Cathy Wade is an artist and writer who investigates how practice can be created and distributed in collaborative partnerships and through the creation of commons. Their work seeks to understand the experience of contemporary conditions through direct exchange with others. Cathy has worked extensively with pupils at Raynham Primary School for Children Own The City, commissioned by the Canal and River Trust for Hinterlands 3. This project explored city planning, civic space, imagination, ecology & visual communication with pupils in a series of workshops co-designed with assistant head teacher Iveta Bejaoui. They are the course leader for MA in Arts Education Practices at BCU; alongside facilitating Vivid Projects focus on long-term artist development.