Helen Jacobs

Helen is both a creative practitioner and community artist, working on projects in Oxfordshire with schools, community groups and older people in care homes and day centres.

Her own practice is concerned with storytelling, hoarding, collecting, playing and making. She makes objects in cast iron & bronze with textiles.

Helen is a Director of The Bullpen Arts Centre in rural Oxfordshire, managing projects whilst setting up a gallery and education programme. She has project-managed the International Iron Casting sculpture events annually at The Bullpen and has secured grant funding for the project. Since 2006 she has successfully applied for funding from Arts Council England, Awards for All, LNF, Grassroots Grants, Golsoncott Foundation and other local funders.