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RACHEL HALSTEAD

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Mixed Media Community Artist and Teacher
Recent roles include Art teacher at HMP Parc

and lead Artist with 'Tides of Time' -
A COAST funded community arts
engagement project in association with National Museum of Wales Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

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Create  - Make - Connect
Rachel is a Wales based artist and teacher with a wealth of experience in educational and community settings. Her main areas of expertise are textiles, surface pattern, wearable art and soft sculpture.
 

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Arts practice and engagement

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Artist Practitioner

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School Enrichment

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Community & Wellbeing

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Qualifications
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Qualifications
MA Textiles - Contemporary Dialogues - UWTSD 2022
PGCE Design and Technology - Swansea Institute of HE 1999
BA (Hons) Surface Pattern - Huddersfield University 1996
HND Ceramics Swansea Institute of HE 1993


Teaching

Teacher of Art, HMP Parc  - October 2024  present

Tutor, Adult Learning Wales - November 2023 - September 2024

Tutor, Lifelong Learning Swansea - September 2023 - July 2024

Visiting lecturer, Art & Design Neath Port Talbot College - January 2023 - June 2023
Teacher Design & Technology, Carshalton High School for Girls January - August 2020
Head of Textiles, Ysgol Dyffryn Aman January 2004 - December 2019
Head of Textiles, King John School September 1999 - December 2003
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Arts education & community

Women's Aid Swansea, Arts and Crafts activities, June - July 2024

Waterfront Museum Swansea, Artist Swansea CC funded community project 'Tides of Time', July - Sept 2024

COAST funded art workshops for 50+ on behalf of Swansea Community Workshops, Jan 2024 ongoing

Hubs and community centres for Swansea CC - Halloween and Christmas craft workshops, Oct-Nov 2023

Dyfatty Community Centre, Swansea - Post 16 NEET art workshops, August 2023

Waterfront Museum, Swansea - Communities for Work craft taster session, July 2023

Bishop Gore Comprehensive School, Artist residency STF, Lifelong Learning Swansea June -July 2023

Penybryn Special Sixth Form -Delivering bespoke Art project, Lifelong Learning Swansea April 2023 - May 2023

Sketty Primary, Swansea, Creative Practitioner (LCS, Arts Council of Wales) February - March 2023

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - Community workshops as part of 'Threads' project Sept 2022 - March 2023

Swansea Wellbeing Centre and Swansea Libraries - Christmas workshops, Arts on Prescription Nov-Dec 2022 
Arts Council Wales - Appointed to role of 'Associate' - March 2022
Mess up the Mess Theatre Group - Artist delivering 'Wearable art' workshops - March 2022

Cowbridge Primary,  - Anti-bullying textiles workshop - February 2022

Cadoxton Primary, Barry - Curriculum enrichment sessions Sept 2021 - April 2022


Consultancy​

WJEC Visiting Moderator AS/A Level Design and Technology  - May 2023 

WJEC Reviser AS Fashion and Textiles exam 2016 - Present

Qualifications Wales - Subject expert 2017 Design and Technology GCSE and AS and A Level specifications

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        Full DBS  - Member of EWC (Secondary and post-16) - Public Liability insured

                                      Arts Council Wales Creative Practitioner

                      

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