Examples of publicly funded projects in the visual arts
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The document outlines various multidisciplinary research projects conducted by different institutions with a focus on sustainability, design, and the arts. Each project aims to explore innovative approaches to energy consumption, curatorial practices, and engaging older adults through technology, resulting in workshops, publications, and community-focused outcomes. Additional projects address fashion design and the documentation of British artists' film and video, contributing to academic discourse and practical applications in respective fields.
![Project Title Principal Dates Funder/s Institution/s Description Outputs/data
Investigator/Depar
tment/College
Energy & Co- Departments of 2010- Research Councils UK Goldsmiths, It seeks to understand how new technologies can be designed to support communities in Items in Goldsmiths Research Online
designing Sociology & Design 2014 Energy University of reducing their energy consumption. As designers and sociologists, we have had a Boucher, Andy, Bowers, John, Cameron, David,
Communities London longstanding interest in exploring how people interact with technologies. Jarvis, Nadine, Gabrys, Jennifer, Gaver, William,
Kerridge, Tobie, Michael, Mike and Wilkie, Alex.
This project is ongoing. Its research process and outcomes are published via the project 2010. Sustainability, Invention and Energy Demand
blog at http://ecdc.ac.uk. The research process generates materials from field trips, Reduction: Co-designing Communities and Practice.
workshops and “cultural probes” which are distributed to participants and contain “a [Printed Ephemera]
series of evocative tasks related to energy consumption: writing an obituary for an
electric appliance, confessing an energy usage guilty secret, taking a picture of something
that should go faster”. The methods, including their use of so-called workbooks, are
detailed on the project blog.
Curating architecture Art Department 2006- Funded by the AHRC Goldsmiths, Its aim is to interrogate ideas proposed by recent and recurring influences of architecture Items in Goldsmiths Research Online (selection)
2008 with support from the University of on curatorial practice through the joint development of critical discourse and curatorial
Henry Moore London commissioning processes. Phillips, Andrea. 2009. Curating Architecture. In:
Foundation, The Japan Nikolaus Hirsch, Philippe Misselwitz, Markus
Foundation and This project comprised events such as a seminar series, talks and exhibitions and resulted Miessen and Matthias Gorlich, eds. Institution
Goldsmiths in a number of publications and conference presentations. The project is documented at Building: Artists, Curators, Architects in the Struggle
http://old.gold.ac.uk/art/curating-architecture/ with texts, images and presentations. for Institutional Space. Berlin/New York: Sternberg
Press. ISBN 978-1-933128-54-2 [Book Section]
Phillips, Andrea. 2008. Curating architecture: Office
Kersten Geers, David Van Severen. In: Moritz Kung,
ed. 1907... After the Party: Office Kersten Geers
David Van Severen Belgian Pavilion Venice 2008.
Antwep: De Singel. [Book Section]
Environmental Professor CDA 2008- EPSRC The Glasgow "This Environmental Assessment of Domestic Laundering is a three year multi-disciplinary Website is available here:
Assessment of Porteous, School of 2011 School of Art project led by Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) at the http://www.homelaundrystudy.net
Domestic Laundering Architecture Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with the Centre for Research on Indoor Climate and
Health (RICH) at Glasgow Caledonian University and the Energy Systems Research Unit
(ESRU) at the University of Strathclyde."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/funded-projects-120820065254-phpapp02/85/Examples-of-publicly-funded-projects-in-the-visual-arts-1-320.jpg)
![Innovation in Professor Alastair 2007- Economic and Social The Glasgow "This research is concerned with gaining benefit from scientific data obtained from older The findings are available here:
envisioning dynamic Macdonald, School 2009 Research Council School of Art adults during daily living tasks and visualised in an innovative format. The goal is to use http://www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/nda-
biomechanical data of Design (ESRC) New Dynamics visualisations to enable cross-disciplinary discussion in which older adults are empowered findings-1.html
of Ageing Programme to participate on an equal basis with specialist disciplines. The aim is to influence care and
rehabilitation strategies, the design of the built environment, furniture, products and A comprehensive list of outputs are available here:
technological devices, and the quality and extent of work and living activities in later life. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-352-25-
0005/read
During this project the researchers will use 3D animations from visualised data as the
basis for cross-disciplinary consultations, including older people throughout in interview
and focus-group sessions, culminating in a national seminar and ageing research
workshop." http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-352-25-0005/read
Swandown Professor Andrew 2011 Film Council and others University for the The film Swandown developed from the Cultural Olympiad exhibition for University for Wide range including Twitter, links available to
Kötting Creative Arts the Creative Arts. "For four weeks throughout the months of September and October Twitter and website from:
2011 Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair pedalled a plastic swan over 160 miles from the http://flyfilm.co.uk/films/swandown.php
seaside in Hastings to Hackney in East London. [...] They met all sorts en route, from the
Hoi Polloi to the Hoity Toity, from the very old to the very young, with the pedallo acting
as catalyst and magnet. Sometimes they were accompanied by invited guest pedallers,
Alan Moore, Stewart Lee, Dudley Sutton, Dr Mark Lythgoe and Marcia Farquhar."
