Our story
VCreate is family-led and passionate about supporting the next generation of talent to experience and achieve in the arts and creativity.
As a family, VCreate supports disability, creating work across dance, the arts, culture, community and education to deliver high-quality experiences.
Vanessa Oxspring/
Director VCreate
With over 25 years of experience in the participatory arts and cultural sector, Vanessa Oxspring is a dynamic force in arts management and education and has her own disability. Her extensive career spans leadership roles with renowned dance companies and cultural organisations, including People Dancing, Gary Clarke Company, Dance4 (Fabric), Made in Corby, and Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries. Through her entrepreneurial spirit, Vanessa founded VCreate, where she leads innovative arts projects that push boundaries and inspire creativity with a focus on children and young people to reach their creative talent.
Currently, Vanessa is the Partnership Manager for Captivate – Nottinghamshire Cultural Education Partnership. In this role, she fosters collaboration and spearheads initiatives that enrich cultural education across Ashfield, Mansfield and Nottinghamshire.
As a Freelance Project Manager, she works as a consultant for High Peak Teaching for Creativity and previously for the High Peak Cultural Education Partnership and First Art (Creative People and Places Project). Vanessa brings her expertise to a diverse range of artistic endeavours.
