Ecologies in Practice: Participatory arts methods for engaging young people in climate research

该项目将发展CAL/CMUK生态实践合作，将于2021-22年启动，成为研究伙伴关系。我们将首先在当地学校和社区团体之间建立网络，并将推出三种以艺术为基础的方法供年轻人互动，每种方法都需要与两名从业者合作。每种方法都旨在通过创造性和反思性的实践让年轻人参与气候研究。方法一将涉及CAL的金伯利·福斯特和CMUK的布里奇特·麦肯齐之间的合作。这种实践研究方法将与对象一起工作，将金伯利从教学艺术对象中激发对话的实践与布里奇特的基于对象的实践结合在一起，这是一种放置在事物上的生态镜头。理想情况下，对象将被当面观看，如果需要，还可以选择社交距离观看。方法二将涉及CAL/CMUK的凯文·戴维森和CAL/炼金术音乐公司的迈克尔·柯克帕特里克之间的合作。这些从业者将与声音和摄影合作，将迈克尔的社会参与音乐制作实践与凯文的基于艺术的社区交流实践结合在一起。这次合作将借鉴以艺术为基础的“PhotoVoice”方法(Wang&Burris 1997，Sutton-Brown 2015)，邀请参与者在日常生活中就相关主题拍摄照片。随后，参与者在研究人员的支持和指导下，通过创造性的实践发现照片可能具有的意义。方法3将邀请参与者通过由CAL负责人米兰达·马修斯博士领导的自由写作和绘画实践研究来表达情感和想法。年轻人将被邀请对气候变化干预措施进行可视化和口头表达。这种方法将扩展米兰达和弗朗西斯·吉尔伯特发展的自由书写和绘画练习，适用于14-18岁的年轻人群体和本科生(吉尔伯特和马修斯2021，马修斯2021)。我们打算参与者将是来自多个不同社区的年轻伦敦人团体，从业者将与他们扩大工作关系。我们的目标是通过对地球危机的参与性研究来发展文化生态，将来自社区的年轻人聚集在学校，包括金匠学院的本科生。这项研究将与英国气候博物馆和其他相关的重大倡议建立网络联系，这些倡议将分配通过该项目创造的资源。我们的网络活动将包括：-炼金术项目：一个专业的创意音乐实验室和辅导计划，面向14-18岁的学生，他们可能在伦敦路易斯安区的学校里面临被排斥的风险，总部设在金史密斯大学。(https://linktr.ee/goldsmithsalchemy).)伦敦学校生态网络：一项由学生主导的倡议，旨在提高学校社区内外对环境问题的认识。这与“改造我们的世界”在线、集中、有质量评级的资源中心和2020年青年气候峰会(https://twitter.com/ldnschoolseco，https://www.lsen.co.uk，https://www.transform-our-world.org/home).)有关Tower Hamlets艺术家教师网络：一个论坛，供Tower Hamlets区的艺术家教师和伦敦各地的艺术组织使用，‘联系、合作、创作、分享好的做法；促进艺术教育，并积极授权艺术教师重新审视他们的艺术实践’。(https://thatnetworklondon.wordpress.com)The CAL/CMUK生态实践项目旨在创造由年轻人领导的公众参与形式，以他们认为相关和有意义的方式表达他们对气候研究的看法。我们打算创造新的文化空间和潜在的网络，年轻人可以在其中拥有关于气候危机的叙述，并在其中整合和扩展可持续的行为和创造性想法。

The project will develop the CAL/CMUK Ecologies in Practice collaboration initiated in 2021-22, to become a research partnership. We will network firstly among local schools and community groups, and will initiate three arts-based methods for young people to interact with, each involving a collaboration with two practitioners. Each method is designed to engage young people with climate research through creative and reflective practice. Method 1 will involve a collaboration between Kimberley Foster of CAL and Bridget McKenzie of CMUK. This practice research method will work with objects, bringing together Kimberley's practice of stimulating dialogue from pedagogical art objects with Bridget's object-based practice, that places 'an eco lens on things'. Objects will ideally be viewed in-person, with an option for socially-distanced viewing if necessary. Method 2 will involve a collaboration between Kevin Davidson of CAL/CMUK and Michael Kirkpatrick of CAL/Alchemy Music. These practitioners will work with sound and photography, bringing together Michael's practice of socially-engaged music-making with Kevin's practice of arts-based community exchange. This collaboration will draw upon the arts-based method of 'photovoice' (Wang & Burris 1997, Sutton-Brown 2015) in which participants are invited to take photographs in their everyday lives on relevant themes. Following this, participants uncover the meaning which may be ascribed to their photographs through creative practice with the support and guidance of researchers.Method 3 will invite participants to express affect and ideas through free writing and drawing practice research led by Dr. Miranda Matthews Head of CAL. Young people will be invited to visualise and verbalise climate change interventions. This method will extend the free writing and drawing practice developed by Miranda and Francis Gilbert, for groups of young people aged 14-18, and for undergraduates (Gilbert and Matthews 2021, Matthews 2021). We intend that participants will be groups of young Londoners from a number of different communities, with whom the practitioners will extend working relationships. We aim to develop cultural ecologies through participatory research into the Earth crisis, by bringing together young people from communities in schools, and including Goldsmiths undergraduates. The research will make networking connections with Climate Museum UK and with other associated significant initiatives, that will distribute the resources created through the project. Our networking activity will include connection with:-The Alchemy project: a professional creative music lab and mentoring programme for 14-18 year olds who may be at risk from exclusion at school in the London borough of Lewisham and based at Goldsmiths University. (https://linktr.ee/goldsmithsalchemy). London Schools Eco-Network: A student-led initiative to raise awareness on environmental issues in and beyond school communities. This is linked to the 'Transform Our World' online, centralised, quality-rated resource hub and the Youth Climate Summit 2020 (https://twitter.com/ldnschoolseco, https://www.lsen.co.uk, https://www.transform-our-world.org/home). Tower Hamlets Artist Teacher Network: A forum for artist-teachers in the borough of Tower Hamlets, and arts organisations across London, ' to connect; collaborate; create; share good practice; promote arts education and actively empower art teachers to revisit their art practice'. (https://thatnetworklondon.wordpress.com)The CAL/CMUK Ecologies in Practice project aims to create forms of public engagement that are led by young people, expressing their views on climate research in ways that feel relevant and meaningful to them. We intend to generate new cultural spaces and potential networks, in which young people may take ownership over narratives around the climate crisis, and where sustainable behaviours and creative ideas are integrated and extended.