Simon Lee Dicker
/Co-Founder/Director
Simon is an artist and co-founder of OSR Projects, born within the ring of the M25, now living and working between East and West Coker in rural in Somerset. As part of Simon’s practice, OSR Projects was established in 2011 to connect with other artists and help creativity to grow in South Somerset and the South West. Simon is passionate about bringing people together to explore how creative dialogue, in its many forms, can make life richer and have a tangible effect the places where we live, work and play.
As a director of OSR Projects Simon looks after artist development, creative direction and partnership projects.
Chantelle Henocq
/Co-Founder/Director
Chantelle was born in Belgium, her father was an engineer and her mother was a breeder of budgerigars. Chantelle has over 20 years experience in design, having worked at three top London graphic design agencies, and she continues to produce design work for independent artists, creative organisations, museums and theatres. osrdesign.co.uk
Chantelle is a founding co-director of OSR Projects, and looks after our volunteer programme, community outreach, design and branding.
Susie Clark
/non-executive director
Susie Clark is a creative producer with 25 years experience across the non-profit, private and commercial art worlds.
Educated at Norwich School of Art, Susie began her career leading the Education & Outreach programme at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. This pivotal experience fed into her next role as Exhibitions & Marketing Coordinator, inspiring her to pursue a Curating MA at Goldsmiths. After several years curating a private art collection, managing acquisitions and installations between London, Amsterdam, Brussels and New York, Susie moved into London’s commercial gallery sector. She worked closely with artists including Goshka Macuga, Ben Rivers and Francis Upritchard at Kate MacGarry, and presented exhibitions by Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman and Fischli & Weiss at Sprüth Magers.Since relocating to Somerset, Susie continues to support artists to realise and present their work. She recently curated ‘Uncertain Objects: part 1’, an exhibition of new work by 18 artists in a derelict Georgian shop.
Jo Bickerton
/non-executive director
Jo was born and grew up in South Wales. She studied medicine at Southampton Uni and then worked in various places along the south coast of England, interspersed with a year working in New Zealand.
Jo moved to East Coker in 2007 with her husband and 3 children. She loves being a part of the village community.
Jo spends her time busy with family life, gardening and running with her mad springer spaniel. She is a governor at East Coker Primary School. Jo is also a passionate supporter of Welsh rugby and has a love of submarine films.
Jo says “My eyes have been opened to the art world through exhibitions and events at OSR”, almost all of which she has attended! She has been a volunteer at both Od Arts Festivals and is a member of the Od Arts Festival Committee since 2017.
Jo is a non-executive director of OSR Projects from 2022.
Sam Jukes
/non-executive director
Sam is an artist and educator living and working in West Dorset. Wild places, vivid colour and big sounds influence his creative practice, which encompasses painting, collage, found objects and sound installation.
As course leader for the art foundation and creative degrees at Weymouth College, Sam nurtures creativity and radical play. A recent student project is the annual festival, The Friendly Society of Artistic Labourers, collaborating with Shire Hall, Dorchester (2020) and Nothe Fort, Weymouth (2021).
Through engagement with artists, organisations and educators, Sam aims to enrich the cultural landscape of this part of the Southwest.
Sam is currently studying on an MA at Falmouth University 2025/2026
Sam is a non-executive director of OSR Projects from 2022.
Al Kennedy
/non-executive director
Al Kennedy is a designer, business consultant and arts practitioner based on the Somerset Levels. Trained at the Royal College of Art and also with an MBA from the University of Exeter, he has spent 25 years building creative agencies, training companies and social art projects across London, Bristol and Somerset. Al grew up crossing between Ireland and England – an early education in how place, identity and belonging are never quite as simple as they seem.
Working at the intersection of art, ecology and everyday life, Al’s practice (www.alkennedy.works) draws on the tradition of ‘social sculpture’, exploring ordinary materials and shared experience to open up new conversations. He currently serves as Commercial Director of EcoGPX, a community-focused company that uses place and technology to help people reconnect with the natural world.
Through walking, participatory and sound-based work, Al explores how we can make sense of a rapidly changing world. His latest project, ‘Common Sensing’, explores how structured dialogue can help communities learn collectively across difference at a time when so much feels unstable, uncertain and divided.