Radical Admin
Radical Admin is a project directed by Lucy Heard and Beccy Golding .
Lucy and Beccy are both freelance arts administrators with a range of creative practises including creative writing and improvised performance.
They are both used to being the ‘behind the scenes’ people in organisations and have both experienced being ‘admin@’ or ‘info@’ - the nameless ones who support the creatives to do what they do.
Lucy Heard and Beccy Golding about the concept of Radical Admin since 2019.
We have been clarifying our ideas, discussing a manifesto and building our collaborative partnership.
Lucy and Beccy are both freelance arts administrators with a range of creative practises including creative writing and improvised performance.
They are both used to being the ‘behind the scenes’ people in organisations and have both experienced being ‘admin@’ or ‘info@’ - the nameless ones who support the creatives to do what they do.
Lucy Heard and Beccy Golding about the concept of Radical Admin since 2019.
We have been clarifying our ideas, discussing a manifesto and building our collaborative partnership.
Lucy Heard is an arts administrator, maker, performer and producer working mainly in outdoor arts based in Bristol. She has flourished as an outdoor arts producer, specializing in street theatre, outdoor installations, and circus. Her work has involved collaborations with prestigious artists and organizations, including Air Giants (Giant inflatable robots) British Library, Tai Kwun Art Center in Hong Kong, and the renowned Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram.
Driven by a passion for public engagement and learning through art and technology, Lucy actively engages in research. She currently collaborates with the University of the West of England/Bristol University on projects exploring Fair and Creative Economies. Drawing on her personal experiences with mental health and homelessness, she supports DClin Psychology students at the University of Bath through teaching and research. Lucy is a co-author of "Homelessness and fears of harm: exploring the experiences of persecutory fears and safety behaviors in unstable housing" with Dr Ashley Teale (published in Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness) and is currently contributing to papers focused on psychological support within palliative care and the experiences of NHS staff within homelessness services.
Beyond her production and research work, Lucy is a dedicated Board member of Kilter Theatre, a Bath-based company creating community-focused work about our environment while partnering with universities across the South West to integrate cutting-edge technology into performance. In advocate for the positive impact of arts practice on mental well-being, Lucy is currently developing a forest therapy practice centered on movement, somatics and participation.
Lucy is a member of the Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledge (CPEK) Group at Bath Spa University
Beccy Golding is an arts administrator, fool and poet. She worked as a youth and community worker in Bristol for 15+ years; in green, independent and community publishing for 15+ years, and in her current roles (event coordinator for a clown teacher, and communications manager for a Forest School business) for 5+ years.
Beccy has performed as a clown and fool in solo and ensemble improvised performance. She was administrator for Nincompoop scratch performance events at the Wardrobe Theatre and has worked with Misfits Theatre Company for people with learning difficulties as a poet.
Beccy has written plays and pantomimes and currently hosts a spoken word night for older women called Stone the Crones.
Driven by a passion for public engagement and learning through art and technology, Lucy actively engages in research. She currently collaborates with the University of the West of England/Bristol University on projects exploring Fair and Creative Economies. Drawing on her personal experiences with mental health and homelessness, she supports DClin Psychology students at the University of Bath through teaching and research. Lucy is a co-author of "Homelessness and fears of harm: exploring the experiences of persecutory fears and safety behaviors in unstable housing" with Dr Ashley Teale (published in Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness) and is currently contributing to papers focused on psychological support within palliative care and the experiences of NHS staff within homelessness services.
Beyond her production and research work, Lucy is a dedicated Board member of Kilter Theatre, a Bath-based company creating community-focused work about our environment while partnering with universities across the South West to integrate cutting-edge technology into performance. In advocate for the positive impact of arts practice on mental well-being, Lucy is currently developing a forest therapy practice centered on movement, somatics and participation.
Lucy is a member of the Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledge (CPEK) Group at Bath Spa University
Beccy Golding is an arts administrator, fool and poet. She worked as a youth and community worker in Bristol for 15+ years; in green, independent and community publishing for 15+ years, and in her current roles (event coordinator for a clown teacher, and communications manager for a Forest School business) for 5+ years.
Beccy has performed as a clown and fool in solo and ensemble improvised performance. She was administrator for Nincompoop scratch performance events at the Wardrobe Theatre and has worked with Misfits Theatre Company for people with learning difficulties as a poet.
Beccy has written plays and pantomimes and currently hosts a spoken word night for older women called Stone the Crones.
