About us

a bit about us...

POWERING THE ARTS ~ EMPOWERING ARTISTS

urbanflo is a socially engaged arts development agency
driven by a vision of equity and inclusion in the cultural sector.

We specialise in participatory initiatives, offering expert advice and creative support to individuals, groups and organisations.
We are UK-based associates mainly operating in the South East, but with regional, national and international partners and networks, encompassing the wide range of creative disciplines associated with performing arts, visual arts, music and film. We also have a strong representation of expertise in leadership and organisational development with partners from the cultural, commercial and voluntary sectors. Together we collaborate to produce, programme and promote creative work - developing artists, audiences and cultural agencies.

The urbanflo team boasts a rich and dynamic skills base, with a strong track record of delivering effective bespoke arts management services and creative products. The diversity of our work demonstrates our flexibility to handle a wide range of projects of any scope and scale; from grassroots community initiatives to major campaigns for local authorities; from international artistic collaborations to inter-generational projects, plus everything else between and beyond!

At the helm of urbanflo's multi-disciplinary team is Creative Producer Jenni Lewin-Turner, who has over 35 years experience of both mainstream and culturally-specific arts practice, arts development and arts delivery. As well as being named amongst the top 50 "Women to Watch" in the 2010 Cultural Leadership Programme's prestigious national list, Jenni holds a MA in Cultural Leadership and also an MA in Media Practice for Development & Social Change. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Jenni works in close collaboration with a diverse range of highly skilled associates with specialist knowledge in arts, community, education, heritage, wellbeing, social care, and corporate development.
Jenni's other key specialism is Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), working with clients such as Nimax Theatres.  She is also currently a lead consultant for BIMM (British & Irish Institute of Modern Music ) and responsible for developing the organisation’s extensive national and international EDI strategy to embed inclusive practice across the 15 different establishments in their education franchise, with a varied curriculum across the disciplines of music, film and performing arts;
•    BIMM - Berlin, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Dublin, Hamburg, London, Manchester
•    Screen & Film School (SFS) - Birmingham, Brighton, Manchester
•    Institute of Contemporary Theatre (ICT) - Brighton, Manchester
•    Performers College - Essex
•    Northern Ballet School - Manchester



How we work

urbanflo provide high quality project management, organisational development and creative production services, promoting good practice and leadership excellence. We create tailor-made solutions, projects and service packages for individuals, community groups and organisations; responding directly to specific client needs. 

We have a real passion for our work and it shows!  With more than 30 years of experience in the field, we have a sound working knowledge of the cultural sector and plenty of additional expertise to draw on from our many colleagues in the industry.  We are committed to creating accessible opportunities for everyone to take part in the arts, so we roll our sleeves up and take on big or small challenges to achieve this. 
VIEW OUR SERVICES
“without the support of urbanflo I would not have been able to access the funding I needed to get my project off the ground.”
Artist Client
“Jenni's expertise and calm approach helped us to deliver a hugely successful event with a really limited budget and timeline .”
Corporate Client
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