About Us | Transported Art | Community Arts in Lincolnshire

Transported is a strategic, community-focused programme hosted by the Centre for Culture and Creativity at the University of Lincoln and funded through Creative People and Places, an Arts Council England initiative supporting areas where involvement in arts and culture has historically been low.

Since 2012, we’ve brought together residents, artists, grassroots organisations, community partners, museums, libraries and local authorities through long-term collaboration and co-creation.

Our

Vision

For more than a decade, we’ve worked alongside communities to co-create meaningful, joyful and ambitious arts experiences rooted in local identity and local voices.

Increase

arts engagement so every community can shape and enjoy high quality experiences

Strengthen

the voluntary and professional arts sector

Encourage

people to reflect on and value where they live through the arts

Build

strong partnerships across public, private and third sectors

WHO we are

Transported operates within the University of Lincoln’s College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, embedding the University directly within local communities in Lincolnshire. This close partnership enables the programme to deliver research-informed, high-quality cultural initiatives that align with the University’s mission to transform lives and enrich communities.

By combining academic expertise with grassroots engagement, Transported brings the University’s resources, knowledge, and creative vision directly to residents, supporting meaningful participation in arts and culture.

In 2026, Transported begins its next three-year chapter, Mind the Gap—a strategic shift designed to strengthen the cultural ecosystem and redefine how we collaborate across the region.

MIND THE GAP

Over the past fourteen years, Transported has delivered high-quality, community-led arts activity, supported by five phases of Creative People and Places funding. During this time, however, the wider landscape for arts development has changed. Cuts to cultural investment and the loss of key support structures have made it harder for artists and grassroots groups to access the resources they need.

Mind the Gap responds to this challenge.

This phase focuses on smaller, more targeted strategic interventions and on exploring new models of partnership through a process of co-evolution. We are working closely with grassroots groups, cultural organisations and artists to help them clarify their ambitions, strengthen their visibility, and articulate the forms of support they need from a wider network of stakeholders.

We aim to enable partners to grow sustainably and independently, championing an empowered creative sector with a strong voice and a broad base of support. A thriving cultural ecosystem isn’t just good for the arts; it contributes to local identity, community wellbeing, and a diverse creative offer, including major cultural events that benefit the wider visitor economy. Mind the Gap is about creating the conditions that allow this ecosystem to flourish.

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Team

NICK JONES
DIRECTOR

nickjones@lincoln.ac.uk

What Nick Can Help You With:

Management of the Transported programme
Project conceptions
Event and project advice
Artist development
Funding application guidance

Anna Scott
Assistant Director

ascott@lincoln.ac.uk

What Anna Can Help You With:

Management of the Transported programme
Project and event advice
Project conception
Evaluation
Finance

sophie arnold

marketing & communications coordinator

sarnold@lincoln.ac.uk

What Sophie Can Help You With:

Marketing and communications
Website and social media updates
Press coverage
Mailing list management

Adam Fleming

Programme
Assistant

afleming@lincoln.ac.uk

What Adam Can Help You With:

Project assistant enquiries
Programme logistics and coordination
Project administration
Evaluation process support

IAIn Braid

Project Assistant

ibraid@lincoln.ac.uk

What Iain Can Help You With:

Woodcarving, stone carving and circus projects
Event evaluation
Project assistance

We are privileged to have an incredible Project Assistant team that is made up of lovely people from a variety of careers, masses of talent, and hearts of gold. Our project assistants flexibly support our community delivery through artist led activity and community events, and assist with our evaluation process.

Ambassadors

Group image of people enjoying taking part in an Transported Art event.

Transported’s Ambassadors are some of our most dedicated participants. They are local people who return to our activities again and again and who share their enthusiasm with others. Many began by taking part in a single workshop and have since grown into confident champions for creativity in their communities.

They recommend our events to friends and neighbours, highlight our work on social media and help new participants feel welcome. Their insight into local life strengthens our understanding of what communities value and need. As we enter our next phase, Mind the Gap, our Ambassadors continue to play an important role. Their lived experience, positivity and generosity help keep our work rooted in the people and places we serve. They are not part of the Transported team but they are an essential part of the creative ecosystem that surrounds it.

Consortium

Our work is guided by a consortium of partners who reflect the richness, expertise and diversity of the local cultural landscape. This group plays a vital role in ensuring that Transported remains rooted in community need, grounded in local knowledge, and ambitious in its impact across Boston and South Holland.

Together, the consortium helps us experiment with new approaches, invest in local ideas, and support sustainable, locally‑led arts activity that reflects the unique character of South East Lincolnshire. Their combined experience and perspective enable us to shape a programme that is responsive, community‑driven and strategically aligned with the aims of Creative People and Places.