Our Creative Connection Podcast

After a bit of a hiatus, we're launching a new series inspired by our Arts Council England funded project, The Art of Connection. Across the series we'll be exploring creativity, connection, community and well-being through conversations with people working at the intersection of arts, health and social change. Our first episode features a conversation with the National Centre for Creative Health,...

Summary In this episode of the Our Creative Connection podcast, I am joined by Danelle Lee and Paul Cooke from the University of Leeds to discuss Project CREATE. An initiative focused on involving young people in arts-based mental health research. The conversation explores the importance of creative health, the challenges of co-production, and the unique perspectives of young people on loneliness...

Summary In this conversation, Chris Chinnock and Cormac Russell discuss the concepts of asset-based community development (ABCD) and participatory photography. Exploring the idea of a good life and how it can be interpreted in different ways by individuals and communities. They emphasize the importance of building relationships and trust when working with communities, and the need to relocate auth...

Jo Grace, founder of the Sensory Projects, discusses her work in creating inclusive experiences for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. She shares her journey from teaching to developing sensory stories and the importance of ongoing learning and improvement in the field of inclusion. Jo emphasizes the value of simplicity and accessibility in her work, using everyday materi...

In this epsiode Dr. Tasha Golden discusses the intersection of art and health, highlighting the importance of creativity in promoting well-being. Tasha shares her journey from being a singer-songwriter to pursuing a PhD in public health, focusing on how the arts can affect our health and well-being. Tasha emphasizes the need to bridge the gap between the possibilities of art and the limitations of...

In this episode of the Our Creative Connection Podcast join me in conversation with Ellie Firth from Umbrella Yoga to discuss a recent collaborative project with Barnardos. Together, we worked with four diverse groups in community settings, employing a blend of yoga and photography to explore the senses and delve into the concept of self. We reflect on the practical aspects of our project—how the...

Stephanie Lloyd & Lee Ann Tourigny from Photovoice Worldwide join me in conversation to reflect on our shared passion for all things Photovoice!  In this podcast we're talking about the need to support practitioners, share learning and create opportunities for collaboration in the world of Photovoice as well as sharing thoughts and experiences from our own practice using this method! It wa...

It was great to welcome Heidi Fisher from Make An Impact CIC on to the show! Heidi works with social enterprises, public sector organisations and purpose-led businesses who want to create MORE impact in the world as effortlessly as possible. We cover a LOT of ground in this conversation reflecting on our experiences in the world of Social Enterprise and drawing on Heidi's expertise with demons...

In this episode join me and Shy Burhan as we discuss our different paths towards 'Socially Engaged Photography' I am so grateful to Shy for sharing her story and her work with me - we cover creativity, well being, community and of course - photography!! Shy is a socially engaged photographer and storyteller whose work has tackled diverse topics, such as food wastage and food poverty, posit...

It was lovely to chat with Georgina Clarke from Ascent Wellbeing to explore this question and much more in the latest Our Creative Connection Podcast! 🎙 In this conversation we discuss how Psychological Safety can help create an environment where every person feels heard, valued, and respected. 🌟 I am fascinated at the almost parallel worlds of community development and organisational development...

Hugely grateful to Abril for sharing her amazing experiences with me in this conversation. We talk about her motivation and interest in the areas of Migration and Gender which she has been exploring through Photovoice. In this conversation we talk about Migration in South America & the United States as well as Sudan and Kenya where Abril has also worked. Abril is also currently studying for he...

Hi everyone, welcome to the Our Creative Connection podcast. My name is Chris and I run a social enterprise in the north of England called Our Creative Connection that uses photography for social change. In my work, I use images to help people tell their own story and show us the world from their point of view. I've spent 20 years in community development and in that time I've met some ama...