Creative Director & Culture & Entertainment Programming Expert.
Festivals, Events, Venues, Brands, Artistic Organisations.
I have 17 years experience working with well known members clubs, brands, creative venues and festivals in the UK and beyond. Currently leading the programming of Chelsea Arts Festival as Event Curator, and moonlighting as a Lecturer at The Event Academy. Other recent roles include 11 years as Senior Programmer at Wilderness Festival and Director of ‘At Home Farm’s festival season where I established the venue and audience base and arranged artists such as James Bay, Freya Ridings, RY X and Nick Mulvey to perform in an intimate woodland setting.
I am always keen to meet new people and hear about interesting projects I may be able to help with, so do please get in touch via my contact page if you would like to connect with me.
Testimonials..
“Tessa came on board from Year One of Wilderness and was instrumental in providing a full and diverse programming service and options, covering all aspects of the Arts, to propel Wilderness to become an award winning event.
Tessa is a focused, determined and diligent team member, always seeking out the best and most unique individuals, bands, and institutions - seamlessly integrating this programming into the festival.”
— Ed Dolman, Founder Loka Consulting (previously Co-Founder and Director, Wilderness Festival)
“Tessa is a an amazing curator and event organiser. She has boundless energy, an exceptional and innovative creative mind and a wonderful work ethic that remains calm in even the most stressful of situations (of which there aren’t many when she is in charge!).
I would recommend working with Tessa to anyone that wants to create something that is out of the ordinary yet beautifully and sensitively put together.”
— Mark Selby, CEO and Co-Founder Wahaca Restaurants (Day of the Dead Festival)
“Having worked with Tessa Clarfelt at Wilderness Festival and At Home Farm Festival for two years, I experienced a process of artistic and creative direction that is both inclusive and understanding of audiences but also pushes boundaries and expands horizons.
I witnessed first as an audience member, and then as a colleague how she toes the line expertly between familiarity and discovery in her programmes, bringing in both familiar themes and new ideas.”
— Clemence Rebourg, Senior Cultural Events Programmer, Koko
