On January 12th, Intercult and the partners of the Creative Europe project ”Turning the Tide” organised the webinar “Exploring Socially Engaged Practice” with practicing artist Dr. T S Beall and Dr Liz Gardiner (Moderator)
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As we all grapple with the ‘how to’ impact the narratives and realities of global climate change, this webinar explored the potential of interventionist artists employing socially engaged practices to empower local communities and amplify hitherto unheard voices.
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With questions like “what exactly is socially engaged practice or social practice ?” “What does art/culture have to offer when science can’t fix climate change?” and “which communities/whose communities are Turning the Tide on climate change?” Drs. Beall and Gardiner are experienced practitioners who helped us interrogate those questions.
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This webinar was of interest to practitioners, policymakers, planners, students and anyone interested in finding new, innovative solutions to the problems of climate change.
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Located in the framework of a large scale, 5 city cooperation project called Turning the Tide (TTT) and involving members of the River Cities network (www.river//cities.net) we aimed to foster ideas and discussion around artists and socially engaged practices within local communities on waterfronts threatened by climate change.
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Co-funded by Creative Europe
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