Visiting Arts Strengthening intercultural understanding through the arts
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1mile²
1mile² inspires communities to explore the cultural and ecological diversity of their neighbourhoods through artistic engagement.
Artists and ecologists collaborate and lead activity that enables vital dialogue and knowledge sharing within and between cultural and geographic communities.
To date the programme has involved 42 artists, 18 ecologists, 14 creative organisations and reached over 13 500 people in 10 countries.
Objectives
• To inspire participation in the arts and enable learning opportunities for communities and artists
• To promote biodiversity and sustainability through increasing a shared understanding of our connected local and global environment
• To improve understanding between people of different cultures through increased dialogue and trust within and between communities
• To measure and promote a better understanding of the relationship between culture and the environment
The programme is delivered in partnership with local authorities and a range of cultural, environmental, regeneration and social cohesion organisations.
http://www.square-mile.net/
Photo © Anisuzzaman Sohel
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1mile2
28.11.11
1mile2 Cardiff
1mile² Cardiff 2011
Visiting Arts and Wales Millennium Centre hosted public events last month to celebrate the achievements of 1mile² Cardiff. Performances, activities and workshops took place on 28 & 30 October with newly commissioned dance works from India Dance Wales, Jukebox, National Dance Company Wales Associates, Nubrico, Shapez with Ballet Nimba, and Chloe Loftus with Planet Gymnastics Parkour Group.
1mile2
23.11.11
1mile2 Bradford
Latest images from 1mile² Bradford
Participant David Collinson's images from the opening of Chen Hangfeng's exhibition Unnatural Selection at Cartwright Hall and pictures of the public and education workshops including Windfall co-led by Hangfeng in collaboration with local ecologist Charlie Gray.
1mile2
23.11.11
1mile2 Guelph
Latest news from 1mile² Guelph
1mile² Guelph has been running since March this year. The programme has involved a series of artists creating public interventions and events around St. George's Square and across a square mile of downtown Guelph.
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10.11.11
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26.10.11
1mile2 Cardiff
1mile² Cardiff celebrations
Sunday 30 October 2011 | Wales Millennium Centre | 12:00 - 18:30
Join us for a day of free performances, workshops and exhibitions
This free public event will feature new dance works by award winning India Dance Wales and Jukebox Juniors – stars of TV’s Got To Dance - as well as local organisations Rubicon, Ballet Nimba, street dance trio Shapez and Chloe Loftus in collaboration with Planet Gymnastics Parkour Group. There will be a chance to try out a range of arts activities, including dance, textile and poetry workshops. The day will feature an exhibition of images of Cardiff by photographer Mahesh Shantaram (Bangalore).
1mile2
13.10.11
Windfall - Art & Ecology workshop, 1mile2 Bradford
Windfall - Art & Ecology Workshop
Join us for a free workshop with ecologist Charlie Gray and artist Chen Hangfeng.
The workshop is open to everyone aged 16+ on Wednesday 2 November 14:00 – 17:00
Venue: meet by the University of Bradford library entrance
1mile2
15.09.11
1mile2 Cardiff walks
As part of 1mile² Cardiff, participants are leading a series of walks to places in the square mile significant to them.
We’re inviting you to nominate a site within Grangetown, Butetown, Adamsdown or Splott and join local artist Rabab Ghazoul and the team for a short walk to this spot. Come with friends, family, group or an individual and share why this place is important to you and why it’s worth looking at more closely.
1mile2
15.08.11
1mile2 Cardiff
1mile² Cardiff is taking place until October this year in collaboration with photographer Mahesh Shantaram.
Mahesh Shantaram is a photographer based in Bangalore, India. His work draws on the story-telling potential of landscape photography as a method of social documentary with many of his images focusing on public and social spaces. http://thecontrarian.in/
1mile² Cardiff takes place in Butetown, Grangetown and Splott and invites local people to participate online and in activities, events and performances. As part of the initiative, professional and community dance companies will create new work, inspired by the people of the square mile and in response to local and global cultural and environmental issues.
1mile2
11.07.11
1mile2 Delhi 2011
1mile² Delhi 2011
In February, artists Ackroyd & Harvey travelled to India to participate in 1mile² Delhi 2011. Their first opportunity to work in India was informed by a desire to search out spaces for public interactions and create work in a direct response to place both through living public artworks and photosynthesis portraits.
Images and text courtesy of the artists.
