Didsbury Arts Festival:

(2023) Creative Director and Producer, Rodney Adams, took on the role of Festival Director for Didsbury Arts Festival 2023 - Featuring over 120 multi-genre events, in 40 different venues, over 9 exciting summer days. (click image for more)

Go Incredible: 

(Ongoing) A ground-breaking Creative Course that gives young people (aged 16-24) New Skills and Increased Opportunities, with a clear pathway to a more successful future! 

Youth Work: 

(Ongoing) Leading roles as a Creative Youth Project Specialist for various Local Authorities and other Organisations

CAP Creatives (Community Ambassador Programme): 

(Ongoing) A National Youth Leadership/Creative Skills project, funded by DCMS & The National Lottery Communities Fund

Public Art + Street Art: 

(Ongoing) Transforming our Outdoor Spaces, and Surroundings with Permanent Artworks and Creative Installations

Our Big Gig: 

(2012+2013) Delivered an Olympic Heritage Project. Coordinating 36 Outdoor Festivals across the North over one single weekend + Provided Event Management Training to more than 30 Community Organisations

Creative Visuals: 

(2015) Concept Designs and Visuals created for Bolton Town Centre, Greater Manchester – leading to a new and unique Urban Family Area

Professional Networks: 

(2011-2020) Coordination of various Networks and Networking events for Creative Professional across the North of England

DaDaFest - Project Coordination: 

(2014-2015) The coordination of projects for Young People with Disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs. Including a film entitled "Recipe For Scouse" - facilitating the young people to script, produce and edit their own film about what it means to be from Liverpool.

Artsmart: 

Delivered a Film & Music production project for NEET young people (founded in Chicago). Additionally providing young people with a Digital Portfolio and new transferable skills that could be used to access further education, employment and other opportunities

Digital Portfolios: 

Created and developed a Prototype Digital Portfolio system for Young People in Oldham, Greater Manchester

Art FX: 

Organised a Creative Conference plus Concert, with hi-profile celebrity guest performances, aimed at inspiring local Young People

A World Together: 

Delivered an Outdoor Festival, designed to unite the community, bring people together and ease tensions following a spate of racially agrevated assaults and other crimes in the area. Including Festival Stage, Full Production and Booking + Coordination of both Local and Celebrity Performers

Kirklees Creative Futures: 

Delivered a series of Creative Events including: Theatre Show, Festival, Youth Conference, Workshops, and a Youth Leadership Programme which provided training for young people to help them pursue careers in event management. Another objective was to inspire & raise aspirations amongst the community

Cultural Events: 

The management of diverse, International, Multicultural and Religious based events. From Chinese New Year, to Diwali and One World Week - A Celebration of the different cultures around the world

The Eco-Festival: 

Delivered a Celebrity endorsed Outdoor Festival to celebrate and promote Eco-Friendly attitudes and practices

Arts Award Adviser: 

(Ongoing) Accredited by The Arts Council and Trinity College London to facilitate young people in gaining Arts Award Qualifications for their work on creative projects and events

Reaching Out Conference:

(2018) Delivered a day of talks and seminars for Professionals who work with Vulnerable Children, held at HOME, in Manchester

Artist Bookings: 

(Ongoing) Utilising contacts with Artists, Agents and Hi-Profile Figures from Music, Film and TV - We are able 

to source, book, contract and coordinate appearances and performances. (Pictured: Dev Patel, Alicia Dixon and Huey Morgan)

UBU Beach Festival: 

Imported 25 tons of sand, plus staging, production, novelty features and special guest performances, to create an Outdoor Festival within the campus at The University of Bradford

Beeston Mela: 

(2010) Coordination and management of the main stage and performance areas at this South Asian cultural celebration

Funding and Sponsorship: 

The development and successful submission of applications to support a variety of projects

Leeds Musicians Conference: 

Seminars, Networking and Showcase Opportunities for both new and established Musicians

Black History Month (BHM): 

Worked in partnership with the BBC to create and curate an exhibition of Black Cultural History and also coordinated a Grant Scheme to support local organisations in their delivery of BHM celebration events

Concerts & Live Music: 

(Ongoing) The management of numerous Live Music events featuring hi-profile, UK and International, Bands , Musicians and Performers

Bright Young Things: 

Management and delivery of a project helping young musicians to launch their careers - providing free Studio Time, Professional Production, a Photo Shoot, Marketing Support, and the production of a CD album that was circulated across the region on the front of the Leeds Guide Magazine publication. Participants included artists/bands such as Corinne Bailey Rae and The Music (at the beginning stages of their careers)

Leeds Christmas Lights 

Switch-On: 

(2003-2006) Sourced and booked High Profile / Celebrity Headliners for the annual Christmas Lights Switch On event. With an average annual attendance of 15,000 people

Urban Fusion: 

Created a new project, pairing young musicians with established professionals to create a new album of original music. With professional studio time and the production of a CD album that was circulated across the region on the front of the Leeds Guide Magazine publication. Participants included artists such as Nightmares On Wax, Royal Blood and SK Shlomo 

Invitation to Royal Garden Party: 

Awarded an invitation to the Buckingham Palace Royal Garden Party - in recognition of community work with Young People. Hosted by Her Majesty The Queen, members of the Royal Family and the Prime Minister

The Queen’s Jubilee Festival: 

Booked and Coordinated TV and Music Personalities from the UK and USA - Including Belinda Carlisle, Kele Le Roc, and the Cast of Emmerdale. With 40,000 people in attendance

National Radio Broadcast: 

Organised a High-Profile Music Event, broadcast Live, nationally, across the Galaxy Radio Network

The Anne Frank Exhibition: 

Coordinated this internationally renowned travelling exhibition, which educates on the Holocaust and the short life of Annelies Marie Frank, who was a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage and one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Anne gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl, in which she documented her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944

MTV and MOBO - Northern Showcase: 

Hosted and Coordinated a Live Televised Event, working in partnership with MTV and The MOBO Awards - showcasing the best new Black musical talent from across the North of England

I Love South Leeds Festival: 

Organised and delivered a festival of Arts, Creative Performance, Music & Sport, designed to bring people together and address a period of cultural tensions and unrest that had been experienced throughout the local community

Magazine Production: 

Edited a quarterly Arts and Current Affairs publication for the Multicultural and International Community of the city of Sheffield 

The Children’s University: 

Coordinated the Oldham, Greater Manchester arm of the International Children’s University initiative - a programme that works in partnership with schools to develop, encourage, track & celebrate the participation of children in activities beyond the classroom

Award Winning: 

The Leeds Guide Awards - Voted one of the North’s Top Influencers - in recognition of work across both the Creative and Community sectors