The iShed team
Clare Reddington
Clare is Director of iShed and the Pervasive Media Studio. Clare works with industry, academic and creative partners to deliver collaborative research around digital technology and the creative industries. She likes finding new talent, supporting great projects, showcasing new ideas and playing games.
Before joining Watershed, Clare organised the Cheltenham Festival of Science, an annual five day festival exploring, promoting and encouraging debate around contemporary scientific development. Clare is a member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council Advisory Board and has acted as an assessor for the Technology Strategy Board’s Creative Industries funding.
Victoria Tillotson
Victoria joined iShed in 2008 to take on the role of Project Manager. She has since produced a number of projects that support creative technology research and development. Highlights include R&D commissioning scheme & publication Media Sandbox (2009); the Creative Technology Network; and a host of events that seek to enhance discourse around technology and creative practice.
Victoria graduated with a first degree in Fine Art and began her career as New Media Coordinator at Ffotogallery. She has a passion for artists' moving image so in her recent spare time, worked with Safle and artist Jennie Savage to curate the Portable Cinema Project (2008). Victoria has also worked as an Associate Lecturer at Cardiff University and is currently on Ffotogallery’s Board of Directors. http://installtechnicalculture.tumblr.com/
Dick Penny
Dick Penny works as Producer, Manager and consultant in the creative sector. He is Managing Director of Watershed Media Centre. As a theatre producer credits range from the World Premiere of WHEN THE WIND BLOWS adapted by Raymond Briggs from his book to the award winning one man show SCARAMOUCHE JONES with Pete Postlethwaite which originated in Bristol and toured internationally.
