Creative Voices, Activist Voices: Sensory Stories of Creative Communities

This exhibition presents findings from a research project funded by Centre for Cultural Value and jointly led by Fun Palaces and sociologist Dr Katy Pilcher. Together they investigated whether communities who make creative and cultural experiences for themselves also create ways to have their needs heard. 

The project highlights how communities come together across social divides to share knowledge and create cultural value while exploring how cultural participation, might unlock wider civic activism and address the barriers and social inequalities preventing this from happening. 

The findings of the research are presented through stories, photographs and objects shared by those who participated in the research project, bringing to life the experiences of Fun Palaces Makers from across the UK and demonstrating what their Fun Palaces have led to. 

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