http://flyfilm.co.uk/films/swandown.php
Collective Body; Professor Anna Fox 2008- British Council UKEIRI University for the The funding award has enabled Professor Anna Fox to co-write, with Dr Deepak John More information available from:
connecting you now! 2010 (UK-India Education Creative Arts Mathews, the new post graduate course in Photography at the National Institute of http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/article/26957/Pioneerin
A creative Research Initiative) Design in India. A series of three workshops also took place across three continents, g-post-graduate-provision-in-India
photography Europe, North America and India. The partnership between the University for the Creative
collaboration Arts and the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India, has "contributed to the and here:
development of students with increased confidence and global perspective." http://annafoxnewspage.wordpress.com/2012/01/1
0/third-ukusindia-photography-research-workshop/
Interrogating Professor Sandy 2005 Engineering and University of the "The cluster operated during 2005 with a series of events culminating in a symposium and Outputs:
Fashion: practice, Black, London Physical Sciences Arts London an experimental fashion event, and led to a number of new initiatives. These include the http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/view/divisions/u
process and College of Fashion Research Council project Considerate Design for Personalised Fashion, developing the Considerate Design al=5Frp=5F20.html
presentation - new (EPSRC) toolkit, and the journal Fashion Practice: design, creative process and the fashion
paradigms in fashion industry, plus a number of publications including Eco Chic: the Fashion Paradox."
design for the 21st http://www.interrogatingfashion.org/
century
British Artists' Film & Professor Malcolm 2002 Arts and Humanities University of the "The British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection is dedicated to documenting the Dataset on UAL Research Online -
Video Study Le Grice, Central Research Council Arts London achievements of British moving-image artists. It contains over 4000 video copies of artists' http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/1084/
Collection Saint Martins (AHRC), Arts Council of works, approximately 5000 still images, files on 450 artists, a library of over 1000 books Detailed information about data created and used:
England and magazines, a collection of historical posters and publicity materials, and http://www.arts-
documentation relating to key artist-led organisations, public funding bodies, etc. The humanities.net/projects/improving_access_british_a
British Artists' Moving Image database is designed to assist research into British artists' rtists_film_video_study_collection
film and video."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/funded-projects-120820065254-phpapp02/85/Examples-of-publicly-funded-projects-in-the-visual-arts-2-320.jpg)
Examples of publicly funded projects in the visual arts
- 1. Project Title Principal Dates Funder/s Institution/s Description Outputs/data Investigator/Depar tment/College Energy & Co- Departments of 2010- Research Councils UK Goldsmiths, It seeks to understand how new technologies can be designed to support communities in Items in Goldsmiths Research Online designing Sociology & Design 2014 Energy University of reducing their energy consumption. As designers and sociologists, we have had a Boucher, Andy, Bowers, John, Cameron, David, Communities London longstanding interest in exploring how people interact with technologies. Jarvis, Nadine, Gabrys, Jennifer, Gaver, William, Kerridge, Tobie, Michael, Mike and Wilkie, Alex. This project is ongoing. Its research process and outcomes are published via the project 2010. Sustainability, Invention and Energy Demand blog at http://ecdc.ac.uk. The research process generates materials from field trips, Reduction: Co-designing Communities and Practice. workshops and “cultural probes” which are distributed to participants and contain “a [Printed Ephemera] series of evocative tasks related to energy consumption: writing an obituary for an electric appliance, confessing an energy usage guilty secret, taking a picture of something that should go faster”. The methods, including their use of so-called workbooks, are detailed on the project blog. Curating architecture Art Department 2006- Funded by the AHRC Goldsmiths, Its aim is to interrogate ideas proposed by recent and recurring influences of architecture Items in Goldsmiths Research Online (selection) 2008 with support from the University of on curatorial practice through the joint development of critical discourse and curatorial Henry Moore London commissioning processes. Phillips, Andrea. 2009. Curating Architecture. In: Foundation, The Japan Nikolaus Hirsch, Philippe Misselwitz, Markus Foundation and This project comprised events such as a seminar series, talks and exhibitions and resulted Miessen and Matthias Gorlich, eds. Institution Goldsmiths in a number of publications and conference presentations. The project is documented at Building: Artists, Curators, Architects in the Struggle http://old.gold.ac.uk/art/curating-architecture/ with texts, images and presentations. for Institutional Space. Berlin/New York: Sternberg Press. ISBN 978-1-933128-54-2 [Book Section] Phillips, Andrea. 2008. Curating architecture: Office Kersten Geers, David Van Severen. In: Moritz Kung, ed. 1907... After the Party: Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen Belgian Pavilion Venice 2008. Antwep: De Singel. [Book Section] Environmental Professor CDA 2008- EPSRC The Glasgow "This Environmental Assessment of Domestic Laundering is a three year multi-disciplinary Website is available here: Assessment of Porteous, School of 2011 School of Art project led by Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) at the http://www.homelaundrystudy.net Domestic Laundering Architecture Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with the Centre for Research on Indoor Climate and Health (RICH) at Glasgow Caledonian University and the Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) at the University of Strathclyde."
