Tessa makes creativity happen in unconventional spaces, by bringing together people from multiple sectors to develop lasting partnerships and realise cutting edge projects.
Current Projects
From 2018, Tessa began combining her career as an entrepreneur with freelance project consultancy.
At the heart of the projects she takes on is a commitment to forge strong connections between the arts, business and health, including commercial, corporate, public and third sector organisations.
Showcase.London
Associate Director | July 2020 - present
Showcase is a business consultancy with a 360º view of the international arts scene and the most comprehensive database of arts activity.
They are specialists that connect marketing, business development, sales professionals and business, cultural organisations and governmental authorities to the arts, education and the community.
MUSIC IN OFFICES
Founding Director | 2007-present
Music in Offices was a National Business Awards and RPS Award Finalist.
Music in Offices uses musical solutions to develop engagement, creative thinking, health and wellbeing, and employee retainment.
FESTIVAL DE MUSICA DE SETUBAL
Festival Artistic Director 2020
Symposium Coordinator
2018-2020
Promoting the transformative work of a festival that puts inclusive music-making at the heart of the local community. Setúbal brings together leading figures from Portugal, UK and other countries in these related areas.
Download this year’s Symposium schedule.
‘TALK CULTURE MILE’ curator
March - August 2019
Tessa produces the series Talk Culture Mile Live, a panel discussion series that fuels cross-sector conversations, and promotes creativity and innovation across business and the arts in the city of London.
INCIDENTAL UNIT MEMBER
2016 - Present
Tessa is a regular participant of the Incidental Unit and presented in Bristol in 2019 with them as part of the RADMIN Festival exploring ideas around social practise.
The Incidental Unit explores the impact and themes of the Artist’s Placement Group established by Barbara Steveni in 1966.
The APG identified ways that artists as ‘Incidental Persons’ could disrupt and improve patterns in education, administration, planning processes and countless other areas of public life.
MAKE MUSIC DAY
Assistant Project Manager (2018)
Corporate Partnerships Manager (2019)
Promoting participatory music making for all and developing new funding streams to further grow this international day of celebrating music making.
INVESTEC INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Co-Founder & Director | 2009-2019
Investec International Music Festival brings world class music in intimate and stunning venues in the community where Tessa grew up. Tessa’s continues as artistic directorship with co-founder Wu Qian.
Patrons: Sarah Connolly, Nicola Benedetti CBE, Sir Nicolas Bratza & Crispian Steele Perkins.
Musicians for Events
Founding Director
2007
Culture for Change
Founding Director
2018-present
Culture for Change is a network of creative companies who drive transformation and create lasting change for your business through a collaboration of cultural leadership and development programmes.