About Us

The Art Connections team is based at The Art Depot in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. The Art Depot is the home of Chrysalis Arts, an award-winning visual arts company specialising in art in public spaces, artists' professional development and strategic development work. Chrysalis is a regularly funded client of Arts Council England Yorkshire and also receives support for Art Connections from North Yorkshire County Council

The Art Connections team is:

Christine Keogh, Project Director
Marcia Whitham, Arts Development
France-Leigh Hadrysiak, Administration

In addition, Art Connections works with a range of visual arts, craft and media specialist including highly experienced practitioners, curators, trainers, and lecturers business advisers and others.

Christine Keogh, Project Director

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Christine is development director with Chrysalis. She has worked professionally in the arts since 1980 and has wide experience of arts development work and artists' professional development. She is responsible for strategic development and training and undertakes consultancy work, specialising in artists' professional development and rural creative industries. christine@art-connections.org.uk

Marcia Whitham, Arts Development

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Marcia is a part time arts development worker for the Art Connections project. She trained as a textile designer and worked in industry prior to working in Education in the Visual Arts sector. Marcia helps to develop and plan the mentoring and training programmes for Art Connections. Recently she has been involved with the development of the North Yorkshire Open Studios programme. marcia@art-connections.org.uk

France Leigh Hadrysiak, Administration

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France-Leigh is a freelance administrator for the Art Connections project. She has training and an MA in Photography; her past roles have been working in administration locally and working as a teacher in Asia in previous years.
France-Leigh helps manage and maintain the information and administrative systems for the Art Connections project. She also provides support for the North Yorkshire Open Studios programme and other events organised by the project. admin@art-connections.org.uk