Management and Board Members


Ida Rastini – The Founder

Ida’s field of expertise is creativity. She has an immense capacity for creative ideas and solutions for the most challenging projects, ranging from curatorial ideas to artistic productions, and art and tourism related projects for city regeneration. Having studied Tourism in France and an MA in Arts Policy and Management in London, Ida has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to bring to any endeavour. Her interest in, and passion for, all aspects of culture propelled her into the fields of Art & Design, Artistic Production, Photography, Independent Film Productions, Southeast Asian Ancient Arts and Ecology. Ida was also the publisher of the Brighton Arts Review and London Indonesian Newsletter. She has curated several art exhibitions since 1991 and in 2006 she organised a Touring Exhibition for the work of the British and Indonesian Artists. The tour exhibition was first shown in Brighton, then in London and Bali – Indonesia.

Ida is currently involved in a public sector project to build and develop the City Museum and Cultural Centre of Probolinggo, in East Java, Indonesia. Her responsibilities cover a wide sphere of activities, directing the management and delivery of the museum's overall project. She will then also oversee the handling of collections, curating both the permanent and changing exhibitions. Finally she will be involved in developing the educational programme and looking after the provisions for working artists who are members of the Museum.

Ida believes that individuals provide the catalysts for change; enabling people to explore, realise and value their full potential through creativity.


Angela Law – Funding Advisor

Graduated in Geography (BA Hons) and Arts Policy and Management (MA), she has established a career in regeneration in the public sector, which has included working on arts and cultural regeneration initiatives such as the Angel of the North and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead and the Bow festival in London.

She has extensive experience both in facilitating and preparing funding applications for UK and EU funding, and has managed community regeneration projects and programmes across London. For two years (2006-08), she worked for Arts Council England, London heading up their Resource Development Unit.

Angela is currently working for a lead regeneration agency in East London, where her role includes developing cultural projects linked to the development of the 2012 Olympic Park legacy.


Cassandra Gardiner – Board member and Evaluator

A Goldsmiths Art and Humanities and MA Arts Policy and Management graduate, specialising in mapping society in digital networks and communication.

Cassandra has worked to advise, coordinate and report on the socio-economic conduct of Cable & Wireless Plc globally. She reports directly to the Operating Boards and the Plc Board and her work is highlighted in the Annual Report & Accounts as well as the Corporate Social Responsibility Review. Whilst covering a broad remit spanning climate change adaptation, risk, internal operations and customer programmes her priority is improving the profile of C&W Plc within the investor community.

Cassandra has also worked in both the public and private sectors with leading charitable organisations such as the British Council and blue chip corporations including SEB, Henderson Financial Management and BAT. She worked directly with McKinsey on a major European shareholder venture to develop the customer acquisition strategy to evaluate the emerging market and position a new service.

In 1996, she formulated Bacardi’s concept of the 90’s, which was used as the foundation for the “Reef Radio” campaign.

In the field of education, Cassandra conceived and conducted a series of workshops at a London school, using the practice of conceptual art as a vehicle to bridge the gap between contextual studies and the practical execution of visual communication.