Youth & Community Producer
Chris Webb
Chris oversees Cockpit’s youth and community engagement programmes.
Over the last two decades, Chris has worked as a producer, curator and collaborate across craft, arts, museums and higher education. He has led learning and engagement work for Crafts Council, Barbican, UCL Museums with a focus on building equitable partnerships and programmes designed with the needs of visitors, participants and audiences in mind. Chris is a maker with a mixed practice including digital making, patchwork and quilting.
Other members of cockpit
CEO
Jonathan Burton
A cultural leader specialising in fine art and craft, our CEO Jonathan Burton shapes Cockpit’s vision and drives our strategy.
Head of Business Incubation
David Crump
David leads our team of business coaches and trainers. He designs our in-house programme of business support and one-to-one coaching and leads Cockpit’s international consultancy service.
Business Incubation Programme Manager
Madeleine Furness
A trained coach, Madeleine plans and delivers our business development programmes and provides one-to-one coaching for studio holders.
Head of Marketing & Digital
Ashley Gerling
Ashley oversees all marketing and communications efforts at Cockpit, working closely with makers to share their unique stories and processes.