Zoë Scholes

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Communications and Development Coordinator

Zoë is UP Projects’ Communications and Development Coordinator working to raise awareness of UP Projects’ work to communities and public audiences across the UK. She develops bespoke campaigns to support flagship projects and nurtures our relationship with the media. Zoë also supports on developing new partnership projects with the public, private and cultural sector through our consultancy work and on fundraising applications to relevant funders.

She has worked on communications and development campaigns previously for Art Fund, A New Direction, Common Vision, 5Rights Foundation, and the COP26 conference. And at Magnum Photos, she was involved in the production of documentary photography projects. In 2022 she sat on the V&A East’s Youth Collective and is a passionate advocate for working class arts access and a great believer in the power of artist-led socially motivated work.

Alongside her position at UP Projects, she produces cultural events and is a freelance event photographer. Zoë graduated from Queen Mary University with a BA (Hons) in English Literature and French.

zoe@upprojects.com