Georgia Backhouse · Arts & Heritage Consultant

Arts and Heritage Consultancy

Supporting cultural organisations to develop, fund, and deliver projects

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About

MA Museum & Heritage DevelopmentBA HistoryEast Midlands

I work with arts and heritage organisations to support their new and existing projects, offering bid writing, project development, coordination and delivery. Based in the East Midlands, I hold a BA in History and an MA in Museum and Heritage Development from NTU, graduating with Distinction in 2024.

Services

Bid Writing

Crafting funding applications that clearly communicate your project and align it with funder criteria. I can work with an existing brief or help develop one from scratch.

Project Development & Coordination

From initial idea to final delivery. I work with organisations to shape project ideas into plans with clear aims, realistic timelines, and the right structure. Once underway, I keep things on track, managing timelines and coordinating teams to deliver against the original aims.

Heritage Interpretation

I work with organisations to develop new ways of presenting their heritage to make it resonate with their audience. Whether that's a collection, a site, or an existing body of work, I find the story, identify the audience, and shape how it's told.

Community Engagement

Community engagement makes a project stronger, shaping outputs, audiences and legacy. I support organisations to involve communities at every stage, from initial consultation through to participation in project design and delivery.

Projects

Current Project

What Makes Loughborough Great

Charnwood Arts · National Lottery Heritage Fund

'What Makes Loughborough Great' is an arts and heritage project celebrating Charnwood Arts' 50th anniversary. After uncovering drives containing material from their history that had never been archived and was at risk of loss, this project aims to preserve that history while celebrating what it represents: 50 years of community creativity in Loughborough, and the artists, communities and stories that inspired it.

New artworks, created by Charnwood Arts' community, will respond to the themes the historical projects raised and ask what those conversations mean to Charnwood Arts' community today. Alongside oral histories, a digital archive and a digital exhibition, this project aims to connect Charnwood Arts' past with its future.

I'm working with Charnwood Arts to develop the project framework and lead the NLHF funding application.

This project is currently in pre-application development, pending funding.

In development

Past Project

Byron Collection: New Interpretation

Newstead Abbey · MA Client Project

Newstead Abbey, Byron's ancestral home, holds one of the most significant Byron collections in the country. Working in partnership with the Abbey, we were asked to develop new object-based interpretation for their Bloomberg Connect digital platform, aimed at reaching young adult audiences. Drawing on Byron's influence on gothic literature and subculture, the new narratives connect his life and work to contemporary culture. Three objects anchored the interpretation: the Portrait of Claire Clairmont, the Portrait of Byron, and the Skull Cup.

Delivered as an MA client project in partnership with Newstead Abbey.

Completed

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Whether you have a project in mind or just want to find out more, I'd love to hear from you.

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Georgia Backhouse · Arts & Heritage Consultant