About Me

I'm a Cultural Learning Consultant and Creative Practitioner with over 30 years experience in the cultural sector specialising in museum learning, audience development, community engagement, consultation, evaluation, participation, interpretation and creative programming. 

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I'm collaborative, open, friendly, constructive, hardworking, creative, practical and resourceful. Building trust and confidence is at the heart of all my working relationships.

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I've significant experience of strategic programme development, creating engaging content, audience development and consultation,  evaluation, creative and playful programme development, and programme delivery for diverse audiences from babies to older adults.

I'm happy working on all shapes and sizes of project and budget.

I'm a consultant and creative practitioner so can move between strategic planning and practical delivery.

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I live in South Warwickshire but can travel and work UK wide.

I'm very happy to have an initial, no obligation, chat about your project and how I might be able to support you.​

 

Experience

Current:

Founder I Jo Rice Consulting & Curious Creators I 2023 – ongoing I

Trustee I Ark-T Community Arts Charity in East Oxford I 2021 – ongoing I

Arts Award Coordinator – Freelance I Escape Arts, Stratford on Avon I 2024- ongoing I

Learning Deliverer – variable hours I Compton Verney Art Gallery I 2024- ongoing I

Tours & Masterclasses – variable hours I Cotswolds Distillery I 2023 - ongoing I

 

Previous:

Head of Informal Learning & Public Programmes I Ashmolean, Oxford University I 2022- 2023 I

Head of Learning | Ashmolean, Oxford University | 2005-2022 I

Head of Heritage Education |Warwickshire Museums| 1995-2005 I

Community Education Officer | Warwickshire Museums| 1991-1995 I

Primary School Teacher | Leeds City Council | 1990-1991 I

 

Education

MA Museum Studies |University of Leicester|

PGCE Primary Education | Leeds University|

BA Geography | Newcastle University |

 

Other Useful Things

Oxford Cultural Leaders Alumni – leadership programme for the cultural sector.

Board Member for the Stour Federation Group – Multi Academy Trust of 5 primary schools in rural South Warwickshire

Arts Award Adviser – Discover to Gold

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