Rocca Gutteridge

Rocca Gutteridge is the Co-Director of 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust. Based in Kampala the organisation was co-founded in 2011 with Nicola Elphinstone and is a centre for the creation and exploration of contemporary Ugandan art.

Gutteridge's key roles at 32° East are the delivery of an international exchange programme, participatory and public art projects and the formation of an educational and professional development programme.  The Co-Directors have won key grants from The African Arts Trust, Arts Collaboratory and The British Council and have formed partnerships with international networking bodies such as the Triangle Network.

Prior to this role, Gutteridge completed a BA in Fine Art and a Masters in Contemporary Art Theory at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland.  She is the producer of Artachat, a research and discussion platform for public, community and socially engaged art practices and has delivered curatorial projects for Edinburgh International Art Festival, Glasgow International and the Mela Festival.  Gutteridge has undertaken project based and curatorial residencies at Deveron Arts (Scotland), Terre Sans Frontier (Morocco), and the Edinburgh and Scottish Sculpture Workshops.