Welcome to Creative Elements!

Hello and welcome to Creative Elements. My name is Sarah Louise Nunn. I am a Creative Producer, Educator and Director of Programmes, specialising in audience engagement through live interpretation and content development. I design unique large-scale projects and curate sustainable public programming for regional and international museums, art centres, cultural institutions and government entities. 

Currently, Head of Education and Public Programmes at Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Focused on youth empowerment, building capacity of teams, curating interactive experiences and creative leadership. I connect cultures and generations through arts, nature and technology cultivating and improving audience participation for your institution or centre. Let’s collaborate..

 

 
 

Creative Projects

With each project, I identify and collaborate with a creative director and art practitioners to ensure our approach reflects our client's cultural context. Together, we design and produce socially conscious projects that are sustainable, rooted in creative learning, deliver your CSR objectives and improve visitor engagement.

 
 

Consultancy

Since 2007, I have had the opportunity to consult and advise museums, arts organisations, government entities, individuals, educational institutions and the public sector, on a short-term and ongoing basis providing the following services and products:

 
 
 
 

Research 

Working with arts and cultural organisations, I have assessed their programmes, recommended new approaches and identified creative learning opportunities to increase audience engagement and visitor participation. 

 

 
 
Featured
Museum Next - Digital Learning: Online inspires 'at the Museum'
MuseumNext, Museums, CreativeLearning, LouvreAbuDhabi
Museum Next - Digital Learning: Online inspires 'at the Museum'
MuseumNext, Museums, CreativeLearning, LouvreAbuDhabi

In this MuseumNext talk, I share insights on the interconnectedness of creative learning at the museum. How our onsite object based learning activities inspired our online work and then, in turn how the online content became the catalyst for evolving the department's onsite art making activities, resulting in a new hybrid model for learning.

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MuseumNext, Museums, CreativeLearning, LouvreAbuDhabi
Forward Thinking: The Hero Inside Programme
Humanity, BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Learning Beyond the Classroom, Well being, Looking Within
Forward Thinking: The Hero Inside Programme
Humanity, BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Learning Beyond the Classroom, Well being, Looking Within

Another pioneering programme, ahead of its time, placing humanity at its core. The Hero Inside Programme was devised in 2010 by the Creative Director Trevor Blackwood.

This programme transcends cultures by providing opportunities to explore diversity within the framework of our shared humanity. By providing a safe platform to discuss and express our differences, negative stereotypes and personal biases are dispelled providing a unique space to value our stories and connect to our ‘hero inside’.

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Humanity, BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Learning Beyond the Classroom, Well being, Looking Within
Pioneering Community Cohesion Project in 2008 relevant in 2020
BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Humanity, arts education, community cohesion, identity, government
Pioneering Community Cohesion Project in 2008 relevant in 2020
BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Humanity, arts education, community cohesion, identity, government

This pioneering Community Cohesion project fostering cultural diversity through the creative arts and critical thinking is even more relevant today (2020) than in 2008.

Today, this project would give young people, teachers and the wider community a clear context for the Black Lives Matter movement that is currently sweeping across the UK and globally, by looking back at history we can understand the present.

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BlackLivesMatter, Cultural Diversity, Humanity, arts education, community cohesion, identity, government
The Digital Potential of Museum Interpretation
museums, audience engagement, digital technologies, National Maritime Museum, National Museum
The Digital Potential of Museum Interpretation
museums, audience engagement, digital technologies, National Maritime Museum, National Museum

New data reveals that smartphone technology and VR experiences have doubled attendance at the National Maritime Museum in London.  Accessing the content through a digital medium empowers visitors of all ages to follow their own curiosities and stumble upon new information as they explore and interpret the collection freely.

Discover more about the self-directed interpretation packs at The National Museum.

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museums, audience engagement, digital technologies, National Maritime Museum, National Museum
Step into your Creativity
professional development, creativity, team building, corporate training
Step into your Creativity
professional development, creativity, team building, corporate training

One Day Professional Development Course: Communicate with Confidence

This new one-day interactive and practical course is designed to energise and optimise teams, cultivate and inspire creativity and improve productivity and increase happiness in the workplace.

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professional development, creativity, team building, corporate training
Ithraa: Inside Stories
Sultanate of Oman, Museums, Arts Education, GCC, Ithraa, Inside Stories
Ithraa: Inside Stories
Sultanate of Oman, Museums, Arts Education, GCC, Ithraa, Inside Stories

At the end of May, I was invited to join Ithraa: Inside Stories panel discussion on Smart Opportunities. It was an ideal platform to share the experience of leading the development and delivery of a nationwide government reform project for the Ministry of Education, designed to meet the challenges of economic diversification. 

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Sultanate of Oman, Museums, Arts Education, GCC, Ithraa, Inside Stories
Benefits of Learning in Museums and Galleries
creative learning, museums, professional development, creativity, tours, Sultanate of Oman
Benefits of Learning in Museums and Galleries
creative learning, museums, professional development, creativity, tours, Sultanate of Oman

In the Sultanate of Oman, the government is now, more than ever, sharply focused on diversifying their economy and investing in education to prepare the nation's youth for an economic landscape that will be significantly different from today. 

So how can museums and different cultural settings help to build capacity in this field?

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creative learning, museums, professional development, creativity, tours, Sultanate of Oman
How Can Participation in the Arts Empower UAE Youth?
Arts Education, Dubai, Expo2020, Creative Industries, Arts Organisations, Dubai Design Week
How Can Participation in the Arts Empower UAE Youth?
Arts Education, Dubai, Expo2020, Creative Industries, Arts Organisations, Dubai Design Week

As Expo 2020 advances, the UAE youth have been enlisted to communicate the expo theme: Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. Expectations are high with innovation, technology and creativity taking centre stage.

How can access to the arts and the creative industries empower the young hosts to assume the mantle for 2020?

Picture: ©Dubai Design Week Global Grad Show Exhibitors I Media 

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Arts Education, Dubai, Expo2020, Creative Industries, Arts Organisations, Dubai Design Week
Jameel Prize at Pera Museum
community jameel, art jameel, jameel prize, V&A, Pera Museum, Istanbul, artists
Jameel Prize at Pera Museum
community jameel, art jameel, jameel prize, V&A, Pera Museum, Istanbul, artists

The winner of the Jameel Prize, Ghulam Mohammad is an artist who uses words and language from discarded books as a medium to create collages, bringing new meaning and injecting life to the printed word. 

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community jameel, art jameel, jameel prize, V&A, Pera Museum, Istanbul, artists
The Value of Creative Partnerships in the MENA Region
museums, consultancy, arts education, Middle East, Sultanate of Oman, Multaqa Journal, visual arts, creative industries
The Value of Creative Partnerships in the MENA Region
museums, consultancy, arts education, Middle East, Sultanate of Oman, Multaqa Journal, visual arts, creative industries

Providing access to the creative industries can open up new pathways for young people, art professionals and teachers alike, resulting in the acquisition of life skills and the activation of fresh ways of thinking and perceiving the world around us.

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museums, consultancy, arts education, Middle East, Sultanate of Oman, Multaqa Journal, visual arts, creative industries

What People Say

“Sarah is a remarkable consultant and arts practitioner with a clear vision for the role of creativity within learning. She was the inspiration behind the joint King’s/Globe Creative Arts and the Classroom MA. ”
— Patrick Spottiswoode, Director, Globe Education, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
“The Creative Partnership Initiative with our esteemed cultural organisations inspired our new teachers to invigorate their teaching practice and develop captivating learning experiences beyond the classroom.’”
— Dr. Badriya Al Nadabi, Assistant Director, SCPTT, Sultanate of Oman