Participatory ArtsUniversities, Cities & Communities: Co-Creating Urban Living Report
How can cities engage with their their citizens to address longstanding issues and open up new possibilities? This report brings together projects from the Connected Communities Programme and Urban Living Partnership, in order to address the question of urban engagement. Read more
Adventure Playground
Our community worker Patrick Meleady and artist Steve Pool are leading a research project that explores social cohesion, with a focus on the artist in residence. Steve will support the work of the playground and blog about the experience of residency. Read more
Project › Taking Yourselves Seriously
The Birth Project Film
Births can be traumatising for all involved; obstetricians and midwives are subject to very different stresses to the women they serve. Yet all those witnessing the birth (and death) of babies may also be traumatised – both professionals and birth-partners. Read more
Creative Practice as Mutual Recovery Film
Births can be traumatising for all involved; obstetricians and midwives are subject to very different stresses to the women they serve. Yet all those witnessing the birth (and death) of babies may also be traumatised – both professionals and birth-partners. Read more
The Birth Project Interim Report
Births can be traumatising for all involved; obstetricians and midwives are subject to very different stresses to the women they serve. Yet all those witnessing the birth (and death) of babies may also be traumatised – both professionals and birth-partners. Read more
Evaluating the Legacy of Animative and Iterative Connected Communities Projects: reflections on methodological legacies
There is a growing interest in the idea that research impact matters and that as researchers we should seek to maximise the impact of our research wherever possible. Read more
Lisa Carter Eloquent Brain – short version – Connected Communities Festival 2016
A 5-minute film of ‘Eloquent Brain’, exploring a series of artwork made by Lisa Carter and filmed by Culture Colony. Read more
Project › Dementia and imagination
Dementia and Imagination Short Film
A short film about our research in community venues that is part of the Dementia and Imagination study. Our research is looking at the value of art to help people live well with dementia. To do this we are evaluating the social, practical and economic benefits of discussing and creating art. Read more
Project › Dementia and imagination
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “Transgender Day of Remembrance”
This documentary is the first in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ films. Read more
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films – World Aids Day
Supporting notes/discussion guide to support the 2nd of five films made for the Ritual Reconstructed project
