Kidda Kinsey joined the organisation in March 2025 as the part-time Learning & Participation Assistant. They support the Learning & Participation Manager in developing, planning, and delivering creative projects that engage children and young people. Passionate about clay as a powerful educational tool, they contribute to initiatives such as Ceramic Cities Exchange, Fresh Youth Panel and Arts Award programmes. These programmes connect learners with heritage, identity and creativity.
Kidda graduated from the University of the Arts London in 2019 with a First-Class Honours degree in Illustration and Visual Media. Their personal practice as a freelance illustrator, author and cartographer tells stories of people, places and the ways creativity strengthens community. They work with organisations such as Claybody Theatre, Portland Inn Project, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the National Literacy Trust, among others, to create resources that improve engagement with local heritage sites and people’s connection to place.
Outside of Stoke-on-Trent, Kidda is a published author with Bloomsbury LTD and has worked for clients such as Netflix, Selfridges, Lucy & Yak and Emma Bridgewater.