Artist Spotlight: Interview with Marta Palacz

Mon 27th October 2025

As part of our Impact Arts Annual Report 2024-25, we interviewed some members of our creative delivery team to bring you this new series: Artist Spotlight!

Meet Marta Palacz

Get to know Marta Palacz, Creative Lead at Impact Arts and multimedia artist with a passion for working with communities. Marta’s days are filled with everything from painting and printmaking to leading creative sessions.

We caught up with her to chat about her artistic practice, favourite projects, and the positive changes she sees in the people she works with.

Please note this interview was conducted in summer 2025.

Tell us about yourself. What are your specialisms as an artist and what type of projects do you work on at Impact Arts?

“I am currently the Creative Lead for the Cashback Hubs project in North Ayrshire, working with young people. In my personal practice, I am a multimedia artist working with a range of mediums on paintings, printmaking, drawing, and interactive conceptual works.

I am mainly focused on developing a series of portrait paintings with themes centered around mindfulness, attachment, and play in a studio space provided by OuterSpaces, a charity collaborating with artists to occupy empty commercial spaces.

I always keep a sketchbook on hand and try to document people and places around me.

I also lead interactive audio-visual sensory sessions with groups of children and adults with additional support needs with the charity Soundplay Projects.”

What was your favourite project that you worked on during the year 24-25 – and why?

“Currently, I am really enjoying the CashBack Summer programme. I enjoy seeing creative responses to the participants’ environment, local heritage, and community. My favourite project I worked on in the year 2024-2025 was assisting with Art Therapy sessions.

Art Therapy offers a safe relaxed space where children can address difficult emotions and express themselves through creativity and play.

I enjoyed seeing participants process big life changes and challenges – with creativity. I learned a lot and it was very inspiring.”

What kinds of positive changes have you seen in participants on your projects?

“An increase in confidence and self-belief as participants make and create things they haven’t had a chance to make in the past and seeing people in the community make bonds they nourish and continue after projects end is very heartwarming and important.”

Hear directly from more of our multi-talented artists in the next instalment of Artist Spotlight.

Impact Arts is a community arts charity based in Scotland. Since 1994, we’ve been delivering creative arts and support programmes for children, young people, adults, families, and older people who are facing disadvantages or barriers to progress in life. Our mission is to tackle inequalities, address poverty, and transform lives through art and creativity.  

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