Emma Tompkins
@emmatompkins.bsky.social
Designer, facilitator & writer. Society of British Theatre Designers committee. Made by Dyslexia. Neuroaesthetics nerd. She/Her
Emmatompkins.co.uk
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FREE online talk + Q&A:
Join CN Lester - artistic freelancer and trans researcher, educator and activist - to discuss how we can work towards true trans equality across the artistic sector.
Tue, May 20, 5pm - 6:30pm.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-t...
Join CN Lester - artistic freelancer and trans researcher, educator and activist - to discuss how we can work towards true trans equality across the artistic sector.
Tue, May 20, 5pm - 6:30pm.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-t...
May 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
FREE online talk + Q&A:
Join CN Lester - artistic freelancer and trans researcher, educator and activist - to discuss how we can work towards true trans equality across the artistic sector.
Tue, May 20, 5pm - 6:30pm.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-t...
Join CN Lester - artistic freelancer and trans researcher, educator and activist - to discuss how we can work towards true trans equality across the artistic sector.
Tue, May 20, 5pm - 6:30pm.
Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-t...
Watching Hank Green gently turn from funny internet science guy to fearless comedian is quite wonderful. Also, I can now never not think about the chewy decimal system every time I visit a supermarket.
May 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Watching Hank Green gently turn from funny internet science guy to fearless comedian is quite wonderful. Also, I can now never not think about the chewy decimal system every time I visit a supermarket.
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This obituary for the award-winning costume designer of Peaky Blinders, Stephanie Collie, is a wonderful tribute to her research process and skill. It’s easy to criticise costumes in TV historical dramas, but historical inaccuracies are rarely errors, they’re often storytelling choices
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM
This obituary for the award-winning costume designer of Peaky Blinders, Stephanie Collie, is a wonderful tribute to her research process and skill. It’s easy to criticise costumes in TV historical dramas, but historical inaccuracies are rarely errors, they’re often storytelling choices
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I was interviewed as part of this article on Neuroaesthetics. Also featuring @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
Neuroaesthetics: Unlocking How Art Can Make Us Smarter, Happier, and Healthier
Neuroaesthetics, an emerging field of research, studies how the arts can enhance our health and wellbeing.
www.theoverview.art
April 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I was interviewed as part of this article on Neuroaesthetics. Also featuring @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
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📣 ACE are under review — and they want to hear from you.
If you’ve ever had thoughts on how Arts Council England works (or doesn’t), now’s the time to share them.
Fill in the survey 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
If you’ve ever had thoughts on how Arts Council England works (or doesn’t), now’s the time to share them.
Fill in the survey 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
📣 ACE are under review — and they want to hear from you.
If you’ve ever had thoughts on how Arts Council England works (or doesn’t), now’s the time to share them.
Fill in the survey 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
If you’ve ever had thoughts on how Arts Council England works (or doesn’t), now’s the time to share them.
Fill in the survey 👉 www.gov.uk/government/c...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
A very interesting chat with the CBT provider for the ME/CFS care team. She'd studied under a US trauma & somatic educated Dr and has piloted trauma therapy work with chronic illness patients. She even had to close the pilot after being overwhelmed with referrals.
March 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A very interesting chat with the CBT provider for the ME/CFS care team. She'd studied under a US trauma & somatic educated Dr and has piloted trauma therapy work with chronic illness patients. She even had to close the pilot after being overwhelmed with referrals.
For the fellow arts funding nerds out there, some interesting data from across the pond. Spoiler: Art is good for young people, who knew?
www.arts.gov/impact/resea...
www.arts.gov/impact/resea...
Snapshots of Arts Education in Childhood and Adolescence
This report analyzes data from three longitudinal datasets at the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. It shows how children's access to arts education differs as t...
www.arts.gov
February 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For the fellow arts funding nerds out there, some interesting data from across the pond. Spoiler: Art is good for young people, who knew?
www.arts.gov/impact/resea...
www.arts.gov/impact/resea...
Working out how to de-meta my life and still share work. Fingers crossed:
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Working out how to de-meta my life and still share work. Fingers crossed:
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🔎 What are the CIISA Standards? Why do they matter to freelancers?
Join FMTW tomorrow for a discussion on shaping safer, more inclusive creative industries.
🗓️ When: Tomorrow, 6-7 PM
💻 Where: Online
👉 More info/register: https://buff.ly/3DUUISZ
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Join FMTW tomorrow for a discussion on shaping safer, more inclusive creative industries.
🗓️ When: Tomorrow, 6-7 PM
💻 Where: Online
👉 More info/register: https://buff.ly/3DUUISZ
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
January 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🔎 What are the CIISA Standards? Why do they matter to freelancers?
Join FMTW tomorrow for a discussion on shaping safer, more inclusive creative industries.
🗓️ When: Tomorrow, 6-7 PM
💻 Where: Online
👉 More info/register: https://buff.ly/3DUUISZ
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Join FMTW tomorrow for a discussion on shaping safer, more inclusive creative industries.
🗓️ When: Tomorrow, 6-7 PM
💻 Where: Online
👉 More info/register: https://buff.ly/3DUUISZ
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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Hey folks! Do you have #LongCovid, #MECFS, or something related? Do you write? Here's a paid opportunity for articles and essays for a great publication.
thesicktimes.org/write-for-us...
thesicktimes.org/write-for-us...
