Are you interested in creative writing?
Join this workshop on the theme of bonds, borders & belonging:
13th May, 11am, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
Explore writing on relationships, migration & belonging in a welcoming, multilingual space!
Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-w...
Today marks 20 years since the death of the brilliant Muriel Spark. Why not pick up a copy of the new biography by James Bailey, just out - or one of the classics by the author herself? #choosebookshops #shoplocal #linlithgowhighstreet
Very proud to be the publishing partner for ‘A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations’!
It’s completely Open Access, so check it out!
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Two years of joy in making this field guide to artist-researcher collaborations with colleagues from @thebinkshub, so delighted to see it out in the world ❤
Today was the launch of the @thebinkshub.bsky.social field guide to artist-researcher collaboration.
Thanks so much to @jeanmmcewanartist.bsky.social , Jimmy Turner, Susan Morrison and Rhiannon Bull for this wonderful work. I loved making my map - one of the first exercises in the guide ❤️
Photo of launch - Jimmy Turner stands with a microphone facing the audience, with screens displaying 'A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations' behind.
Photo of the field guide on a table surrounded by pens and collage materials.
Photo of the field guide author team holding the guide and smiling: (l-r) Rhiannon Bull, Jean McEwan, Jimmy Turner. Rhiannon is holding a sign that says 'Susan should be here!'
Proud to have launched the field guide to artist-research collaborations last night! 🎉 Congrats to author team Jimmy Turner, Rhiannon Bull, Jean McEwan & Susan Morrison. Download & share! edin.ac/4btsf5f
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Care across contexts: From lived experience to research With talks and a multi-media exhibition on... - Interdisciplinary approaches to care - Arts-based methods and co-design - How to conduct "care-full" research Featuring attendees from the third sector, academia, clinical research and those with lived experience 22nd April, 12:00 - 17:15 The Nucleus Building, Edinburgh
Check out 'Care Across Contexts' on 22nd April!
A warm, interdisciplinary half-day conference exploring care, lived experience, creative methods and research, plus a multi-media exhibition.
Find out more: edin.ac/47Bd6MT
LAST CHANCE tix - Friendship Anthology launch
Learn about friendship project resources
Celebrate this unique collection feat Jackie Kay & Louise Wallwein
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
@uoe-sps.bsky.social
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
@thebinkshub.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendship...
Great seminar with Dr Tamsin Oudney Walker and Dr Sarah Golightley on Epistemic Injustice @thebinkshub.bsky.social
Another wonderful @thebinkshub.bsky.social workshop - this one was with Dr Tamsin Oudney Walker on Zines and Data Analysis - blog to follow!
So proud to be a co-editor of this 'Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations' with colleagues from @thebinkshub.bsky.social, a creative, interactive guide to navigating meaningful + ethical collaborative relationships.
Freely available to read and download here!
We’re delighted to share this collaborative resource designed to support more ethical and effective working relationships between academics and creatives ✨
Whether you're an artist, researcher or student, this guide offers practical insights for more thoughtful ways of working. Please share widely!
Don't miss out on this launch, happening online on 31st March! The Friendship Anthology is a powerful new collection of poetry, stories and more - come and celebrate friendship in all its forms 💛
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Delighted to see this blog from one of our students in collaboration with @youthlinkscot.bsky.social - such vital research showing that youth work is as important as we believe.
Only a few more days left to catch this fascinating exhibition at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social, don't forget to swing by!
Sharing for our friends at Craigmillar Literacy Trust - The Day of Hungarian Poetry is a multilingual celebration organised by the brilliant Rita K Raven 📚💫
📅 Sat 11th April, 2pm
📍 Craigmillar Library
All welcome – plus tea, coffee & cake! Please share widely 🍰📖
Great to connect!
Important share from our friends @civicdigits.bsky.social:
Many Good Men is a powerful theatre project exploring how online spaces shape young men’s ideas about masculinity and identity, created with young people. Thoughtful, timely & relevant-don’t miss it!
Book: www.eventbrite.com/e/many-good-...
We can't wait! 🥳
I'll be in Edinburgh with @thebinkshub.bsky.social on 2nd April for a Day of Co-Creation, celebrating creative & participatory research practices.
Creative writing + zine workshops, & the book launch of A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations - join us!
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Join online to launch the Friendship Anthology, a powerful collection of poetry, stories, reflections and art by care experienced people across Scotland - exploring the joys, challenges and importance of friendship!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendship...
Thursday 2nd April Day of Co-Creation Join us for a day of events celebrating collaboration and creativity - zine-making, creative writing and more! Browse and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/day-of-co-creation-4808673
✨Join us for a Day of Co-Creation!✨
On 2nd April we're hosting a day of creative, participatory research events: climate‑anxiety writing, community archive zine‑making, and a book launch on artist‑researcher collaboration (4:30pm)
Join one session or the whole day! edin.ac/3Mx3Qly
Only a few more days left to catch this fascinating exhibition at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social, don't forget to swing by!
Please share with friends and colleagues who might be interested in joining us! #CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @povertytruthscot.bsky.social @edopenresearch.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social
Book Launch: A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations at 4:30pm - Join us to celebrate the launch of a brand new field guide with a fun, hands‑on event exploring creative methods for collaborating ethically with artists: fieldguide.eventbrite.co.uk
Making Knowledge Together: Exploring community archives through zine-making at 2pm - A hands‑on zine workshop led by the Poverty Truth Community team, inviting participants to creatively engage with archives and reflect on archiving as a research method: making.eventbrite.co.uk
Looking Back, Looking Forth: Climate Anxiety & the Archives at 11am - Explore climate anxiety through collaborative writing with Rhiannon Bull, drawing on historic materials from the Scottish Studies Archives during this creative co‑creation event: writeclimate.eventbrite.co.uk
Thursday 2nd April Day of Co-Creation Join us for a day of events celebrating collaboration and creativity - zine-making, creative writing and more! Browse and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/day-of-co-creation-4808673
✨Join us for a Day of Co-Creation!✨
On 2nd April we're hosting a day of creative, participatory research events: climate‑anxiety writing, community archive zine‑making, and a book launch on artist‑researcher collaboration (4:30pm)
Join one session or the whole day! edin.ac/3Mx3Qly
We're supporting the youth work sector's vision for a Scotland where young people have:
⚖️A right to youth work
🏠Access to safe spaces
🪙Investment
Scottish elections are coming, help young people secure a #RightSpaceFuture by promoting the manifesto: https://bit.ly/4jRPvfA
Collage exploring friendship and love
📣New on our blog!
@aroeschmarsh.bsky.social explores why friendship matters and why care-experienced young people often face barriers to connection.
Read about her creative project, new resources and what’s coming next: edin.ac/4aRsvcK
Friendship is a lifeline 💛