Artistic practice

My developing artistic practice lives in the space between making & noticing. It includes poetry, music, visual fragments, and community projects. What matters is the process itself – the insights, traces, and quiet discoveries that emerge.

Nothing needs to be polished or finished to count as work. Each fragment is a moment, a trace of exploration, and part of an evolving practice. You could say the finished work is an accumulation of captured moments that form an ongoing conversation over time.

Richard Coan creating

Making & Noticing

This is where the work gathers

Patreon is my quiet space online where you’ll see the captured moments that make up my work - fragments, reflections, and small experiments.

Short pieces of music, images, text, and prompts - emerging through the process of making and noticing.

Current role in the community 

Part of my time is currently as Resident Artist and Community Connector at Community Wellness near Wrexham, where I develop creative work in response to the organisation while also meeting participants, inviting people into the space, and facilitating gentle, accessible creative activity.

Artistic roles in the community as a creative facilitator

Mindful Making & Noticing – Creative Session

A gentle creative session combining visual making and reflective writing A calm, low-pressure...

Community builder cards

Community Builder Cards. Notice, reflect, connect What are Community Builder Cards? Community...

Walk of Affirmation

The Walk of Affirmation (WOA!) Teamed up with The Light College (Glyn, Rachel and Izzy) and Holy...

Cafe Jackpot

Cafe Jackpot Part of The Old Chapel Café Residency – Celebrating Community Engagement Overview...

Bridge of Hope Project

The Bridge of Hope Project Community Residency / Socially Engaged Practice Bridge of Hope is a...

Tell us your story project

Listening, Translating, and Making Space: Tell Us Your Story Some of my most meaningful work...

Old Chapel Cafe Residency

Visit from First MinisterCreative role at The Old Chapel Cafe Developing vision, creating...

Community Wellness Residency

I'm currently Resident Artist at Community Wellness, a holistic health and wellbeing organisation...
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