A one day symposium for artists, producers, commissioners, festivals and public bodies that aims to explore how projects and programmes that take place outdoors and in public space can offer unique creative engagement opportunities for communities, artists and organisations alike.
With a rich tradition spanning more than fifty years, artists working outdoors have created imaginative and impactful participatory and socially-engaged work often with a unique ability to develop powerful feelings of collective identity and sense of place. With individual creativity a central part of Arts Council England’s ten year strategy Let’s Create, this event explores the many forms that creating work with communities takes.
The symposium will interrogate the role of the artist, commissioner and audience, the tricky balance of process and product and what the relationship might be between co-creation, participation and the evolution of new approaches to touring. Alongside guest speakers and panel sessions there will also be a chance to pose your own questions, take part in discussions and help to develop new models of practice for the outdoors.
Event: Creating together
Location: 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space
Date: Tuesday 21 November, 11 – 4pm
Tickets: £10 including lunch
