Make-up

Role: Co-Founder & Co-Director | Founded 2020

Co-founded and developed a multidisciplinary non-profit organisation, establishing shared infrastructure, governance processes and long-term institutional partnerships. Managed funded programmes, interdisciplinary teams and organisational operations.

Co-founded Make-up and helped develop it into an independent cultural organisation with permanent production infrastructure and recurring public programmes.

My responsibilities included organisational strategy, financial planning, fundraising, governance development, team coordination and institutional partnerships. Working within a collaborative governance model required balancing strategic direction, operational efficiency and shared decision-making.

Key Impact & Achievements

• €250K+ Programme Budgets Managed across publicly funded initiatives.
• Organisation Building: Six years of institutional development and operational continuity.
• Leadership & Governance: Coordinated a community of approximately 15 practitioners.
• Infrastructure Development: Established shared studios, workshops and event facilities.
• Partnerships: Built collaborations with universities, NGOs, cultural organisations and public institutions.