Sidney Nolan

She has 17 years’ experience of leading varied cultural sites and collections in the West Midlands. Most recently she was Director of the Museum of Royal Worcester, and spent 9 years at Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage where she led an Arts Council-funded contemporary craft programme. Antony develops and manages our creative programmes, exhibitions, learning, and collections and archive. He trained in Fine Art Photography and has worked in the arts & cultural sector for over 10 years. Previously he was Arts Development Officer for Orkney Islands Council, and helped develop Forestry England's national arts programme Forest Art Works. He is a Clore Emerging Leader and an Engage Cymru Council Member. Charlie supports the Sidney Nolan Trust across the areas of marketing and administration as well as managing our cottage reservations. He is originally from New Zealand and has combined his passion for travel with a varied and fruitful career. His work has included managing a professional theatre, international travel consultancy, Polytechnic lecturer, 3 ½ years onboard cruise ships, as well as owning a boutique wine bar with his wife. Kiefer manages grounds and gardens, including all areas of maintenance work, as well as managing our team of gardening volunteers. He studied film and photography at university and now combines his love for art and the natural world in his role here at The Rodd. For many years he has worked as the gardener and groundsman at multiple stately homes in the local area. Faith works on Saturdays at the Trust looking after visitors. She is an artist who studied Intermedia Art at Edinburgh College of Art, and was artist in residence at the Trust in 2022, where she developed the kitchen garden at The Rodd, now the Presteigne Community Garden CIC. Prof Peter J Conradi is an academic and freelance writer. His books include the authorised biography of Dame Iris Murdoch and At the Bright Hem of God: Radnorshire Pastoral . He was a long-time Bleddfa Centre Trustee and for ten years edited The Transactions of the Radnorshire Society . He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2009. Alison Giles has worked in arts management, specialising in classical music, with organisations including The Sixteen, The Monteverdi Choir, The Tallis Scholars and Music at Oxford. Now resident in Wales, she produces Presteigne Festival and Brecon Baroque Festival and oversees their community projects. She also works as a consultant in arts and heritage fundraising. Nicola Kalinsky has had a long and distinguished career as a curator and art historian. She read History and English at Cambridge and received an M.A from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Subsequently, she worked at the Royal Academy, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. At the SNPG, she curated numerous exhibitions and was part of the director-level team that prepared the successful HLF bid for a £17.6 million transformation of the gallery. From 2013 to 2022 Nicola was director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham. Here she established the post-Covid Barber Health programme to support care and retirement home residents. She also forged productive relationships with Midlands institutions, e.g. Birmingham Museums Trust, Ikon Gallery and Compton Verney, as well as initiating and nurturing national and international collaborations. Nicola believes that the arts have given shape and meaning to her own life and that places such as The Rodd are a force for the good, especially in ever changing and challenging times. George Littlejohn is a qualified accountant and former journalist who has been an admirer of Sidney Nolan’s work since his schooldays. He works in the City of London with a global professional body, is passionate about the arts, and splits his time between London, Powys (where he is vice-chair of Black Mountains College), and his native Scotland, where his small grandchildren live and paint. Ruth Llo