Keiko HIGASHI

Keiko Higashi

Keiko Higashi is the Head of Engagement at Arnolfini, a contemporary arts centre at Bristol. She joined the organisation in 2020 following roles at The New Art Gallery Walsall, Turner Contemporary and the Powell-Cotton Museum. She also led Hounslow’s ‘Creative People and Places’ programme and served as Director of the participatory arts company Project Phakama. Through these roles, she has become a specialist in inclusive engagement practice with a particular focus on supporting the conditions for meaningful community voice and leadership within cultural spaces. At Arnolfini, Higashi oversees the strategic development of all engagement work, with a particular focus on developing community partnerships, co-creating responsive programmes, and connecting learning across the local and national sector.