Creative Labs
A research project exploring the catalyst of creative knowledge transfer
By identifying the elements of effective knowledge transfer and transformation within an educational learning environment, we aim to equip arts and heritage practitioners and educators with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will ensure excellence in future projects.
In order to carry out our approach to investigating creative knowledge transfer, we identified a project delivery team who have developed a participatory creative heritage project. We worked as part of that team during the devising, planning, delivery and review of the project. We used a collaborative inquiry process to researching, observing and witnessing the project with the partners and participants. The research we have facilitated has four key areas of focus which represent a number of different viewpoints and perspectives. Firstly, self-review: this is where/when the whole project group, facilitated by the research group, reflects on creative knowledge transfer. Secondly, to review what we are doing/researching relates to academic theory. Thirdly, how our activities link to and inform formative and summary evaluation practice. Fourthly, and very importantly, the artist’s interpretation of the programme, both in terms of process and meaning.
Throughout the process we have encouraged and supported participants, artists and heritage professionals to take an active role in the research by facilitating and modelling a process of self-evaluation and group reflection, and provided opportunities for subjective and objective analysis. Effectively, partners and participants became consultants, researchers and evaluators who could subsequently explore the environments in which they work and how knowledge is transferred. For the second stage, we are having an exhibition about Yan Preston’s artistic response about the project, and seminars during the exhibition to discuss our findings.
Creative Labs exhibition featureed Yan Preston’s works, The River Ribble, Sweets Bees, and 96 Lunch Boxes at Gallery II, University of Bradford in 2010.
Creative Labs paper was presented at UNESCO Arts Education international conference in Seoul, Korea, in May 2010. Read more about it .
Creative Labs is a research project which aims to explore and reveal creative knowledge transfer between artists, heritage professionals, educators, researchers and young people through a collaborative inquiry process. It is a collaboration between Yan Preston (photographer and artist), Sue Hayton (Hayton Associates), and Louise Comerford Boyes (researcher, the University of Bradford). The project is funded by Arts Council England.
We attempt to work towards a deeper understanding and articulation of the processes of knowledge transfer in the context of a creative education project. There are increasing opportunities for the cultural sector to embrace education and learning as a key element of their work. Participatory activity is one method that can be used to very good effect as it allows for participants to take an active role in learning about, participating in and having agency in culture.
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