Victoria

Trustee

Victoria is a Creative Producer, Curator, Artist and the Co-Founder/Director of People Dem Collective (PDC) a community organisation based in Margate, which was founded by local members of the Black, Brown and Diaspora community. Her lived experience as a Black female creative shows up in her work/practice as she strives to create space, engagement and inclusion for those who are often marginalised. It’s important to her to elevate the presence, work and visibility of people who are often othered.

As a producer she has worked alongside organisations such as Dreamland Margate, producing family events, festivals and audience development activations. During her time there she has collaborated with local and national partners such as Turner Contemporary, Coasters Touring Network, NCS, Artsmark and Artswork. Since 2019 she has been working with We Out Here Festival developing and producing the festival's family art and culture programme.

Since 2020 her work with PDC has seen her develop as a local leader and cultural producer within the Black, Brown and Diaspora community. The work she has done within this role has seen her exhibit work within the Turner Contemporary, receiving coverage from the New York Times and collaborating with local and national partners and artists such as Crate Studio, Larry Achiampong, Cohesion Plus and the Creative Estuary.

It's been amazing to watch how AEE has developed and grown over the years from afar and then to also connect with them and foster a relationship not only from an organisational perspective but as a mother. The work they are doing is urgent and necessary and I feel very passionate about being able to use my lived experience and expertise to support their future growth.