Jonathan Hodge

Chairperson of BEAT Carnival, Fellow of the Social Change Initiative

Jonathan Hodge is an activist and consultant from Northern Ireland.  His work focuses on conflict transformation and creative and cultural development.  Jonathan specialises in participatory community arts curation and programming and his work includes street art, film, photography, music and digital media.

He has delivered major programmes for the Northern Ireland Executive as well as NGO’s, and his work has received widespread recognition. Jonathan is currently Chairperson of BEAT carnival and is a Fellow of the Social Change Initiative.  He has a BA (Hons) English Literature, MRes (Film and Media), PGCert Social Science, PG Cert Cultural Leadership and a PGCert Business Administration.