- 2. Innovation in Professor Alastair 2007- Economic and Social The Glasgow "This research is concerned with gaining benefit from scientific data obtained from older The findings are available here: envisioning dynamic Macdonald, School 2009 Research Council School of Art adults during daily living tasks and visualised in an innovative format. The goal is to use http://www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/nda- biomechanical data of Design (ESRC) New Dynamics visualisations to enable cross-disciplinary discussion in which older adults are empowered findings-1.html of Ageing Programme to participate on an equal basis with specialist disciplines. The aim is to influence care and rehabilitation strategies, the design of the built environment, furniture, products and A comprehensive list of outputs are available here: technological devices, and the quality and extent of work and living activities in later life. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-352-25- 0005/read During this project the researchers will use 3D animations from visualised data as the basis for cross-disciplinary consultations, including older people throughout in interview and focus-group sessions, culminating in a national seminar and ageing research workshop." http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-352-25-0005/read Swandown Professor Andrew 2011 Film Council and others University for the The film Swandown developed from the Cultural Olympiad exhibition for University for Wide range including Twitter, links available to Kötting Creative Arts the Creative Arts. "For four weeks throughout the months of September and October Twitter and website from: 2011 Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair pedalled a plastic swan over 160 miles from the http://flyfilm.co.uk/films/swandown.php seaside in Hastings to Hackney in East London. [...] They met all sorts en route, from the Hoi Polloi to the Hoity Toity, from the very old to the very young, with the pedallo acting as catalyst and magnet. Sometimes they were accompanied by invited guest pedallers, Alan Moore, Stewart Lee, Dudley Sutton, Dr Mark Lythgoe and Marcia Farquhar." http://flyfilm.co.uk/films/swandown.php Collective Body; Professor Anna Fox 2008- British Council UKEIRI University for the The funding award has enabled Professor Anna Fox to co-write, with Dr Deepak John More information available from: connecting you now! 2010 (UK-India Education Creative Arts Mathews, the new post graduate course in Photography at the National Institute of http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/article/26957/Pioneerin A creative Research Initiative) Design in India. A series of three workshops also took place across three continents, g-post-graduate-provision-in-India photography Europe, North America and India. The partnership between the University for the Creative collaboration Arts and the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India, has "contributed to the and here: development of students with increased confidence and global perspective." http://annafoxnewspage.wordpress.com/2012/01/1 0/third-ukusindia-photography-research-workshop/ Interrogating Professor Sandy 2005 Engineering and University of the "The cluster operated during 2005 with a series of events culminating in a symposium and Outputs: Fashion: practice, Black, London Physical Sciences Arts London an experimental fashion event, and led to a number of new initiatives. These include the http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/view/divisions/u process and College of Fashion Research Council project Considerate Design for Personalised Fashion, developing the Considerate Design al=5Frp=5F20.html presentation - new (EPSRC) toolkit, and the journal Fashion Practice: design, creative process and the fashion paradigms in fashion industry, plus a number of publications including Eco Chic: the Fashion Paradox." design for the 21st http://www.interrogatingfashion.org/ century British Artists' Film & Professor Malcolm 2002 Arts and Humanities University of the "The British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection is dedicated to documenting the Dataset on UAL Research Online - Video Study Le Grice, Central Research Council Arts London achievements of British moving-image artists. It contains over 4000 video copies of artists' http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/1084/ Collection Saint Martins (AHRC), Arts Council of works, approximately 5000 still images, files on 450 artists, a library of over 1000 books Detailed information about data created and used: England and magazines, a collection of historical posters and publicity materials, and http://www.arts- documentation relating to key artist-led organisations, public funding bodies, etc. The humanities.net/projects/improving_access_british_a British Artists' Moving Image database is designed to assist research into British artists' rtists_film_video_study_collection film and video."