Commissions

2024, Weave and Read, a project supported by The Margate Bookie and East Kent Mencap. You can read about it here : https://community.axisweb.org/c/community-gallery/weave-and-read-project-with-elspeth-penfold-and-east-kent-mencap  And, follow its development on Instagram @weave_and__read

2023, Coasts in Mind, a project by CITIZAN and MOLA, Museum of London Archeology, exploring community centred approaches to coastal change. https://www.citizan.org.uk/blog/2023/Jul/17/introducing-coasts-mind-new-mola-project-exploring-community-centered-approaches-coastal-change/

2022 ,Port _ Art Walk Porty - SALT - curated walks co-created commission through Art Walk Porty connecting five sites through five artists in an eco investigation of coastal erosion through a science art collaboration that explores salt levels.  https://www.artwalkporty.co.uk/project/port/

2022, Intertidal Calligraphy, a commission with Citizan and MOLA  to  work with archaeologists and community members to open access to the Whitstable Heritage Trail

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2022, an innovative immersive artwork developed by the University of Kent in partnership with the Gateways Project and the Imperial War Museums https://www.360imagery.co.uk/virtualtour/education/kent_uni/wwg/ 

 2022, Turner Contemporary Reclaiming the Narrative, POW Thanet  exhibition exhibition by five artists deconstructing colonial narratives.

2021, A Refracted View a walking project with East Kent Mencap and The Margate Bookie during COVID Lockdown  https://www.socialartlibrary.org/library/to-change-75ntb-ffjbj-n5b7h-hw3zw-tp5gp-z3s6z-yzn8s-m45cy-ds54y-az7ms-9d99f-jmbe5

2020, Well Projects , GOLD projects , POW Thanet 2020, walk and workshop, A Gathering of Flowers.. https:// elspethpenfold.blogspot.com/2020/03/florilegium-gathering-of-flowers.html

2019, A Different LENS,  a project supported by the Margate Bookie, shortlisted for ACE digital culture awards, https://elspeth-billie-penfold.com/a_different_lens/ digital interactive walk connecting locations in Margate through literature and poetry.

2019, Cohesion Plus - Connect Kent - 2019 -walks connecting communities near stations from St Pancras to The Turner prize at Turner Contemporary in Margate.https://www.cohesionplus.com/connect-kent-project/ 

2019 ,Sound Uk, Exeter University and LV21  two walks and a bench installation, Reflect. https:// www.sounduk.net/news/reflect-bude-and-gravesham/ 

2018, The Margate Festival  - “Walking Shrines” Kent County Council, Dreamland, Turner Contemporary https://margatebookie.com 

2018, Emergency Exit Arts, 2018, creative practitioner, ‘People’s Parlour’ https://eea.org.uk Arts for over 60’s 

2017 -2018  A.N.D. - Creative practitioner -one of 10 artists commissioned by A.N.D. to work with a designated London Primary school on a project titled “My Creative School”. , Elspeth worked with Teachers and the SLT on a co-designed project with the aim of  supporting teaching staff to develop their creative skills and incorporate creative approaches into their teaching practice. Elspeth co-designed walks with both teachers and pupils to support  pupils, teachers and parents to explore how creativity and the use of creative approaches can support teaching and learning at the school.  The work that she engaged on through the A.N.D. Commission opened a fruitful avenue to explore new ways of creatively using walking which is connected with exploring sites and learning and includes a further way to document the experience through the development of a deck of cards. 

My  Creative SchoolBromleyhttps://www.anewdirection.org.uk