Participatory ArtsRepresenting Communities: Developing the creative power of people to improve health and well-being
Principal Investigator: Prof Gareth Williams
From 2013 to 2017
The aim of this project is to establish how community representations produced through creative arts practices (e.g. story-telling, performance, visual art) can be used as forms of evidence to inform health-related policy and service development. This study will develop methods for using creative art forms as a mode of communication and knowledge exchange. Read more
Environmental Values: Linking people, places and environmental actions
Principal Investigator: Steve Cinderby
2014
Pro-environmental behaviour initiatives (PEBC) are aimed at encouraging individuals to ameliorate pollution and the drivers of climate change. Whilst it may be hoped that pro-environmental behaviour learnt and undertaken in one context (e.g. Read more
Music Communities
Principal Investigator: Dr Siobhan McAndrew, University of Manchester
From 2012 to 2013
Social networks are critical for the creation and consumption of music. The ‘Music Communities’ programme investigated the core concepts and tools of social network analysis, and how they apply to the study of music. Read more
Connected Communities: All Our Stories at the Science Museum
Principal Investigator: Annika Joy, Science Museum
From 2013 to 2014
The All our Stories project enabled the Science Museum Group to gain insights into the needs of community heritage groups and to develop services to assist them in their research. Investigating our collections through the different lens they provide illuminated new perspectives on our practices of collecting, classification and study. Read more
Participatory Arts and Well-being: Past and Present Practices
Principal Investigator: Dr Jane Milling
2011
This project aimed to examine diverse definitions of communal well-being and the complex ways in which participatory arts, past and present, have contributed to and sustained community well-being. We set out to study examples of best practice in content, process, outcome and impact, of historic and contemporary participatory arts activity. Read more
In Harmony Liverpool Research Network
Principal Investigator: Kerry Wilson, Liverpool John Moores University
From 2012 to 2013
The In Harmony Liverpool Research Network brought together an international community of interest to consider and debate the impact and value of the In Harmony Liverpool programme, led by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (RLP). Read more
In harmony Liverpool research network: exploring the cultural value of the orchestra as a community intervention
Principal Investigator: Mrs Kerry Wilson (Liverpool John Moores University)
2012
The In Harmony Liverpool Research Network brings together an international community of researchers to consider the cultural value of the orchestra as a community intervention, with a particular focus on the In Harmony Liverpool Programme. Read more
Dementia and imagination
Principal Investigator: Dr Gill Windle, Bangor University
From 2013 to 2016
The research explores how the vision for dementia supportive communities might benefit from creative activities. Read more
Cultural Activism in the Community
Principal Investigator: Michael Buser
2012
This scoping study explored literature and debates on cultural activism and communities of place. Cultural activism is defined as a set of creative practices and activities which challenge dominant interpretations and constructions of the world, while presenting alternative socio-political and spatial imaginaries in ways which challenge relationships between art, politics, participation and spectatorship. Read more
Mapping cinema experience as living knowledge across Italy’s generational divide
Principal Investigator: Daniela Treveri Gennari
From 2017 to 2018
This project will create innovative engagement and impact activities with different generations of Italian audiences, building on resources and activities created by the AHRC-funded “Lost Italian Cinema Audiences” project (ICA), 2013-2016. Read more