1mile2
30.06.11
1mile2
1mile² - exploring the meaning of community via cultural intermediaries
In 2009, Visiting Arts launched an innovative new programme that asks artists and communities to explore the natural and social ecology of their cities. To date, 42 artists, 18 ecologists, 14 creative organisations and over 13 500 people have participated in 10 countries.
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1mile2
22.06.11
1mile2 Cardiff
1mile² Cardiff 2011
1mile² Cardiff launches with the arrival of photographer Mahesh Shantaram.
1mile² Cardiff is a new arts, environment and community programme that inspires people to explore their neighbourhoods. Taking place in Butetown, Grangetown and Splott until October, the project invites local people to participate in activities and events. Professional and community dancers will create new work, inspired by the square mile and in response to local and global cultural and environmental issues.
1mile2
31.03.11
1mile2 Guelph launches
1mile² Guelph launches as Canada's first square mile
On Wednesday 30 March, 1mile² Guelph was officially launched at Guelph Youth Music Centre. The event featured a lecture by artist Mary Mattingly as part of the Big Ideas on Art and Culture series and a multimedia performance by Bob Wiseman.
This innovative eight-month project will involve local and international artists exploring how we live, work and act together. Working collaboratively with local ecologists, architects, activists, community leaders, students and residents, the project will run until November 2011. The artists will engage Guelph's many communities through installations, conversations, workshops and public interventions about the city, its urban development, cultural legacy and sustainable future.
1mile2
29.03.11
1mile2 Guelph
1mile² Guelph 2011 brings together international, Canadian and Guelph artists with community participants, activists, leaders, architects, facilitators, designers and creative researchers. Using collaborative processes, the artists will explore the limits of the built and natural environments of a square mile of downtown Guelph around St. George's Square.
1mile2
07.02.11
Artists in Conversation - Gohar Dashti
Artist talk: Gohar Dashti in conversation with Adam Knights (Arts Projects Manager, Visiting Arts)
Thursday 24 February 2011, 19:00 - 20:00
The Delfina Foundation
29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
Free. Rsvp required.
Photographer Gohar Dashti has been in residence at Impressions Gallery, Bradford and will be artist-in-residence at The Delfina Foundation in February, taking part in 1mile², a Visiting Arts initiative that connects artists, ecologists and communities through creative engagement. At this event, Gohar will present past and present work and will reflect on her time in the UK exploring the influence of recent experiences on her practice.
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1mile2
06.01.11
1mile² Bradford update
During November, Impressions Gallery hosted a series of photography walks for local participants who explored and documented the diverse cultures and environments of Great Horton and Little Horton.
1mile2
19.11.10
1mile2 2009 report summary
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1mile² 2009 report summary
An overview of the first year of the programme.
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1mile2
03.11.10
1mile2 Smethwick
1mile² Smethwick
Sunday 7 November 12:00 – 14:00
Paul Stephenson from the Wildlife Trust and local artist Melanie Tomlinson will be leading a nature walk as part of 1mile² Smethwick. Join the walk and explore the plants, insects, animals found in the area during autumn and help us plan a route for a new permanent art & nature trail for Smethwick.
Image © Arif Mahmood 2009
1mile2
26.10.10
1mile2 Bradford 2010 launches
1mile² Bradford 2010 launches Thursday 28 October
Impressions Gallery, ecologist Charlie Gray, photographer Gohar Dashti together with local people will explore the plants, people and cultures that make up the Little and Great Horton neighbourhoods of Bradford. Free workshops and events taking place between now and mid-December will include guided walks, photography workshops and discussions and take place at Impressions Gallery and around the square mile.
Find out more at the Open Day in the Studio at Impressions Gallery on 28 October 2010 from 11.30am to 2.00pm or contact sarahdeane@impressions-gallery.com or call Sarah Deane on 01274 737843.
Please see http://www.impressions-gallery.com/news/news.php?id=49 for more information
Image courtesy of Gohar Dashti
1mile2
08.07.10
1mile² Artists' Reflections
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1mile2
20.04.10
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20.04.10
1mile2
10.01.10
1mile² | Asia House sharing event 2009
On December 14 2009 representatives from all ten 1mile² projects came together at Asia House in London for a sharing event.
Chaired by Sophie Hope, the afternoon provided an opportunity to share reactions and reflections from each project to the diversity of approaches. After an introduction from Yvette Vaughan Jones, Sophie set the context for the afternoon, by providing an overview of the project. The afternoon first focussed on the four UK miles, and then on the six international miles.
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