Armstrong Cameron were great to work with! They have excellent links within the cultural

and third party sectors, as well as a deep understanding of the needs of local communities,

which is exactly what we needed when looking to develop the museum’s first Community

Engagement Action Plan. The final report was comprehensive and thoughtful and they made

some insightful recommendations which have become the backbone of our new Action

Plan. They were flexible throughout and went above and beyond, working through the

challenges of delivering the project through the Covid-19 pandemic with a positive, can-do

attitude. I can’t recommend Armstrong Cameron highly enough.

I just wanted to say a big “thank you” for such a useful session earlier this week. I thought that the day was one of the best training days I’d ever been on, or hosted. It was very thoughtful, focuses for our environment and operated in a very open and welcoming way. I feel like it will have a very positive legacy. I am also going to recommend you wherever I can!

Claire Malcolm, CEO New Writing North

Working with Armstrong Cameron was a real pleasure.  Derrick and Dawn brought rigour and challenge to the process but also encouragement, wisdom and kindness as we approached the task of seeking to make meaningful and long-standing change to the culture and confidence of the organisation in relation to race equality and racial justice.  We’d thoroughly recommend them and have found their practical approach, which is absolutely rooted in deep integrity and authenticity, provided an invaluable framework to make change in a realistic but also stretching way.

James Brining, Artistic Director/Joint CEO, Leeds Playhouse

Working at the Wellcome Colleciton sometimes you have to think beyond who we already know. When I came across Armstrong Cameron I realised they would be a great fit for our evaluation of our Public Programme Collaborators project. They were professional, sensitive as well as innovative in approach. We needed a team that could speak both with internal and external people to ensure we were listening to our collaborative process. The team delivered on time and even went over and above what we thought we needed. We are grateful to the process developed as well as the manner in which we received our report. We now know our collaborators better and their needs as a result of this research evaluation project.

Teresa Cisneros, Inclusive Practice Lead , Wellcome Collection.

Armstrong Cameron delivered a stakeholder consultation for Kala Sangam which has proved pivotal in helping shape the company’s future. During the consultation, they effectively engaged groups with a range of strong views, handling potentially tricky situations diplomatically and with empathy and understanding. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Alex Croft, Creative Director – Kala Sangam

We worked with Dawn and Derrick over a year on Square Peg – a complex evaluation project – and their interest, enthusiasm and insight were invaluable to us getting the most learning out of the process.

Kenn Taylor, Creative Director, Artlink Hull

Mentorship from Armstrong Cameron was absolutely vital to the success of my ACE application. At each step of the journey, the partnership’s judicious advice (predicated on an impeccable track record of experience and funding successes) meant that I felt assured and supported in writng my application with focus, clarity and precision.

Rommi Smith, Writer and Performer

It was an enormous pleasure being involved in such a stimulating and energising conference, not only to share our experiences and to hear about and learn from the work of of many fascinating groups and individuals, but also to be provoked to deeper, sometimes challenging thoughts from speakers and through encounters over the two days.

Martin Spafford, Journey to Justice

Thank you for inviting me to participate. Your conference design and prep work was impeccable.

Tonya Nelson, Head of Museums and Collections, UCL

The end report I thought was a great piece of work, highlighting the main issues and outline very clearly the next steps which needed to be taken. The report has provided the commission with everything they need in term of evidence and other examples and is clear about what they need to do next in order to get St Paul’s carnival back on the street and sustainable.

Laura Pye, Head of Culture, Bristol City Council

You guys have done a fantastic job of putting this report together , lots of great information and most areas covered …Thank you for all you have done so far. I hope this report will help to platform carnival in the way it should be

Nia Davis, St Paul’s Carnival Commission, Bristol