The core group for Taking Up space was selected via an open application process, and is:
Ruth Ben-Tovim: creative director, Encounters Arts
Jude Blomfield: poet and social researcher
Liz Kessler: urban planning
Naseem Khan: writer, researcher and community organiser
Anna Ledgard: teacher, arts practitioner and creative learning producer
Lucy Neal: artist-producer and community activist
Julia Rowntree: producer, researcher
Clare Patey: artist – participatory and socially engaged arts practice
The process is being facilitated by Rob Bowden, Lifeworlds Learning, and evaluated by Timothy Mason
