sarah cowell

word of notice: mvue was a privately funded project between 2010 and 2015. since then the website has been redesigned to exclusively showcase my work as an independent digital designer and educator.

education •  work & experience

2019 - 2021  Lebenshilfe in der Schule gGmbH, media educator  • website in maintenance • berlin

2018  media and web content management, GB editor  • ella-ella.eu/stella • online

2017  design, creation and media management  • ella-learning.eu • online

2017  media and web content management  • ella-ella.eu/ella • online

2015 - 2020  freelance infographic designer  • agence france-presse • berlin

2011 -2013  active course participation • social work • alice salomon hochschule • berlin

2010  foundation • mvue • social design network • berlin

2009  advanced training • digital design • cimdata • berlin

2007 - 2015  freelance • graphic designer • berlin

2006  gb editor • galerie johanssen • illustrative e.v. • berlin

2005  work experience • reuters tv • berlin

2004  voluntary cultural year • german federation for cultural youth education • berlin

2003  assistant • inclusive art workshop & gallery • sonnenuhr e.v. • berlin

2002  dual honours bachelor degree in visual art (media, culture & communication) | neuroscience • keele university • uk

2001  work experience • new york times bureau • london

Nov. 2017 – 2018  ELLA Learning • Concept & Design • An educational website based on materials from the ELLA project designed for people with learning disabilities • Funded by the European Commission | Lifelong Learning Programme • go to website

Nov. 2013 – 2018  ELLA-STELLA Project • Online Dissemination and Media Management • European Lifelong Learning Academy - An Education Offensive for People with Disabilities • Funded by the European Commission | Lifelong Learning Programme • go to website

Aug. 2012 – March 2013  Media Workshop Management • Good Morning Berlin • In cooperation with the Pestalozzi School for people with special needs • Funded by the European Commission | Youth in Action Programme and Theater Strahl

October 2012  Young Poverty Project | Vicious Circles • Media Workshop Management and project documentary • International Bund e.V. • Poverty Awareness Week: Actively Combating Poverty • Funded by the European Commission | Youth in Action Programme and the International Bund

March 2011  Basal Theatre and Media Workshops at the August-Fricke School for people with special needs in Kassel • project documentary • In cooperation with the OV Lebenshilfe e.V., Aktion Mensch and the teaching staff of the August-Fricke School • Funded by Aktion Mensch

May 2010 – 2018  Karawane 2000 | Caravan 2000 Federation • Online Media Management • An open network for disadvantaged people and people with disabilities in Germany, Europe and neighbouring countries • A project by the International Bund • Funded by the European Commission | Youth in Action Programme and the International Bund • go to website
              
Feb. – Oct. 2008  Pants or Skirt? • Integrative Theatre Project • Project documentary • A project by the OV Lebenshilfe e.V. • La Gomera • Funded by Aktion Mensch

Jun. – August 2008  Celebrating Diversity • Youth Media Workshop Management • German | Polish exchange project • A project by the International Bund e.V. and the OV Lebenshilfe e.V. in cooperation with Sonnenuhr e.V. • Funded by Europeans for Peace, the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future, FiZ Family Centre Berlin and the International Bund

Aug. – December 2006  CV of a Gangster • Street work and Youth Media Workshop Management • Treptow borough bordering Neukölln • Funded by the European Social Fund – Local Social Capital

May – September 2006  The Case: Anne L. | Isn‘t is better if nothing really happened • Documentary film production and project documentary • Child Abuse in Europe • A Czech | German production in connection with the Child Abuse Awareness Week in Hamburg and theatre workshop hosted by Lebenshilfe e.V. in Berlin 2006 • Funded by the European Commission | Youth in Action Programme                  
 
Nov. 2003 – Aug. 2004  Media Workshop Management and documentary film production • ‚MEiNE WAhRHEIT‘ • With, about and by five artists with disabilities • Funded by the German Federation for Cultural Youth Education and the European Commission | Youth in Action Programme                   

31. August 2004  Premiere viewing of the documentary film in Theater Ramba Zamba • Kultur Brauerei • Berlin
23. September 2004  Viewing at the opening event of Der Helle Wahnsinn Art by People with Disabilities • Wedding     

September – October 2008  Circolibre • Circus Across Borders • project documentary • Palestine | Israel • A Circolibre e.V. in cooperation with Wiesenzirkus Bunterhund e.V., Assirk Assaghir | Nablus, Streetcircus | Jenin and the Israel Circus School | Kefar Hoschua • Funded by German Federation for Cultural Youth Education, Grenzkulturen e.V., Aktion Mensch

February –  March 2008 Non a L‘Immigration Clandestine | Say no to Illegal Immigration • project documentary • Carnival de Kafountine • International Music and Dance Festival • International exchange and integrative workshop collaboration • In cooperation with Ortsverein Lebenshilfe • Funded by the Rüdersdorf local community and the German Federation for Cultural Youth Education

March – April 2007  Circolibre • Circus Across Borders • project documentary • Palestine | Israel • Circolibre e.V. in cooperation with Circus Shake, Cabuwazi, Wiesenzirkus Bunterhund e.V. | Berlin as well as Assirk Assaghir | Nablus, Streetcircus | Jenin • Funded by the district office Friedrichshain, Grenzkulturen e.V., Conact Circus School, Foundation Remembrance Responsibility and Future
    



At this point I wish to thank all the associations, oraganisations, initiatives and individuals who enable the advocation of cultural projects, financially as well as personally.

Ich möchte mich an dieser Stelle bei allen Vereine, Organisationen, Initiativen und einzelne Menschen bedanken, die freie kulturelle Projekte fördern und anderweilig ermöglichen.