We commissioned a series of walking artwork pilots as part of our research into walking, wellbeing & community. Each project used 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: Four of the commissions were made through an open call, four were collaborations with project partners… Continue reading #WalkCreate Commissions
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Finding the Connection – Harry Wilson
The year before The World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic I was in residence at the National Theatre of Scotland as their ‘Digital Thinker’ – a post-doc artistic research residency funded through the AHRC’s Innovation Placements. As part of this residency I was mapping theatre and performance practices that incorporated innovative and emerging digital technologies: performances… Continue reading Finding the Connection – Harry Wilson
Itching to Walk – Dee Heddon
It is brilliant to arrive at the launch day for our research project Walking Publics/Walking Arts: walking, wellbeing and community during COVID-19. Of course, launch day isn’t where a project starts. This one perhaps began on the 30 April 2020 when, out of the blue and rather desperately, I emailed two peers, Clare Qualmann and Morag Rose. Hello Clare and Morag How are… Continue reading Itching to Walk – Dee Heddon