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Allegra Galvin

@allegragalvin.bsky.social
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Cultural Sector, Strategy Consultant, Artist. I live in Totnes so of course I am also a Forest School leader www.allegragalvin.com

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Labour ‘should lead a wild camping revival’ Excellent piece in the Times today with CEO of Dartmoor National Park calling on the government to change the law so wild camping can take place in other national parks - a call echoed by the unstoppable @campaignerkate.bsky.social of OSS:
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Imagine Galleon Together will see a citizens' panel setting the direction of an arts venue - the first of its kind in London! I'm chuffed to be working on this with Creative Barking and Dagenham, @citizensinpower.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...
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Arts centre’s future to be decided by citizens’ panel - Arts Professional
An arts centre in Barking has launched an initiative to create a citizens’ panel to inform its plans to reopen. The Galleon Arts Centre closed in 2023 after refurbishment in 2021. However, the buildin...
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I’ll be working with @trplymouth.bsky.social for the next few months as Transformation Associate and needless to say I’m happy to be back in a THEATRE 🎭 💛
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Absolutely essential viewing 👇🏻
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This project I’m working on with Creative Barking & Dagenham + @citizensinpower.bsky.social is landing and I’m excited! The first of its kind in London, with a citizens’ panel setting the direction of a cultural venue. Keep an eye out for this 👀 www.thestage.co.uk/news/galleon...
thestage.co.uk
Galleon Arts Centre: public panel to decide future of London arts venue
An assembly of 12 local people will determine the future running of a London arts space, using a model based on systems currently operating in Canada and Australia
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Brooke @bkuhnhaus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Love this from Rebecca Solnit in The Guardian today on how deep social change is non-linear, and takes faith and creative persistence and eyes to see.
“The phrase “theory of change” has become popular in recent years, as in “what’s your theory of change?” Mine is that categories are leaky and anomalies abound. That change happens in complex, sometimes unpredictable ways, that it often unfolds with slow and indirect consequences, and that what ends up in the centres of power often begins in the margins and shadows. That stories have profound power and changing the story is often the beginning of changing the world.”
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I saw this @trplymouth.bsky.social and thought it was great - funny, insightful, vulnerable. Well worth an evening.
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
So glad I stayed up late finishing a response to the Hodge Review 🙄 A thread on my response 👇🏻 As 1/3 American, I’ll take this moment to remind my fellow creatives that whilst no institution is perfect, the fact that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social exists is critical to artists’ independence.
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Saw Jeremy Deller #EnglishMagic at The Box Plymouth @plymouthcc.bsky.social displayed as part of #NationalGallery bicentenary celebrations #NG200 #TriumphofArt
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Anne Robbins @hincmariana.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
There is a great evidence base on the risks posed to social cohesion by inequality here, from the Fairness Foundation. fairnessfoundation.com/risks
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Wealth Gap Risk Register
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Wordle 1,394 2/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Not your average haul at forest school today…
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are running research workshops with @librariesunlimited.bsky.social for a *book* about nurturing the artist in every child. The first workshop is full but we have spaces at Brixham and Paignton libraries: Kids Art Space - Brixham Library www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kids-art-s...
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Robbing Peter” by Joe Cunningham, 2015. The title comes from a traditional patchwork design with alternating colors, where segments are "robbed" from one block to form the design of another. The #springbudget made me think of this quilt, big blocks of govt. spend squeezing out smaller ones. #quilts
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Jake Orr @jakeorr.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
If you work in the arts as a freelancer take a moment to undertake the @freelancersmake.bsky.social’s Big Survey. It’s the final one & is so important to track what freelancers experience. It’s been used to lobby and change policy at Government level! freelancersmaketheatrework.com/big-freelanc...
freelancersmaketheatrework.com
Big Freelancer Survey 2025 - Freelancers make theatre work
The home of The Big Freelancer Survey. The largest survey of its kind monitoring Freelancers in the arts. Take the 2025 survey NOW.
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I have a new website! www.allegragalvin.com
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Allegra Galvin Consultancy
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I am missing my tw*tter account for the first time in years with @artscouncilengland.bsky.social #NPO announcement. Where is the debate on Bluesky?!
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“She’s Lost Control Again” by Irene Roderick, 2019: “The morning I started creating the quilt I was angered by national news and was "seeing red!" I wanted to express the chaos and lack of control I was feeling as I worked” #modernquilts #quilt #fridayfavourites
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I started a Wildwood Studio bookshop on @bookshop-org.bsky.social with my favourite quilting & plant dying books. Plus books to inspire artists interested in bringing their practice closer to nature 🌳 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Wildwoo...
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Wildwood Studio Bookshop UK
Textile Artist Allegra Galvin shares recommended resources for quilting and plant dying.
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Spent the day with fellow artist Jo Waterhouse working on our *book* about children, art and creativity… and exciting times ahead working with @librariesunlimited.bsky.social on some R&D workshops for the book. childrens-art.jowaterhouse.com
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A reminder for these times.
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David Jubb @davidjubb.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Here is something positive ❤️ www.citizensinpower.com/all-projects...
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Introducing the Citizens In Power Network — Citizens in Power
This network of over 65 people and organisations will work together to develop practical models of citizen-led decision-making.
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Well, if @nytimes.com says so… I was particularly pleased with unguent #nytimes #spellingbee👩🏻‍🎓🤓🔎
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Happy Saturday morning from me and Bramble (my favourite shhhh)
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Gaziter @gaziter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
If you're a creative individual or organisation in Bath & North East Somerset, take a moment before 13 December to complete the Cultural Audit questionnaire, it's the first step towards a cultural strategy so do participate and share! www.cultural-audit.com @bathnovelaward.co.uk @theatrebath.co.uk
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Went on a little art road trip for a *new* project that’s brewing for 2025! Loved The Box Plymouth team & Planet Ocean exhibition #TheBox #Plymouth #newproject
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Beautiful snowy day to be lecturing @uniofexeter.bsky.social with the MA Curation cohort. We talked culture, politics & money and I got to play Rachel Reeves for the morning. I didn’t cut any taxes but I did hand out some knighthoods and increase the culture budget by 0.4% #justsayin
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hi good people, nice to be in this space. I help councils & cultural organisations with their strategic plans & fundraising, I make quilts dyed with plants and being in the woods is my happy place 🌳 🪡 🤓
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Allegra Galvin @allegragalvin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hi Bluesky 👋🏻 good to be here! I’m working on a cultural audit and hoping all the Bath & North East Somerset cultural folks will repost this for me! Audit is open until 13 Dec and you can fill it out here: www.cultural-audit.com #culture #southwest #bathandnortheastsomerset
Lucy Barker image from Bath Carnival 2022 showing people on colourful costumes lining up to start a parade
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