Simon Vickery, Siân Evey-Arli and Alistair Cartwright join Open City
Open City is thrilled to welcome three new members of staff to its growing team. Simon Vickery, Siân Evey-Arli and Alistair Cartwright will be working across the charity’s festivals, education programmes and development. Find out more about Siân, Simon and Alistair below. Open City is currently hiring for a new Partnerships Manager to work on the Open House Festival in London. Find out more about the position and apply here.
Simon Vickery – Open House Festival Community Support Manager
Simon Vickery is an experienced housing activist with a passion for London and its architecture. He was a founding member of the London Renters Union and previously led educational programmes at the Bishopsgate Institute. Simon is joining the Open House Festival team to support the communities of volunteers and contributors who take part in the festival each year.
Siân Evey-Arli – Education and Empowerment Programme Coordinator
Siân Evey-Arli studied architecture at the University of Greenwich, and after two years in practice, worked as a carpenter on projects including a community space with Practice Architecture and the Yard Theatre. Most recently she co-founded a tuition service and coordinated catch-up tuition programmes for two schools in Birmingham, supporting students who were most impacted by the lockdowns. Siân joins Open City’s education and empowerment team and will be working on programmes supporting children and young people to learn about and pursue careers in city-making.
Alistair Cartwright – Development Manager – Grants, Trusts and Foundations
Alistair Cartwright has ten years of experience across a number of charities and campaigns including Friends of the Elderly. He is currently working on a monograph titled Architectures of Belonging: London’s Rented Rooms from Bedsits to Boarding Houses and Multiple Occupancy Homes, 1945 to 1965. funded by a Paul Mellon Centre fellowship. Alistair is interested in the the processes of occupation, adaptation, subdivision and conversion that has transformed London’s terraced houses from within. He will be leading Open City’s applications trusts, foundations and public grant-making bodies.