The Hoss's Lament for Kneehigh Theatre, Laura Frances Martin, 2021. Pic: Steve Tanner
I work across visual arts, performance and writing, and I live & work on the North coast of Cornwall in the SW UK.
I believe art is vitally important to human beings, fostering wonder and connection - with each other, and with our wider world.

As an arts graduate with creative management and cultural leadership training, a diverse background and a polymath's approach to work, I'm thinking a great deal at present about the place where arts, creativity, landscape, community and female leadership intersect; and about how artists, particularly women artists, can help shape and illuminate the world differently. More about this and other things below.

making

As a visual artist, I work in 2D & 3D; I create large scale processive lanterns & builds for festivals and events; and I run creative learning experiences for all ages and abilities. More

performing

As a Spotlight actress I work in film & TV, site-specific theatre, in voice-over and occasionally as a vocalist; and I create performative elements for my large art commissions. More

producing

I've produced and co-produced a range of arts projects and I offer creative consultancy for community arts events, festivals and young people's projects. More

words

I love words and have always used writing as a key tool in professional roles; my own creative writing has had some boosts and developments lately. More

The Hoss's Lament: lantern and figurehead character in performance: Laura Frances Martin
InTheSaltSpace is a new initiative, founded and piloted with key partners in 2024, bringing together women, arts, community empowerment, climate concern and the sea. More
Thank you to Arts Council England 
for their valued support  
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