Conference
Social Making: Actions for Agency - Generative Practice During Paradigm Shifts
Take A Part is delighted to present the fifth biennial symposium ‘Social Making’ taking place on 10 ‑11 Oct 24 at St Anne’s House; Bricks, Bristol.
Social Making aims to bring together artists, curators, community members, commissioners, policy makers, audiences, researchers and anyone with an interest in social practice in the arts. For Take A Part, social practice is collaborative and puts people at the heart of the artwork, and it is this spirit that we bring to our symposium. Each iteration of the symposium has been different but we always strive to move to a more active engagement with our delegates rather than the traditional conference experience. For 2024, we plan to acknowledge the paradigm shifts currently taking place globally in our post-pandemic world and want to lead on supporting communities to shift practice —a call for new forms of working.
With a global erosion of older and inherited forms of democracy, antiquated and colonial models of funding and economics and urgent forms of climate justice emerging we need more accountability ourselves and action what we need. To do this, people need tools to support shifts in practice. What are the forms of making, performing, sharing, supporting and delivering that we can share and develop within our field of work?
Over the 10th and 11th of October 2024, we will welcome 125 delegates from regional, national and international areas of practice together to discuss the global paradigm shift and share approaches for togetherness and grassroots actions within this focussed on democratic forms of decision making/delivery that build capacity paired with environmental activism models.
This year, we are excited to provide four workshop opportunities, which all delegates will be able to attend across the two days; while presentations by international practitioners will explore possible models of working that test and support greater democracy, access, and environmental/action and stewardship.
Talks:
Jugaad - The global practice of subversion as a form of radical practice with Kim Wide and Anurupa Roy
How creative enterprise models bring communities greater fiscal equity with Company Drinks (Kathrin Böhm) and Hilary Powell & Daniel Edelstyn
Reclaiming land from white colonial power structures with Right to Roam (Nadia Shaikh) and Mark Teh
How wheeled users can play freely in the city with PRIMEdesign (Ben Borthwick) and Léo Valls
Workshops:
Citizens In Power - Centering citizens in your cultural work
The Hale - Considering Intersectionality in your work
Megan Clark-Bagnall - Blue Sky Thinking
Take A Part - Asset Based Community Development and the Take A Part approach
Alongside the workshops and talks there will be a social mixer and local showcase event over dinner on the Thursday evening. There will also be further networking opportunities across the two days led by the St Anne’s House tenants and community to learn more about the work done by Bricks and the St Anne’s House community.
Tickets cover both days of the symposium. This is an in-person event and will not be streamed online. Included in the ticket price are refreshments across both days; teas and coffees, lunch on both days and dinner on the Thursday evening.
For more information and to book tickets go to: https://socialmaking2024.eventbrite.co.uk
With a global erosion of older and inherited forms of democracy, antiquated and colonial models of funding and economics and urgent forms of climate justice emerging we need more accountability ourselves and action what we need. To do this, people need tools to support shifts in practice. What are the forms of making, performing, sharing, supporting and delivering that we can share and develop within our field of work?
Over the 10th and 11th of October 2024, we will welcome 125 delegates from regional, national and international areas of practice together to discuss the global paradigm shift and share approaches for togetherness and grassroots actions within this focussed on democratic forms of decision making/delivery that build capacity paired with environmental activism models.
This year, we are excited to provide four workshop opportunities, which all delegates will be able to attend across the two days; while presentations by international practitioners will explore possible models of working that test and support greater democracy, access, and environmental/action and stewardship.
Talks:
Jugaad - The global practice of subversion as a form of radical practice with Kim Wide and Anurupa Roy
How creative enterprise models bring communities greater fiscal equity with Company Drinks (Kathrin Böhm) and Hilary Powell & Daniel Edelstyn
Reclaiming land from white colonial power structures with Right to Roam (Nadia Shaikh) and Mark Teh
How wheeled users can play freely in the city with PRIMEdesign (Ben Borthwick) and Léo Valls
Workshops:
Citizens In Power - Centering citizens in your cultural work
The Hale - Considering Intersectionality in your work
Megan Clark-Bagnall - Blue Sky Thinking
Take A Part - Asset Based Community Development and the Take A Part approach
Alongside the workshops and talks there will be a social mixer and local showcase event over dinner on the Thursday evening. There will also be further networking opportunities across the two days led by the St Anne’s House tenants and community to learn more about the work done by Bricks and the St Anne’s House community.
Tickets cover both days of the symposium. This is an in-person event and will not be streamed online. Included in the ticket price are refreshments across both days; teas and coffees, lunch on both days and dinner on the Thursday evening.
For more information and to book tickets go to: https://socialmaking2024.eventbrite.co.uk
