Meet Mirador
Mirador is a company which celebrates and is inspired by people discovering how magical it is when arts, heritage and culture merge.
Based in Lancashire, we are a highly experienced team that blends its expertise and know how to originate, research, develop and deliver fascinating and rewarding heritage projects that matter to communities.
We are guided by some basic principles and approaches:
• To be original, fun and imaginative
• To deliver great heritage, art and cultural projects
• To create programmes that excite, entice and enthrall
• To work with people to help them create a legacy
Our starting point is helping connect people, in a rewarding, tangible and enjoyable way, with their location, heritage and history creating a rich celebration of people’s memories, their cultural traditions and communities. We’re inspired by the hidden heritage of the North and the people who live there: their history, ideas, passions and interests.
Carolyn Primett
Carolyn has a particular interest in the role artists can play in ‘place-making’. She has worked on award-winning schemes including the TERN project on Morecambe seafront and the international design competition for Blackpool’s promenade with the acclaimed ‘Comedy Carpet’. She has led Blackpool Council’s Arts Service for the past eight years. Her expertise is in managing and curating artists, project management, fundraising, and business planning.
George Harris
George works as a creative & arts consultant and is inspired by the challenge of conceiving, developing and delivering imaginative solutions to creative, artistic, heritage and cultural opportunities. He currently works across several platforms and specializes in producing small, medium and large scale inspirational creative projects. Some of his recent projects include: Lancashire Witches 400; Phoenix from the Ashes; My Dad Made Cars, The Gorton 100, Light Up Lancaster and Lancashire Encounter. Previously he was Executive Director at Lanternhouse International and Chief Executive at Horse + Bamboo Theatre.
Louise Bryning
Louise is passionate about promoting arts and heritage through events which are accessible, really capture the imagination and are fun. She has more than 20 years experience as a newspaper journalist and was Press and Marketing Officer for The Dukes in Lancaster for 8 years. She now works as a freelance journalist and media consultant. She is on the committee of the Friends of Lancaster City Museum and is a Freewoman of the City of Lancaster.
Lauren Randall
A midlander up north, Lauren has been working in regional and national arts marketing and communications for a decade. Having worked for five years at The Dukes in Lancaster, she became a freelance marketing consultant, which has seen her work with several organisations, festivals and venues across the arts sector. She enjoys discovering and nurturing the relationships between arts, places and communities, and is always excited by the opportunity to promote pieces of work and experiences that encourage imagination, reflection and accessibility.
Amanda Chetwynd
Amanda is a trustee for the Students’ Union at University of Lancaster. She is an emeritus Professor and was previously leading on the Student Experience as Provost/Pro-Vice-Chancellor. She is particularly interested in creating opportunities for students to be more involved in our local community.
Susan Ashworth
Susan has worked in museums in curatorial, collections management and project management roles since 1982. Since 1987 she has worked at Senior Manager level and has recently project-managed the Museum of Lancashire refurbishment and the fundraising, acquisition and exhibition of the Silverdale Hoard – the third largest hoard of Viking silver ever found in the country. She is an Associate of the Museums Association.
Susan Riley
Susan is a journalist and former newspaper editor. She was a member of the Society of Editors for more than a decade and has been on various judging and design panels across the North West. Her long interest in Lancashire and Cumbria’s heritage, food and arts has proved invaluable as she now works as a freelance journalist and PR consultant specialising in those subjects.
Gill Haigh
Gill has been the Managing Director of Cumbria Tourism since 2017. During a 30-year career in marketing and communications, Gill has gained substantial leadership experience across both the private and public sectors. She has a strong track record of partnership working and is a keen advocator of heritage and the arts. During her time at Lancaster City Council she worked with Lancaster Arts Partners and others and was instrumental in supporting the creation of festivals such as Light up Lancaster and Vintage by the Sea. Gill is also a trustee of the Lake District Foundation.
Get in Touch
Please get in contact if you wish to discuss a project with us or have feedback on one of our events.
We also welcome your ideas, thoughts and memories about any of our existing projects.