Project News

  • Artist Areej Kaoud appears twice on either side of the image. On the left she looks longingly over her right shoulder. On the right she looks towards her other image wearing a mask. In between the two figures a yellow sign reads "Be socially safe, Please keep 2m apart".
    #WalkCreate Commissions Announcement
    by Harry Wilson
    We are thrilled to announce our series of commissioned walking artworks as part of the research we are undertaking into walking, wellbeing & community under COVID-19. Each project will use creative walking to connect with participants in a particular location, working with a range of themes and formats that address the project challenges emerging from our research: mitigating isolation and anxiety    maintaining health and wellbeing  … Continue reading #WalkCreate Commissions Announcement
  • a logo of a landscape with Scotland Outdoors written in white text, with a description of the podcast, against a black background, next to a the logo for BBC Scotland
    Scotland Outdoors Podcast
    by Eleanor Capaldi
    The latest edition of the Scotland Outdoors podcast, aired Wednesday 24 November 2021, sees hosts Mark Stephen and Helen Needham accompany Principal Investigator Prof Dee Heddon on a tour around the West End of Glasgow. As they traverse the Botanic Gardens, you can hear more about the Walk / Create project, the Walking Library, and… Continue reading Scotland Outdoors Podcast
  • a still from a video player of a slide saying #WalkCreate Gallery Launch, with a play button on top of it, and a window in the top right showing a white woman with blonde hair
    #WalkCreate Gallery Launch – Video Uploaded
    by Eleanor Capaldi
    On Wednesday 3 November we were pleased to launch our online #WalkCreate Gallery with an audience including some of our featured artists. We heard from the project team – Dee Heddon, Morag Rose, Maggie O’Neill, Clare Qualmann and Harry Wilson – and their experiences working on various aspects of the project. We were joined by… Continue reading #WalkCreate Gallery Launch – Video Uploaded
  • a selection of image thumbnails, showing green space with 'walk on' written on it, a pebble being held with a poem on it, a brass plaque on a bench, a woman draped over a rock, ceramics being fixed to a wall with 'Louise McVey' written underneath, and the sun setting through reeds
    #WalkCreate Gallery Online Launch – Weds 3rd November 2021
    by Eleanor Capaldi
    We warmly invite you to the online launch of the #WalkCreate Gallery, a digital showcase of walking work made by artists across the UK during COVID-19, on Wednesday 3rd November, 7pm-8pm (GMT). The #WalkCreate Gallery is a key part of the research project Walking Publics/Walking Arts.   The #WalkCreate Gallery features the work of 81 artists showcasing over… Continue reading #WalkCreate Gallery Online Launch – Weds 3rd November 2021
  • Dee and Claire walking on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. White sands, turquoise seas and clear blue skies.
    Ramblings with Clare Balding
    by Harry Wilson
    Professor Dee Heddon takes Clare Balding on a walk on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and chats about creative walking during the pandemic. First broadcast 16th September 2021 on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm. Available on catch-up shortly after broadcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zmj6