Current role: Interim Executive Director
Becki Haines is our Interim Executive Director, working with the FE team to manage the programme, business and financial strategy for the coming months.
Becki has been a Producer and CEO with artists and artist-led organisations for over 10 years, and has substantial experience working with artists to develop ambitious new ideas in diverse locations, pioneering global programmes and creating resilient business and finance models for their work. She’s largely worked in installation, placemaking, performance in public space, and interaction design and many of her partnerships have been cross-sector and placing art in other industries.
Most recently Becki co-led internationally acclaimed agency of play Coney as Joint CEO for six years with 52 projects across a range of partners including Greenpeace, the Natural Environment Research Council, Wandsworth Probation Service and PWC. Prior to that Becki presented projects at the National Theatre, the Roundhouse, the Barbican, The Southbank Centre, National Museum of Scotland as well as touring extensively through smaller towns and villages of the UK. She’s presented work in 11 countries including partnerships in Japan, India and Brazil and has collaborated with 13 artists and artistic directors overall.
Becki currently works with Future Everything, Artsadmin and Walking Forest and has been the Co-Director of the Total Theatre Network for 8 years. She’s a Trustee for Deafinitely Theatre and Fierce Festival, a member of IETM and is trained in Accountancy to AAT Level 2.