Sam Thomson
Artist. Educator. Creative.
Selected Projects
Bristol School of Art
Visiting Lecturer
Contextual Studies Programme
Individual Tutorials HE/FE
Sept - Dec 2023
My Community Festival
Creative Director/Partner MENCAP
Co-production of a creative celebration and disabled Artists festival, Bristol
18.5.2024
Bristol Parkhive
Project Director
Parkhive is UWE’s pioneering project with volunteer resident groups across Bristol working to protect public parks and green spaces in the city. Parkhive created a crowd sourced archive of photographs, a GPS-enabled app and a programme of exhibitions and events highlighting the city's parks and green spaces.
#digitalplacemaking #collaboration
1/1 - 31/12/2015
Project Ardagh
Founder/Project Lead
Longterm urban regeneration - socially-engaged arts project exploring community engagement and ownership of UK public parks and green spaces
2008 - 2024
Art. Community. Engagement.
Horfield Common CIC, 2015 - 2025
Creative Social Enterprise, Campaigning, Community-Civic Engagement
University of Local Knowledge, 2011 - DATE
Suzanne Lacey/KWMC
Project Team
ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYMENT IN BRISTOL'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SECTOR (ELEBCIS), 2014
Arts Council England, KWMC, UWE
Lead Researcher
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, 2022
Community Arts Programme
Bampton, Devon, UK
Bampton Music Festival
2019 - 2025
Con Artists, 2011
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Partnership: HMP Bristol Art Education, Prof. Shawn Sobers, Sam Thomson & UWE Staff & Students
Flick-Flip-Flick, 2011
The "Flick-Flip-Flick" project was an innovative professional development initiative for teachers, developed by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) in partnership with local schools, colleges, and Aardman Animations.
Bristol Cultural Education Partnership
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Academic Research
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Family Friendly Arts
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Place-Based Curriculum
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Education & Skills (Lead)
The Institute:
A proposal for arts and cultural organisations in Bristol to work together to develop a new model of education and training for young people in the city (called 'The Institute) emerged through discussion, collaboration and research undertaken by BCEP members. This report presents the outcome of an initial scoping study for 'The Institute,' and a proposal to further progress the project in Bristol through 2014/15.
Bampton Creative Writing - Live Performance
PROJECT
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2001 - 2025
PROJECT 2
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123-456-7890
Studio JWS
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Life Drawing Classes
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Exhibition Programme
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Community Events & Activities
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Project Development and Delivery
Project 4
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Teaching
Senior Teaching & Director Experience in Higher and Further Education, Community Arts & Culture Sector
Sam has a PGCTLHE specialising in Art & Design Education, an MA in Fine Arts (Studio) & BA (Hons) in Fine Art - Sculpture.
Sam taught Art & Design in formal education, across all levels in FE & HE from 1998 - 2017.
Her roles included lecturer, tutor, Programme Director in FE & HE, Head of Foundation Studies, Curriculum Developer and Director of Learning, Teaching & Assessment in Art & Design at a large regional University. Sam has significant experience of curriculum development, validation and assessment in Art, Design, Media & Performance.
Sam left the HE sector in 2017 to work as an independent researcher and to complete a longterm project developed through her Socially Engaged Arts Practice.
In 2024 she returned to a studio-based practice curently focused in drawing.
Sam relocated to Devon, UK in 2022.
Research
Various publications, 2010 - 2025
Partnerships with leading creative and culture sector partners
Sam has published on XX, XX & XX - reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the work and learning.
Sam's research has contributed to national and international conferences focused on creative and cultural education/participatory practices and associated XX raised through practice. E.g Play & Boundaries & XXX & XXX & Supercomplex World
She has been Lead & Co-Lead Researcher on a range of projects and collaborsted with a wide range of partners including academic, arts & culture sector, civic and community.
Sam has expertise in creative education, community engagement, creative enterprise, business development and social enterprise.
Sam was Associate Editor for the International Journal of Gender Studies 200X - 200X &
Learning
#LearnEveryday
Sam has a BA(Hons) & MA in Fine Art, a PGCE in Teaching & Learning (Art & Design) in HE & an FAETC Teaching Qualification.
She has an ongoing research project exploring assessment of levels of learning in Art & Design education,
Sam engages in opportunities for creative learning in practice, developing new skills, understanding, growing networks and sharing knowledge and creativity ongoing,
Social, Environmental & Creative Enterprise
Founder/Director of creative, community businesses using Social Enterprise to achieve good.
Founder and Director of successful CIOs, CICs & Community Businesses