Mentoring Jo Ball “I first met Mark through a DYCP funding workshops back in late 2020. It was really helpful. I had found the questions from the Arts Council confusing and after the session felt much…
Mentoring Lady Kitt Lady Kitt is a maker, researcher and drag king, based in the UK. Kitt describes their work as “Mess Making as Social Glue, driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore, share and (gently)…
Dialogues Kelly O’Brien “Dialogues 2021 was transformational for my art practice. There are several keys to this: * Our group, carefully-curated by MDP, was comprised of thoughtful, ambitious, practicing…
Artists David Ogle Mark first met David through his role as Director of Blank Media Collective in 2011 and has gone on to form an ongoing collaboration and relationship to support his practice and career development.…
Figuring Out... Saroj Patel “I just found out yesterday that my DYCP application was successful, I’m very happy and excited! Thank you for hosting your workshop, it definitely helped me to create…
Mentoring Stevie Ronnie “I worked with Mark as a mentor during my year of support through a DYCP grant from Arts Council England. Through my sessions with Mark I was able to develop a much deeper understanding…
StudioBook Alan Ward “I first met Mark when I attended a funding workshop in 2018, where I was struck by his calm, methodical and thoughtful presentation. There were aspects of that workshop that certainly…
StudioBook Lucy Wright Lucy Wright was selected for our StudioBook artist development course in 2021, with us providing ongoing mentoring and artist professional development support since.…
