Branded events and podcasts

While working as producer for Intelligence Squared, I curated and coordinated live events and podcast recordings for a range of clients in the luxury, culture and heritage industries. Below is a selection of highlights.

Sotheby's Talks | Celebrating Women Artists in the City with Lubaina Himid

In this conversation chaired by art historian and broadcaster Carrie Scott, Turner Prize-winning artist and cultural activist Lubaina Himid, writer Lauren Elkin and Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art at Sotheby’s Hannah O’Leary come together to explore the work of women artists in relation to the city.

Also released on the Intelligence Squared podcast.

Sotheby's Talks | Capturing the Moment: Fashion, Portraiture and Taste

Whether you’re standing in front of Queen Elizabeth I’s Armada Portrait or gazing at fashion royalty on a magazine cover, portraits are always constructed to make an impact. In this conversation between featuring model and author Lily Cole and fashion and documentary photographer Jamie Hawkesworth, the panel explored an array of portraits spanning the worlds of fashion and art history to discuss what makes a portrait stand the test of time.

Harewood House | Faces of Britain: A Conversation on Race, Power and Art

In a conversation chaired by author Yassmin Abdel-Magied, pannellists Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery,  journalist Moya Lothian-McLean, artist Thomas J Price, and the Earl of Harewood David Lascelles explore questions such as: ‘Why does portraiture matter?’, ‘What are the challenges in unearthing stories that have been buried for so long?’, and ‘How do we move beyond token representation to something more meaningful?’