SAM TOPLEY

Dr Sam Topley is a sound artist who works with textile crafts to create new musical instruments, interactive artwork and installations. She shares her projects internationally through performances, exhibitions, workshops and presentations. Many of the projects arose from Sam's academic research and her PhD thesis is available to read here.

Sam's work is often participatory, co-created or educational. She has worked with many schools, colleges, universities, arts and cultural organisations, libraries, makerspaces and community groups. Since 2012, Sam has worked with:

Always the Sun Festival, Bearded Kitten, Beta X, Bradford Sound Womxn Network, City of Leicester College, Countesthorpe Scout Group, De Montfort University, Erika, Goldsmiths University of London, Hackoustic, Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance (Dubai), LCB Depot, LOROS, Museum of Digital Art (Zurich), Music Hackspace, Ohio University, Phoenix Arts Centre, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Sense TouchBase Pears, Shropshire Music Service, soundLINCS, Staffordshire Arts and Libraries, Supersonic Festival, TEDxLeicester, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, Willie Mae Rock Camp (New York, USA), Woking Library... plus many primary, secondary and SEND schools across the UK.

If you would like to discuss a project or a potential booking (including workshops, co-created artworks/installations, bespoke projects/instruments, commissions, guest lectures and more), please get in touch.