Great shout out for the Be The Sea project by Louise Mackenzie and @HayleyJenkins21 that I commissioned as part of my research led colabsunderland programme for ExploreSeaScapes at rhe #Weareocean conference Thanks Karen Daglish and Stronger Shores #Impact #artsledengagement

This is the final public event for a new artwork I commissioned for ExploreSeaScapes Artist Rob Smith has been exploring the world of environmental listening via WW1 sound mirrors. Check out and contribute to the artwork here soundmirror.xyz #seascapes #coastalheritage

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Environmental attentiveness, socially engaged art and cutting edge technologies. Get involved :) University of Sunderland ExploreSeaScapes colabsunderland

Such a fruitful discussion Pop Recs CIC tonight expertly chaired by Counterculture Partnership LLP gurus DominicSmith and #SimonCurtis. Thank you to all the #artists #culturalorgs & #microSMEs sharing valuable insights for our action led research! CreativeFuseNE University of Sunderland @amandaritson

This weekend get outside with your phone and record the sounds around you to be part of our latest commission soundmirror. Follow the instructions on the website to contribute to this digital art project for ExploreSeaScapes. soundmirror.xyz

That most of our multi disciplinary students ended my session wearing a paper party hat is a win in my book! GREAT day :) University of Sunderland #SocialCollider Diego's Joint #sunniside #urbanrenewalchallenge @

Such a brilliant event by Rob Smith and Tim Shaw on Sat. The setting of Hartlepool was stunning for an #Ambulation and so compelling to be Heugh Battery Museum considering the zeppelin raids as part of soundmirror.xyz

Very proud of soundmirror commission by Rob Smith for colabsunderland ExploreSeaScapes

Coastal Cuisine is a Co/Lab Sunderland project for ExploreSeaScapes exploring the cuisines of the international communities living in Sunderland and the positive impact that has. Here, the curator of the project Suzy O'Hara gives us a short introduction to Coastal Cuisine.

The wonderful Lizzie Lovejoy 🎨🌈 has been shortlisted for the Emerging Artist Northern Art prize for a beautiful image that emerged from my colabsunderland ExploreSeaScapes commission #QueerShoresandSeas please check out the link below vote for her! It's well deserved :)