CCA Board
Jean Cameron
Chair
Jean Cameron is an internationally respected freelance cultural leader, producer and facilitator based in Glasgow. She has enjoyed a thirty-year professional relationship with CCA, which began in 1993 when she worked on the opening public performance of the new organisation, managing the front-of-house team. During her role as a producer of Glasgow International, she was based in CCA and worked with Francis McKee on the delivery of the festival. Most recently, in 2021, she produced a series of events entitled Feminist Exchanges for Climate Justice at CCA for the Feminist Exchange Network during COP26.
She is currently the Executive Producer for the Edinburgh International Cultural Summit, a role that builds on her track record of delivering significant cultural relations programmes with partners including the Ukrainian Institute, the British Embassy Rome and British Council. She is a Trustee of National Theatre of Scotland, where she has an active role as the Sustainability advocate on the Board and is a member of the Risk and Audit Committee.
In the late ‘90s, she was a cultural tenant at CCA whilst working for New Moves International, from which she moved into a role as Dance and Performance Programmer at CCA, at a time when CCA was operating from the McLellan Galleries. She has helped shape the Scottish cultural calendar through her work on the likes of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme and as Producer for Scotland’s presentation at the Venice Biennale. As Project Director for Paisley 2021, she led her hometown’s bid in the UK City of Culture competition.
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Kirsty Ogg
Kirsty Ogg is an independent curator, educator and consultant. Between 2013 and 2023, she was the Director of New Contemporaries, the UK’s foremost annual arts initiative offering critical support and exposure to emerging artists. Prior to that, from 2009 and 2013, Kirsty was Curator at Whitechapel Gallery, London curating solo, group and historical exhibitions and commissions. As former Director of The Showroom London between 1998 and 2008, Kirsty worked with artists including Barby Asante, Kathrin Böhm, Subodh Gupta, Jim Lambie and Eva Rothschild, presenting their first solo shows in London.
Kirsty started her curatorial work in the mid-90s in Glasgow as part of the organising committee of Transmission Gallery before joining Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art & Design. She has also independently curated a number of shows with artists including Monster Chetwynd, Karen Kilimnik, Mike Nelson, Thomas Schütte, David Shrigley and Cathy Wilkes.
Having taught extensively, she currently teaches on the MFA Curating course at Goldsmiths, University of London and is the External Examiner for Glasgow School of Art’s MLitt Curatorial Practice Contemporary Art programme. In addition, she is a member of the CVAN London Steering Group and TACO!’s Board.
Paola Pasino
Paola Pasino is the principal officer for the City Centre Strategy, in the City Centre Regeneration Group at Glasgow City Council, and an URBACT Lead Expert. With a background in architecture and urban design, Paola is dedicated to human centric design and the transformation of cities into vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable urban environments. With over 15 years of experience in local government, Paola has been at the forefront of developing and implementing evidence-based strategies for urban regeneration, economic revitalization, and the pursuit of resilient and sustainable urban futures.
Paola has been a driving force behind the revitalization of city centres, particularly focusing on their recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and their transition towards net-zero emissions.
Paola's academic pursuits centre on the relationship between urban form and the quality of life. Her investigations delve deep into the nexus of health data and placemaking, shedding light on the pivotal role of urban design in shaping the well-being of communities.