Write for us - The Sick Times
The Sick Times is accepting pitches for reported news stories and essays/commentary pieces. We take pitches, not full (already written) drafts on spec. We prioritize pitches from people with Long COVI...
thesicktimes.org
January 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hey folks! Do you have #LongCovid, #MECFS, or something related? Do you write? Here's a paid opportunity for articles and essays for a great publication.
thesicktimes.org/write-for-us...
thesicktimes.org/write-for-us...
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I’m organising some mentoring and advice sessions for SBTD over the next few weeks. Huge thanks to @theatredeli.bsky.social for their support!
January 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I’m organising some mentoring and advice sessions for SBTD over the next few weeks. Huge thanks to @theatredeli.bsky.social for their support!
I really want arts funders and policy makers to know this proof is also available in well written hardback.
December 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I really want arts funders and policy makers to know this proof is also available in well written hardback.
It will surprise no one to know that some of the best experiences of interactive theatre (inc Youth theatre) I have ever had have come from Coney. Considering the world ahead I can't quite square the logic of their loss. The talent held inside will endure I'm sure but it still smarts.
December 17, 2024 at 10:48 AM
It will surprise no one to know that some of the best experiences of interactive theatre (inc Youth theatre) I have ever had have come from Coney. Considering the world ahead I can't quite square the logic of their loss. The talent held inside will endure I'm sure but it still smarts.
I highly recommend the book 'Your brain on Art' for anyone trying to understand why we do what we do. It made me realise the Department of Health ought to merge with the Department of Culture. It's baffling to see this news from Australia considering the profound evidence supporting art therapies.
Awoke to the news this morning that creative arts therapies - including music therapy which my 7yo home educated Autistic/ADHD son has benefitted SO profoundly from - are set to be cut from the NDIS.
Please sign and share the below petition to stop this:
www.change.org/p/creative-a...
Please sign and share the below petition to stop this:
www.change.org/p/creative-a...
Sign the Petition
Creative and Experiential Therapies Belong in the NDIS
www.change.org
November 28, 2024 at 9:16 AM
I highly recommend the book 'Your brain on Art' for anyone trying to understand why we do what we do. It made me realise the Department of Health ought to merge with the Department of Culture. It's baffling to see this news from Australia considering the profound evidence supporting art therapies.
I've been chatting with a fellow neurospicey designer about using a future gig to see if we can make it the most ND inclusive/accessible experience,especially in the admin/work out of the rehearsal room. Has anyone come across any tips/links on this? We're so used to masking this feels revolutionary
November 27, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I've been chatting with a fellow neurospicey designer about using a future gig to see if we can make it the most ND inclusive/accessible experience,especially in the admin/work out of the rehearsal room. Has anyone come across any tips/links on this? We're so used to masking this feels revolutionary
So tempting to turn this into the freelancer version of the lord's prayer.
As someone who employed freelancers (and didn't always get it right) and am now a freelancer, here are some things I think make for good practice when paying freelancers.
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November 25, 2024 at 10:50 AM
So tempting to turn this into the freelancer version of the lord's prayer.
I really hope the developers at Bluesky are taking breaks and sleeping. I can cope with glitches just as long as they get to see the sun.
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I really hope the developers at Bluesky are taking breaks and sleeping. I can cope with glitches just as long as they get to see the sun.
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Have made a starter pack for UK Theatre Producers
Let me know if you want to be added 😁
go.bsky.app/GYWWH7Z
Let me know if you want to be added 😁
go.bsky.app/GYWWH7Z
November 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Have made a starter pack for UK Theatre Producers
Let me know if you want to be added 😁
go.bsky.app/GYWWH7Z
Let me know if you want to be added 😁
go.bsky.app/GYWWH7Z
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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To all arriving, something I have been loving here is the commitment loads of folks make to doing alt text. There is an option you can switch on to remind you to add text to images you add to posts. It's kind of a house rule here. #Access matters ❤️
November 15, 2024 at 7:23 PM
To all arriving, something I have been loving here is the commitment loads of folks make to doing alt text. There is an option you can switch on to remind you to add text to images you add to posts. It's kind of a house rule here. #Access matters ❤️
Whilst we're all having a nosey around the new joint, here's my interview with Erin Lee, head archivist of the National Theatre. It's all about what goes into the vaults and how the archive is used to educate the next generation. www.theatredesign.org.uk/interview-wi...
Interview with the National Theatre’s head archivist, Erin Lee
SBTD is here to support and celebrate the work of designers for performance based in the UK at every stage of their careers.
www.theatredesign.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Whilst we're all having a nosey around the new joint, here's my interview with Erin Lee, head archivist of the National Theatre. It's all about what goes into the vaults and how the archive is used to educate the next generation. www.theatredesign.org.uk/interview-wi...
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Theatre, is it just me or does it feel like we all need to go on an away day, do a brisk 5k across a moor and then work out what we want this platform to be via a tea infused chat against some whiteboards?
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Theatre, is it just me or does it feel like we all need to go on an away day, do a brisk 5k across a moor and then work out what we want this platform to be via a tea infused chat against some whiteboards?