ABOUT

Who are
Things Made Public?

We’re an award-winning community interest company (CIC) that creates cultural things people actually want. We work with ambitious clients who want to go beyond the tick box to make a genuine difference to the people and places around them. The trickier the brief, the better – we’ll find a way to make it happen.

FAQs

Meet the Founders

Sarah Walters

Co-founder

Whether animating awkward spaces or generating investment for areas that have struggled to attract it, Sarah is an expert at turning words on paper into life-changing and place-changing programmes that people actually want.

Sarah co-founded TMP after graduating with First Class Honours in Fine Art and History of Art from Goldsmiths College. For over 10 years, she’s worked closely with public, private and third-sector organisations, shaping cultural strategies, delivering projects, and achieving ambitious KPIs.

From collaborating with the National Gallery to bring Constable to Basildon to commissioning and installing the UK’s largest carbon-absorbing mural by internationally acclaimed artist INSA, no brief can phase her. Her work and passion help our clients deliver on their promises of lasting impact and change.

LAUREN MARTIN

Co-founder

For over 15 years, Lauren has made it her mission to discover what communities and customers actually want, using frameworks that ensure every voice is heard. She is an expert at bringing together the commercial and public sectors to deliver projects that make a measurable difference. She has a proven track record of managing complex, multi-partner projects, including major events, festivals, and multi-site public art programmes.

Lauren leads on community-driven cultural strategies for diverse places, from deepest Devon to the heart of the City. Recent projects have included working with communities to
shape the cultural priorities of one of London’s biggest and most politically sensitive regeneration projects: Euston Over Station Development.

Before co-founding TMP, Lauren forged a career in marketing, spending 8 years designing, planning, and implementing global campaigns for a range of well-known brands.

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‘Working with Things Made Public was a really refreshing experience. The team brought not only energy, fun and experience but also a fresh take on our local challenges and opportunities. With a willingness to understand and build on local knowledge and ambitions, they created some excellent, and deliverable outputs.‘

– Chris Fuller, Economic Development Officer, Torridge District Council

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Positive impact only

You want to make a difference, and so do we. Before accepting any project, we make sure a) we think communities might want it and b) we believe it can make a positive impact. Then we make it happen.