2023

Marysia Zipser becomes ACT Ambassador to help develop and promote the cultural connections and bridges between Italy and Nottinghamshire & East Midlands and with other cities/regions/countries.

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2022

Jan 2022 – ACT is shortlisted for the East Midlands Leadership Awards 2022 in 4 categories. Marysia Zipser – Public & Third Sector Leader; Justin Donne – Mentor of the Year; Barjis Chohan – Diversity & Inclusion Leader; Rita Carta-Manias – Non-Executive Leadership

 

Art Culture Tourism/ACT with rose logo is registered as trademark.

 

CIC was dissolved Dec 2022 and ACT reverts back to a Community group.  NEDs continue as Advisors.

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Great thanks to our ACT volunteers Inna Schutts and Dawn Lindson who started with ACT in January 2019 (at the same time as our four NTU undergraduates starting their 6 week ‘community’ volunteering). Inna focused on photography covering our Cultures Crossing events and photographing Marysia’s garden for a video 2020, as well as writing content and contributing/participating in ACT podcasts. She left 2021 to take up a company research role but continues with her freelance photography and travel blog.

https://www.instagram.com/ischuttsphotography/

https://www.instagram.com/4curiousadventurers/

https://www.instagram.com/ischuttsfineart/ 

Dawn focused on digital marketing, website updates, our Cultures Crossing events and contributing/participating in ACT podcasts, and left 2022 to take on several digital marketing roles, now taking a degree in psychology and mental health at Nottingham Trent Univ to add to her counselling qualifications. Every good luck to Inna and Dawn in their careers!

 

Mandy Jayne-Ahlfors, award-winning Derbyshire artist, joined us in 2021 as digital marketing / social media volunteer, especially during Year of the Roses initiative, for our media platforms, and started/maintained our instagram account. You did a grand job Mandy and we’re very grateful for all your valuable input and advice. Art by Mandy

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We thank Yasmin Tiua for her great contribution to ACT as our Volunteer Digital/Creative Researcher. She has now moved on to a full time position as Junior Producer for a film production company in Leicester. 

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2021
Much appreciated contribution by our Kickstart part-time employee Fern-Louise
Sutton within the field of digital research. We are happy that she has now moved on to a full time position in London.

Fon Steele was our second valued kickstart employee who left at the end of July.

In June, ACT had tremendous Grads4Nottm challenge team support from Nottingham Trent University graduates for two weeks - Sophie Roger, Suzanne Ager, Ben Fong, Anthea Ibi-Oyibodudu, Sandra Fajuyigbe - during which time they created a range of merchandise, design development, packaging and pricing; aided in the launch of the e-online shop (legal considerations and shipping), and aided in the development of artist and business partnerships.

In June, ACT welcomed 5 MSc students from Nottingham Business School (Nottingham Trent Univ) for six weeks - Shams Adam, Stephen Gray, Keith Chatsika, Ian Mitchell & Nakuul Bharadwaj for their Project Study Experience on the Ghost Bus project. The Ghost Bus (short films) project exhibits the power of combining visual and musical arts and teaches people to see beyond the “ordinary”. It is educational and environmental as it encourages us to take the time to discover the stories our environment can tell us regarding climate change
and its effects. Their aim was to commercialise the Ghost Bus film by getting sponsorship to show it digitally in 4 African countries to the highest audience possible, while also establishing the viability and business risks associated with entering the international markets of Ghana, Angola, Rwanda and South Africa. They were awarded a High Distinction for their work 22nd July.

2020
In September Art Culture Tourism was established as a Community Interest Company with a team of Non-Executive Directors.

2019
In January, four Nottingham Trent University 2nd year undergraduates joined ACT until April as volunteers to assist in our monthly Cultures Crossing events and were trained in writing press releases and blogging. At the same time Dawn Lindson and Inna Schutts joined as ACT volunteers.

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Our Chairman 2014-2016
Paul Boyd – Educator, Photographer & Dept for Education Consultant (Engineering & Design Technology) - continues his company Boyd Education with his wife Julie.  

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2013 - 2014 

Founder and CEO Marysia Zipser worked closely with Shalen Fu, volunteer ACT Assistant. ​Shalen Fu was a University of Nottingham/Ningbo, an international exchange student of Journalism & Communications. She is currently studying for her PhD Chinese Cultures in London 2019-2021.