Director + Artist-Playworker

Amy Campbell

Amy is an award-winning cultural producer, playworker, and arts educator with over 15 years' experience across the arts, social justice, healthcare, early years, and creative education sectors.

Founder of The Parakeet Studio, Amy brings a unique approach to embedding art and play in neighbourhood spaces. Her child-centred projects recognise children as artists, makers, and designers - encouraging creative exploration through play and enquiry.

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Amy holds a Distinction MA in Education (Early Years) from the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC), and is a TEDx speaker, active fundraiser, and mum of three.

Artist-Playworker

Jade Henry

Jade is a children’s independent sexual violence advocate, therapeutic mentor, play worker, and trainee play therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting children and young people. 

As the co-founder of MADE CIC, Jade helps provide mentoring, arts initiatives, and diverse educational opportunities to enrich the lives of children and young people across the city. She also leads The Playcycle, a flagship project under MADE CIC that delivers immersive sensory art and play experiences for children and families, creating spaces where they can explore, connect, and heal through play.

Artist-Playworker

Henrietta

Henrietta is an emerging artist, focused on the intersection of play, self-expression, and self-exploration. She has an interest in family & cultural history, Archiving, and Clowns. As a Playworker Henrietta engages in the use of clowning techniques to bring a sense of curiosity, and comedy to the way she encourages creativity and exploratory play. 

Henrietta has a BA Hons Fine Art Degree from the University of Wolverhampton and over five years of experience working with children and teenagers, in and out of education. She has a belief that everyone can find their passions with enough play, laughter, and community support.

Maker-Builder

Gavin Campbell

Gavin is a maker, builder and designer with over a decade of experience across brand, design and creative production. He brings every Parakeet project to life by hand, working with existing materials wherever possible and always with an eye on minimal waste.

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Founder of Midland Art Dept., a creative studio, Gavin brings a maker's instinct and an eye for detail to everything Parakeet builds - from mud kitchens and play structures to the wider art and neighbourhood projects that bring our work to life. Whatever the project, the aim is always the same: something that fits its space and lasts.

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