On Hattie Kongaunruan

Administrator, 2022–2026

Hattie Kongaunruan is exactly the kind of person FutureEverything was built for and built by – someone whose artistic practice, values and professional contribution are inseparable from one another. She joined as Administrator over three years ago and brought to that role a breadth that consistently exceeded its boundaries: producer, researcher, advocate and practising artist, often simultaneously.

Her administrative work gave FutureEverything rigour it needed – streamlining data processes, consolidating impact reporting during the National Portfolio Organisation period, and developing audience and evaluation tools that served the whole team. As part of the Nature Directed initiative, Hattie led the environmental audit that underpinned FutureEverything's governance transformation – researching impact measurement tools, mapping ethical resources, and building the internal infrastructure that made the organisation's ecological commitments operational rather than aspirational.

As a person from the Global Majority, Hattie brought her lived experience of barriers in the arts directly into her work at FutureEverything – advocating for diverse artists and freelancers, developing access riders and anti-racism policies, and quietly but persistently expanding who the organisation reached and included. That advocacy was as much a contribution to FutureEverything's identity as any single project.

She also took on a producer role for Electric Echoes, working with artist Maya Chowdhry and community groups including Culture Bridge and the Hong Kong Fellowship to create SoundWalk recordings documenting the more-than-human world along the River Goyt. It was a project that sat at the intersection of her professional and artistic selves.

Hattie continues to develop her practice as an independent artist – a commitment FutureEverything actively supported. Recently awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice grant by Arts Council England, she is developing digital games with underrepresented collaborators, exploring waste, object lifecycles and Thai folklore through digital and analogue tools. She is seeking collaborators, funding and partnerships to carry that work forward.

Drew Hemment, Founder, FutureEverything