Inclusive Arts

Outreach Team

Inclusive Arts employs three Arts Outreach Officers.

Michaela O'Sullivan
Studied Fine Art at Maidstone College of Art and Leeds Metropolitan University. Gained a PGCE in Further Education in 1998 at Huddersfield Technical College. From 1989, Michaela worked as a practising and exhibiting artist, whilst also working part-time as a playworker, further education tutor and classroom assistant. Prior to Square Chapel, she spent five years working for Calderdale MBC Social Services as a Community Support Worker for people with learning difficulties. At Square Chapel, Michaela works predominantly with people with learning difficulties.
Maria Spadafora
Studied Communication Studies at Sheffield Polytechnic and Film and Video Production at Leeds Metropolitan University. Worked for Hall Place Studios in Leeds for five years as a Course Co-ordinator, offering access training for adults in film and video production. Prior to that Maria was a self-employed Community Video Worker, facilitating numerous projects in West Yorkshire with people from all walks of life. Maria works predominantly with ethnic minority communities and young people.
David McQuillan
Trained in Fine Art in Manchester and has been a practising and exhibiting artist for the last three years. Just before joining Square Chapel, David graduated with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from The University of Leeds. David works predominantly with young people and older people on Inclusive Arts projects.
Kathryn O'Doherty
Kathryn studied Music and Italian at the University of Leeds and during her final year there had a placement at Opera North in the Education Department. She then worked for the London Philharmonic Orchestra for two and a half years as Education Officer, managing a variety of education projects for people of all ages. She teaches music to under-5s and is qualified in the Colourstrings approach. She relocated to Yorkshire in February 2008 to take up the role of July Project Administrator.

Artists

We employ a range of artists to deliver our Inclusive Arts projects. All have experience of working with community groups and facilitating arts projects, and they bring with them excellent ideas, skills and experience. If you're an experienced community artist looking to get involved, we'd love to hear from you.

Volunteers

Square Chapel receives an enormous amount of support from volunteers, who work on the box office, bar, office, and as ushers or technical support. Volunteering at Square Chapel provides a great opportunity to develop new skills and excellent work experience. It's also fun! In exchange for work volunteers often get to see performances for free. We would also welcome people to become volunteers on our inclusive arts projects, and particularly encourage people from our target groups to get involved.

Partners

We have worked with a number of project partners over the years. Regular partners include Calderdale Adult and Community Learning, Social Services, Age Concern, Calderdale Television and the Healthy Living Partnership.