Lunchtime Talk
Fri 30 Sep 2022 13:00-14:00 at Pervasive Media Studio Event Space
Making Wellbeing Radical
In this talk Studio Resident Graham MacLeod Johnson speaks about poor wellbeing in the arts and culture sector, and what we can do about it.
Image credit: Wilbee Films
This talk will be BSL Interpreted and will be held in the building and online! Book your free ticket here.
In this talk Studio Resident Graham MacLeod Johnson speaks about poor wellbeing in the arts and culture sectors, and what we can do about it.
Poor wellbeing in arts and culture sectors is something of an open secret - we laugh together about short contracts, out-of-hours work and perform a collective shrug at the thought of fixing it. It's simple to suggest strategies and tools - textbook techniques for self care, telling each other to set boundaries. But when we exist within a context of a sector that's developed a culture of working 'til we drop, it takes more than a nice bath to help.
When our ways of working are responding to inflexible funding practices and a political context that pressures us to deliver more for less with every passing year, we need to acknowledge the landscape we're working in if we want to look after each other. In this talk Graham Johnson explores how we can acknowledge we all bring different baggage to a landscape we may not be in a position to change.
About the speaker
Graham MacLeod Johnson is a Bristol based producer specialising in wellbeing, access and talent development. Currently they are delivering Tobacco Factory Theatre's BLUEPRINT Producer Training Programme, Online Producer at Visual Arts South West and their Radical Wellbeing consultancy. He is on the board of The Bristol Improv Theatre and has previously worked on Kid Carpet's Epic Fail and Noisy TV, Trigger's The Hatchling and more. He is occasionally an illustrator, sometimes known as Mr G Johnson.
www.grahammacleodjohnson.com
Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 30th September 2022 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards.
The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region.
Address:
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX
Directions:
The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.
The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.
For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.
*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.
