Who We Are
WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
For over 10 years, Things Made Public have been working at the intersection of private, public and third sectors to improve the lives of communities by using culture and creativity to break down barriers and start conversations.
As an organisation we bridge both strategy and delivery, and as a result we pride ourselves on truly understanding the complexities and challenges of delivering realistic, yet ambitious work.
Our approach is simple; be bold, be unique and always push the boundaries. Three unassuming statements that when used simultaneously lead to unique ideas and pioneering outcomes.
SARAH WALTERS
CO-FOUNDER
Sarah co-founded Things Made Public CIC in response to the 2008 global recession and its impact on High Streets across the UK. She is an expert in bringing together the public, private and third sectors, ensuring mutually beneficial relationships that are sustainable and inclusive, generating investment in culture and communities in areas that have struggled to attract such investment previously. Sarah has a breadth of delivery experience that informs strategy development in a unique way; ensuring that alongside an innovative and ambitious vision, sits a realistic and practical implementation. From managing the transformation of The Quadrant, Romford, a failing shopping arcade into a bustling centre of independent, creative business to commissioning and installing the UK’s largest carbon absorbing mural by internationally acclaimed artist INSA, Sarah truly knows what it takes to convert words on paper into high quality, life changing and place changing programmes
LAUREN MARTIN
CO-FOUNDER
Lauren is a highly skilled communicator, with 15 years of public engagement experience in both the commercial and community sector. She specialises in designing and developing innovative, community engagement frameworks that provide multiple entry points for diverse voices to be heard whilst building strategic, sustainable relationships that ensure projects are rooted in legacy. Her experience in managing complex, multi-partner projects has ranged from major events, to festivals and multi-site public art programmes. She led the Creative Community Engagement programme for Things Made Public’s Cultural Strategy for Euston Over Station Development, working with communities to shape the cultural priorities of one of the biggest and most politically sensitive regeneration projects in London. 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.