Niccy Hallifax
(she/her)Culture Specialist & S&DR200 Festival Director
Culture is the most amazing opportunity to bring everyone on a journey of discovery – be that culture, heritage based or just standing next to someone and starting to talk because of the evocative nature of what you are experiencing. Love it, like it or dislike it, it evokes passion. But it must also be about inspiring people and cultural activity must represent all of us in every community.
Niccy Hallifax is an experienced cultural creator with a background in Art, who has curated numerous global, high-profile and internationally award-winning projects and programmes in the heritage and culture sector.
Recently she directed S&DR200 as well as installations including SEE MONSTER, the opening and closing events for Waltham Forest Borough of Culture and the handover to Birmingham 2020, a 10-minute, groundbreaking broadcast piece for the Commonwealth Games. She also led and directed gallery takeovers and the opening week to Hull City of Culture 2017 Made in Hull and the closing, which was the large-scale art installation that had cross generational engagement. She also directed the Finale to Hull, with Jason Bruges Studio Where do we go from here?, a robot armed mirror and light ballet, in the streets of the old town in Hull.
Niccy's experience prior to this has included programming in Kew Gardens and the Hive, Al Ain stadium and the opening of the O2 as Director of Special Projects.