Meet the team
Staff
Irene Ruby
Charity Administrator
Irene joined Arts and Minds as an administrator in August 2024. Irene is a visual artist and illustrator based in Cambridge. She also hosts art classes and workshops with her own community Makings and Musings. In her spare time Irene enjoys running, cycling and spending time in nature.
Louisa Thorman
Charity Director
Louisa joined Arts and Minds in October 2023 as Charity Director. Having worked within education, local government and community arts and education settings for over twenty years. She is a qualified PGCE teacher with a degree in Design and Media Management (Thames University) and an MA in Creative Writing (Manchester University). Louisa is passionate about working with a wide demographic of participants, enabling others to engage with Art in it's many guises to support their personal, wellbeing journey.
Visiting Artists Network
Arts and Minds work with a wide variety of artists within central Cambridge who specialise across a wide section of the arts from Japanese Ink Painting, Textile Design, Wire Sculpting, Ceramics, Woodwork, Painting, Weaving, Rug Making, Caribbean Art, Drawing and Design techniques, Art and Science fusion projects and much more!