Louise Nolan

I work under the banner of Louise Nolan Works and initiate creative interventions with passion and curiosity to build better communities, products and services.

I've over 20 years combined experience of working with young people and in wider community settings. I'm passionate about leadership and building vibrant and creative places to live work and play. I believe in working alongside local people and communities to tackle the consequences of austerity, inequality and poverty.

I do this by designing and facilitating experiential learning sessions that use making, as the catalyst for social change and community development. Understanding local context, building relationships and creating ownership is important; consulting and collaborating with local people to make art based on their ideas about their neighbourhood. Doing this in my own community of Maryhill and North Glasgow where we can express ourselves and take ownership, bringing real change. This approach is not a one off but a continuum.

As an artist and facilitator I enjoy engaging with groups in creative and challenging ways. My aim is to develop people to fulfil their potential and use creativity to produce social change, gain new insights and ways of thinking together.

I live in the area where I work, Maryhill, and have done so for 25 years and I hope I’m contributing to the creative fabric of my community.