WHO WE ARE

Figment Arts is an arts organisation based in the South East with 15 years experience. We work with artists and communities to amplify their voices. We value the arts and creativity as a vital part of what makes a healthy and strong society.

We run artist support programmes and work in moving image, visual art, installation and film production.

Art is for everyone; at Figment Arts we strive to affect a positive change in society with the work we do, representing people with honesty and respect.

Figment Arts is a Community Interest Company. It is a not-for-profit organisation guided by strong principles of equality and access to the arts. Our work is socially engaged at every level. We are an artist led organisation and we have an advisory board who offer their knowledge and expertise on a voluntary basis.

We are a small organisation, adaptable and resourceful. We keep our overheads to a minimum and focus our resources on action.

Staff Team

photo of david parker, wearing a black sweatshirt with yellow birds on the front.

David Parker - Artistic Director

David co-founded Figment Arts in 2007. As a visual artist David has produced work for national touring music and theatre, arts festivals including Brighton Festival and broadcasters including BBC and Channel 4.

David Parker draws on a broad range of experience from over 15 years of working in the arts as a practitioner, producer, creative, and as a senior leader within the arts. Visit David's website here.

Freelance Team

Clare Sheppeard - Producer

Clare has worked as a freelance producer and curator for 15 years. She has a wide knowledge of the visual arts and has supported and collaborated with artists and organisations in devising, curating, developing and delivering a range of projects, exhibitions and events as well as devising and managing independent projects.

Clare has worked with Phoenix Art Space, Walker Art Gallery, De La Warr Pavilion, Hastings Contemporary, Artists Open Houses, Liverpool Biennale, Venice Biennale and many others. She was a steering group member of the Grey Area Gallery in Brighton, Assistant Curator for House Festival, Brighton and Curator for the Coastal Currents Festival, Hastings.

Kitty Wallace - Filmmaker

Kitty is a Brighton based filmmaker and producer working at Carousel.
She is also a member of the board at Figment Arts.

Revell Dixon - Digital Producer

Revell works on digital content creation, including the Figment Arts Newsletter and social media content. He is a filmmaker based in London and his work showcases the projects of people with disabilities. The experience has informed his practice, with a passion to ensure the voices and experiences of disabled people are heard. He has worked with a number of creative organisations including the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Opera Holland Park and A New Direction who have seen potential in his work.

Associate artists

Tanya Raabe-Webber - Assosiate Artist

Tanya Raabe-Webber is an acclaimed disabled/visual artist challenging the notion of identity within contemporary portraiture, often creating portraits of high profile disabled and diverse people during live sittings in high profile public art galleries and venues.

We have been collaborating and working with Tanya since 2017. Most recently we are developing a network of associate artists through our respective projects to showcase and share our work more widely.

Tanya's work can be found here.

Board Members

Figment Arts has a volunteer board of Company Directors with a wide range of skills from Finance and Education to Social Care.

Board members are:
Paul Senior, Richard Baskott, Kitty Wallace and Chris Kerridge.