What do we know about the role of artists working in socially engaged ways, the value of this work and the funding structures?

Read our new digest, The Role of the Artist in Society, which gives an overview of the research in this area.

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Neolithic long barrows being built again... as a place to house the dead and hold ceremony... love this...
'there is a commercial transaction that exists around when people sadly die…and its become very efficient but it hasn’t become very beautiful'
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Looking forward to Editing the Routledge Handbook of Arts and Health with Victoria Tischler Dr Sofia Vougioukalou and
Elisabetta Corvo and putting together amazing work and writing in this field. More info here: drawuwe.com/news #artsandhealth The National Centre for Creative Health UWE Psychology Arts & Health SW

Rising bills will cost lives. Disabled and older people will face higher bills for using vital medical and mobility equipment. Government chaos has pushed almost 7m people into fuel poverty. Rishi Sunak we need a proper windfall tax to insulate homes now. #ChaosCostsLives

Thankyou @CultureWeston for a lush Sunday…. Participating in outdoor almost synchro swimming, seeing the most smiley photographer in towns Paul Blakemore beautiful exhibition ‘in our hands’ and then getting bespoke tortoise 🐢 and sunset 🌅 poems from the lovely Poetry Machine … 🥰

Striking yesterday for fairer pay and respect…. working environment=learning environment

This week I will be on strike… you know things are bad when you are willing to disrupt something so important to you. I love teaching my students but enough is enough.

I've just formatted ❓🦎's amazing viral thread into a dramatic monologue. It works brilliantly well as a read... & I'd *totally* cast someone who auditioned with this.
Nick Hern Books #monologue #Queue #TheQueue

Only a give away from THE Kathy Burke!

Last chance to experience the lovely Long Way Back film at the wonderful Watershed TONIGHT @ 8.20pm!! And still on at many other excellent venues around the country!! #cinema #indiefilm #Cornwall

Go see this! #longwayback - so full of heart and generosity - letting you find your own meaning and conclusions. I love film that leaves space for me to feel. It really has stayed with me.

THIS IS HOW STARS ARE BORN!! Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature that floats through the open ocean. Eventually, a star forms within them (here in yellow) & the little fairy-like body sinks under the weight & a star pops out!
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Bristol peeps - this is an ace exhibition ... playful installations and beautiful paintings... on till end of Tuesday expressions-arts.co.uk

New showreel, in two parts: this is 'places' and 'people' will follow. Please do share far and wide.

The students have been working really hard all week to get this set up. It looks fabulous and it opens today. Do pop along. I will be there this afternoon CityofBristolCollege

When you find a random quote you’d stashed away and it reminds you of why you’re trying to do what you’re trying to do. Ceremony... in support of our transformation into ‘community creatures’

What a delight looking through applications for the FdA in Creative Arts Therapy Studies. If you are interested in being part of the next group of creative, reflective students exploring how the arts support our health and wellbeing, take a look cityofbristol.ac.uk/courses/creati…