WE ADD VALUE TO THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
We create alliances & build bridges
We put new places on the cultural map
We create distinct, memorable, marketable identity
We create alliances & build bridges
We put new places on the cultural map
We create distinct, memorable, marketable identity
Futurecity is a cultural placemaking agency that creates cultural strategies, brokers cultural partnerships and delivers major arts projects for clients across the public and private sectors. Founded by Mark Davy in 2007, Futurecity has produced over 125 cultural strategies, brokered over 20 cultural partnerships, and worked on over 100 artist commissions for clients across four continents.
Futurecity believes culture is key to unlocking the power and potential of city space. We encourage architects, engineers, landscape designers, developers and city planners to integrate art and culture at the beginning of any project by collaborating with artists to provide a contemporary narrative for our towns, cities and urban centres. Futurecity devises innovative strategies, which have been sensitively constructed and developed into unique public art commissions across the UK, mainland Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Recent prominent projects include a radical new cultural placemaking strategy for Wembley Park; BasildON cultural placemaking strategy that informed a successful £1.2m Arts Council People & Places grant application; Turner Prize nominee Mark Titchner’s Me. How. Now. at London Bridge Station; Infinity Blue by Studio Swine at the Eden Project in Cornwall; and Conrad Shawcross RA’s Optic Cloak at Greenwich Peninsula. Futurecity is the long-standing curator of the Gallery at Foyles, bringing a programme of public exhibitions to the fifth floor of central London’s foremost independent bookseller.
Founder
Director of Placemaking
Director of HR
Business Director
International Curatorial Director
Director of Arts
Vestalia focuses on Urban Planning and Cultural Strategy. Formerly at Sotheby’s, with a degree in Valuation and Auctioning of Fine Art and Chattels, she consults on significant permanent public art commissions in London. She leads the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week and Public Art Trail she co-founded in 2017, which brings together over 150 cultural public and private sector organisations guided by a 15-strong advisory board. Vestalia is currently pursuing a RTPI-accredited MA in Urban Planning and Resilience at the University of Kent.
Curatorial Director
Cultural Director
Researcher
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Emanuele coordinates national and international projects within the Strategy team. Previously managing events programme in the public realm and for a several Business Improvements Districts in London, he is experienced in stakeholder engagement processes as catalyst for public-private partnerships. He is an active member of Placemaking Europe network and holds a BA in City Planning and Architecture from the University of Westminster in London with previous studies in business and marketing in Italy.
Associate, Curator
Associate
Associate, Craft & Design Specialist
Associate, Advisor on Saudi Projects
Associate, Researcher
Associate, Senior Cultural Researcher
Associate, Senior Strategist
Associate, Director of Innovation
Associate, Social Impact Entrepreneur
Associate, Strategist
Associate, Placemaker
Associate, Performing Arts Specialist
Associate, Cultural Strategist
Associate, Hospitality Forecaster
Associate, Cultural Researcher
Associate, Curator
Associate, Cultural Strategist
Associate – Senior Curator, Sydney
Associate, Cultural Strategist
Tessa is a musician and entrepreneur working at the intersect of arts, health & business. She founded the award- winning company ‘Music in Offices’ in 2007 to bring people & businesses together through music, and increase the role that music can play. Tessa co- founded her own Festival bringing world class music to intimate venues in Surrey, and has been a consultant/producer on numerous projects and festivals globally.
Associate, Digital Scholar & Curator
Associate, Curator
As a key part of our work, Futurecity commits to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equity, and addressing under-representation.
We recruit talent based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. In doing so, we want every employee, associate and client to recognise a shared commitment to a culture supporting open collaboration and communication. Each of us contributes to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace—we all have a role to play.
Futurecity commits to use its voice and platforms such as cultural strategies, cultural partnerships, thought leadership, social media, website, mailers to encourage participation of a range of people, backgrounds and ideas to address socio-economic challenges.
We create measurable actions to commit to diversity and inclusion through our policies, employee handbook, job descriptions, performance reviews and by ongoing third-party facilitation. This is a constant process for full-team engagement to continually challenge our commitment and work practices.
We believe inclusive culture inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out which empowers all of us to connect, learn, adapt and grow.
DEFINITIONS
Diversity: The representation of different and unique identities, characteristics, experiences and perspectives.
Inclusion: A welcoming culture in which differences are celebrated and everyone is valued, respected, and able to reach their full potential.
Equity: In tandem with celebrating and valuing differences, a commitment to ensure everyone is offered the resources they uniquely need to succeed and to breaking down barriers where they may appear. Inclusion is enabled by equity.