Written by Dr Biyun ZhuThis project positioned cultural diplomacy at the heart of cultural sustainable development. It discussed how international cultural activities address cultural sustainable development goals (such as cultural diversity and equity) amid the...
Category: Arts Management and Museology
Social Responsibility Awards, Round 2 (2021-22): Project Abstracts
Written/compiled by Anke BernauWe are delighted to share abstracts (see below) for some of the projects that received Social Responsibility (SR) / Cultural Engagement Awards in the second round of applications for this year. We hope that this will give a good sense of...
Refugee Arts Networks: Extending the Frame
Written by Dr Szabolcs Musca In November 2021, a group of academics, artists and activists gathered to ask: What are the strategies and challenges faced by refugee artists today? How can networks foster systemic change? How can we develop new frameworks driven by...
Social Responsibility Awards, Round 1 (2021-22): Project Abstracts
Written/compiled by Anke BernauWe are delighted to share abstracts (see below) for some of the projects that received Social Responsibility (SR) / Cultural Engagement Awards in the first round of applications for this year. We hope that this will give a good sense of...
3D Scans of Cultural Organisations in Teaching, Learning and Cultural Engagement
Written by Dr Kostas ArvanitisSince June 2020, the Institute for Cultural Practices at The University of Manchester (UoM) have been working with museums, galleries and other cultural and heritage organisations in Greater Manchester to support their in-pandemic...
The UK Arts Sector After Brexit: A Series of Workshops and Reports for Knowledge Sharing and Policy Advising
Written by Dr Charlotte Faucher The Creative Manchester-funded project was centered around two workshops, the first of which took place in February 2021 with 30 participants. The topic was ‘Where Are We Now? The Arts Sector Two Months after Brexit’. It was moderated...
Platt Pack: Creative Activities and Digital Trail for Active Participation and Community Engagement in Platt Fields Park
Written by Abigail GilmorePostcards from Platt Fields – a creative engagement projectThe dramatic and universal changes to public life caused by the global coronavirus pandemic have shone a spotlight on a previously unsung hero, the urban park. As restrictions on our...
Manchester Performance Archive: Towards an Equitable Practice of Archiving and Accessing Performance
Written by Kate Dorney The aim of the Manchester Digital Archive project is to make and hold space for work by performance artists of diverse heritage based in Greater Manchester. We want to create a digital collection for universities, schools and artists to use in...
Deaf Education & Audiology: a journey through artefacts, archives and creativity
The histories and lived experiences of D/deafness are rich and complex. Extraordinary technological advances have been made in the exploration of hearing, alongside a better appreciation of the social and psychological impact of sensory perception on learning. The...
Capturing the Manchester Together Archive in Virtual Reality
The Manchester Together Archive (MTA) is a collection of about 10,000 items from the spontaneous memorials in St Ann’s Square and other places in Manchester after the Manchester Arena Attack (May 2017). The MTA is currently being digitised by volunteers (the...
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