“The Creative Producers created compelling prototypes that inspired people to stop and think, to connect with each other and the built environment, sharing experiences that encouraged them to question the status quo. These projects demonstrate that simple interventions can make places more liveable, hopeful and collaborative. They provided our participants with valuable evaluative evidence to make a case for continued investment in creative practice in their cities”

Pete Vance, Producer – Watershed

Projects

Through the Creative Producers International investment fund we commissioned seven new, artist-led commissions which provoked, inspired and engaged people in conversations about public spaces and city change. These commissions allowed our cohort to activate their learning and develop their research around city change in a live context, responding to specific local city challenges.

Here are some of the projects delivered by members of the Creative Producers International cohort.

Project profile: Umongo we dolobha, The Marrow of the City

Russel Hlongwane, Durban, South Africa

A combination of traditional performance and a piece of ambient literature which leads audiences on an audio walk through urban space, reflecting on identity, ownership and the legacy they intend to leave behind for generations in the future.

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Project profile: Meet at the Square

Malaika Toyo, Lagos, Nigeria

An experimental public space installation that focuses on encouraging social interaction across communities through the collective creation of a live art gallery which invited citizens to write or paint a response to the provocation ‘what does community mean to you?’

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Project profile: Tamaulipas

Leticia Lozano, Mexico City, Mexico

A series of playful workshops with children and families in a disadvantaged area of Mexico city to co-design a playful installation that would transform a disused public space.

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Project profile: Oscillation

Ryan Swanson, Brooklyn (previously Tampa), USA

An interactive installation that uses sight, sound, and movement to spark community activity and social interaction through play.

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Project profile: Manchester Street Poem

Sarah Hiscock, Manchester, UK

A growing collection of stories highlighting the voices of the city’s marginalised communities. Through sharing these stories, Manchester Street Poem aims to build a community with a collective approach of ‘no us and them’, dispelling prejudice and helping to create environments for change.

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