The Artswave Team
Artswave Wales
Myles Pepper, Project Director Artswave Wales
Myles' career spans 33 years in the field of arts and culture. He has been established in north Pembrokeshire since the 1970's and opened his first gallery in Fishguard in 1983. His broad experience in the field of arts and business has led to consultancy work for government and a wide range of its agencies
Stephen Pilkington, Musical Director Artswave Wales
Stephen was a tutor at the Royal Manchester College of music from 1968-1975; accompanist and assistant chorus master to the Halle Choir and freelance keyboard with the Halle Orchestra from 1972-1983. Since 1967 he has performed as a soloist, duettist, accompanist and conductor throughout Britain and abroad.
His many varied engagements have taken him into television, radio and records. Stephen has been the musical director of many top shows, and musical director of Cantorion Teifi, 8 times winners at the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1989-2002. He combines professional accompanying and conducting engagements with a successful piano and vocal teaching practice, and is a vocal tutor at Trinity College in Carmarthen.
Artswave Ireland
Dee Jacques, Artswave Director Ireland
Dee, joined the Artswave team in April 2007. She previously worked in local radio in Waterford, and her position as producer of the daily current affairs programme lends itself well to her current position. She has vast experience of working in her community with various groups and her long standing relationship with the media regionally is a distinct bonus. She looks forward to maintaining the Artswave project and to fulfilling the plans for 2008.
Caroline Senior Artistic Director, Garter Lane Arts Centre
Caroline is the Artistic Director of Garter Lane Arts Centre, a position she has held since 1999. Garter Lane Arts Centre is the biggest arts centre in the south east of Ireland. She has been closely associated with the John Roberts Festival of Architecture, sprOg, the pre-Spraoi festival for children and Waterford New Music Week in that time. A music education graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Caroline previously worked as a secondary school Music teacher and as project manager of the Association of Irish Choirs in Cork.
