Consultancy
UrbanWords projects have an emphasis on partnership-building, collaboration and creative risk-taking. Sarah Butler has been developing, managing and evaluating arts projects in diverse settings and communities since 2000. She initiates her own projects for UrbanWords, and also takes on consultancy and project management work for other organisations operating in the literature and public art arena.
Below is a selection of recent consultancy work and projects
South Kilburn Public Art Programme
From August 2010-April 2011 Urban Words set up and delivered a public art programme in South Kilburn for South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust and Brent Council Arts and Regeneration teams. A challenging project, with a budget of £180,000 and a tight … Continue reading
My Place
During summer 2009, UrbanWords worked with All Change Arts, The Sorrell Foundation, VHH Architects and fourteen young advisors from Islington, on a creative consultation project. Sarah Butler headed up a team of 7 artists, who worked alongside the young advisors … Continue reading
Barking Metamorphosis
In October-November 2008, UrbanWords worked with muf architecture/art, the writer, Yemisi Blake and product design students from the Royal College of Arts on a pilot project, Barking Metamorphosis. The project, funded by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham arts department, … Continue reading
BS1
BS1 was a two year programme of creative interventions in response to the evolution of Cabot Circus in Bristol City Centre, from building site to retail centre BS1 was set up by Neville Gabie and Insite Arts as part of … Continue reading
Molten Festival 2008
UrbanWords managed a weekend of participatory literature workshops and activities for Spread the Word as part of Barking and Dagenham’s Molten Festival. There was a huge range of things going on, from blogging workshops, to poetry and origami, to storytelling … Continue reading
Write Now and Then
Feb 2007 – Feb 2008 – UrbanWords managed a year long Heritage Lottery funded project, for the arts and social inclusion charity, All Change. The project paired a combination of writers, film makers, visual artists, musicians and performance artists with … Continue reading
Barking: A Model Town Centre
UrbanWords teamed up with muf architecture/art to deliver creative workshops around the opening of an exhibition celebrating the opening of Barking’s new Town Square and showcasing a range of urban regeneration projects in Barking Town Centre. Sarah Butler worked with … Continue reading
Foundling Tales
UrbanWords secured funding from Create KX to create the post of writer-in-residence at the Foundling Museum. The project formed part of the Arrivals festival, celebrating the opening of St Pancras International and the arrival of the first Eurostar. Throughout September-November … Continue reading
Molten story stall, Molten Festival 2007
UrbanWords worked with literature development agency, Spread the Word, and Arts Programme and Development at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, to deliver literature activities as part of the borough’s Molten diversity festival. The fabulous poets, Francesca Beard and … Continue reading
Evaluation and Literature Strategy
In 2004, Sarah Butler conducted an evaluation of Dumfries and Galloway Arts literature programme. She also worked with Andrew Foster, then literature officer for Dumfries and Galloway Arts, to develop a three year literature strategy.
