Lost Horizon, the team from Amplified Publishing have been running Shangri-La at Glastonbury Festival for years. This year they brought their prototype from the programme to the festival with help of the team. In this article academics, Coral Manton, Naomi Smyth and Ana Levordashka reflect on the festival goer's experience of the event.
In this blog, Dr. Liz Roberts introduces her cross-cutting fellowship project which looks at alternative ways of doing business and the economy and what lessons we can learn to help make the South West creative sectors more fair, sustainable and values-led.
Trailblazer recipient, Joanna Órla Bligh, shares their process and inspiration from developing the Trans and Non-Binary Creatives Meet Up at the Watershed. In this article they also discuss the ecology needed for the future and how we can lead from a grassroots level.
Jack is a freelance designer and visual communicator who has been working with Bristol + Bath Creative R+D and Container Magazine to deliver their social media, communication and design work over the last year after starting as their first-ever intern. Jack’s practice aims to explore how graphic design can agitate and question audiences to think differently. Jack outputs this through Studio Jn and his soon to launch new platform SoftPower.
New Scholar Paris Selinas reflects on their PhD progress, looking at how creativity has positively impacted their work. They share reflections on how including multiple communities throughout their PhD has allowed for greater harmony in their academic process.
Climate Action Researcher, Zoe Rasbash, shares her Creative Climate Action Tool kit, designed by and for creative SME’s. This tool kit enables creatives organisations and freelancers to assess and act when working towards more sustainable business practices.
