Zara Saghir is an Assistant Producer for The British Textile Biennial (BTB) and The Super Slow Way (SSW)—a place-based cultural programme working with communities across East Lancashire. BTB explores the politics of cloth in the post-industrial landscapes left behind by the cotton industry, engaging with communities that have textiles woven into their heritage. SSW delivers an ambitious programme of artist commissions and residencies, collaborating with people, partners, and heritage sites to reimagine a 20-mile stretch of the Leeds–Liverpool Canal as a new Linear Park for Pennine Lancashire.

In her role as Assistant Producer, Zara has supported a wide range of cultural projects, contributing across planning, administration, installation, workshops, and community engagement. As a socially engaged artist herself, she understands the importance of fostering meaningful, collaborative relationships between artists, communities, and artworks.

Through her own creative practice, Zara explores taboo issues within her British South Asian culture, interrogating systems of power, values, and hierarchy. She draws on her personal experiences to create space for voices that have been overlooked or silenced—helping them to be heard and encouraging advocacy through art.