle Theatre
Blue Ryan, Director, Gold Star Productions
Hilary Salmon, Head of Drama England, BBC
Helena Santos, Technical Manager, Modern Dream
Anisa Sanusi, Games Artist, Frontier Developments
June Sarpong, TV presenter
Maggie Saunders, Drama workshop leader
Tracey Scoffield, Owner Rainmark Films
Tracey Seaward, Producer
Tania Seghatchian, Executive Producer
Elizabeth Sheinkman, Literary agent
Nicola Shindler, Executive Producer, Red Production Company, A Studio Canal Company
Lydia Slater, Journalist, YOU, Times
Patricia Smithen, Head of Conservation, Tate
Minkie Spiro, Director
Rea Stavropoulos, Artist
Paula Stevens-Hoare, Artist
Stephanie Street, Founder, Act for Change
Andrea Sullivan, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jessica Swale, Author
Katie Swinden, Producer
Jessica Sykes, Agent
Timea Tabori, Engine Programmer, Rockstar North
Rachel Tackley, Director/ Creative Producer, English Touring Theatre
Dida Tait, Head of Development & External Relations, Contemporary Art Society
Jennifer Taylor, COO EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nicola Thimas, Upholsterer/ Property Restorer, Farley
Heidi Thomas, Writer
Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE, MD/ Author, ASAP Media
Annie Tricklebank, Producer
Liza Trubridge, Producer/ Executive Producer, Carnival Films & TV
Rachel Tyson, Producer
Elisenda Vila Llonch, Lead Project Curator, British Museum
Olivia Vinall, Actress
Des Violaris, Head of Arts Programme, BP
Sally Wainwright, Writer
Alex Walker, Head of Arts & Heritage, Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Vivien Wallace, Development Director, Old Vic
Harriet Warner, Writer
Maxine Watson, Head of Documentaries, BBC
Rebecca Williams, Director of Audiences, Tate
Margaret Williams, Film Director, MJW Productions
Laura Wilson, Young People’s Programme Manager, South London Gallery
Sarah Woolner, Writer
Laura Wright, CEO, Tate Enterprises Ltd
Lydia Yee, Chief Curator, WhiteChapel Gallery
There were 16 state schools taking part in the speed career networking at Tate Modern.
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