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In the final episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, looks back on their year as Artist of Change. Breaking down the process for developing creative work, they analyse the results achieved through out a year of exhibitions. Lizzie both celebrates the varied outcomes and shines a light on lessons they've learned along the way. As usual, you can expect a tangent on working class culture and northern identity. Thank you very much for being part of this journey. Links: ARC Artist of Change Page Lizzie's Instagram Lizzie's Website
In the penultimate episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Beth Smith of Tees Valley Arts about her role at Palace Arts and how her career has begun. The pair discuss how vital the arts are for young people, in terms of career development and wellbeing, and how important it is for us to remember rural communities of the North East. Links: Tees Valley Arts Website - https://www.teesvalleyarts.org.uk/the-redcar-palace/ Palace Art Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/redcarpalace/ Bloomin Youth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bloomingyouthcollective/ Beth's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beethsmiith/
In this month's episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Annabel Turpin, Chief Executive & Artistic Director of ARC Stockton about her experience behind the scene in arts centre and how her career has progressed. The pair discuss the changes to ARC and Stockton over the past 13 years, as well as the changing face of creativity and projects within the North East. Links: ARC's Staff Page - https://arconline.co.uk/staff/ More about Annabel - https://www.a-m-a.co.uk/people/annabel-turpin-arc/ Annabel's Twitter - https://twitter.com/annabelturpin?lang=en
In this month's episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Kate Danielson about her experience of producing in the creative industry. The pair discuss the impact of regional accent, the many barriers that there are for working class creatives and how jobs and opportunities are clustered in metropolitan areas. Links: Weston Jerwood Bursaries 2020-22 - https://jerwoodarts.org/projects/weston-jerwood-creative-bursaries-2020-22/ Kate Danielson's Website - https://katedanielson.co.uk/ Kate Danielson's Twitter - https://twitter.com/katebursaries?lang=en
On this month's episode of 'A Change of Perspective' our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Patrick (Pat) Chapman of The Northern School of Art and the North East division of the Arts Council. We discuss his experience in supporting and developing important arts projects, how to work creatively in the Tees Valley area and the upcoming Festival of Illustration in Hartlepool! Links for The Northern Festival of Illustration: https://www.facebook.com/festivalofillustration/ https://thefestivalofillustration.com/ https://www.instagram.com/festivalofillustration/ Links for Patrick Chapman: https://twitter.com/PatChapmanReive https://www.instagram.com/patpatrickchapman/ Links for The Northern School of Art: https://www.instagram.com/thenorthernart/ https://northernart.ac.uk/
Trigger Warning for domestic abuse and gender based violence discussion On this month's episode our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks with Lisa Davis from Changing Relations about the various projects and creative educational tools she has created in order to educate and raise awareness of gender based issues, particularly domestic violence. They consider the ways in which varied art forms can facilitate discussion and seek to make changes to the structures of our society. Visit the Changing Relations website Follow Changing Relations on Twitter Follow Changing Relations on Instagram
On this month's episode of A Change of Perspective our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to international curator and creative producer Beatriz Lobo about their past work, the power of listening to indigenous peoples, the struggles of being a working class creative and how they are finding the North East of England. (Spoiler, the North is fantastic.)
On this month's new episode of the Change of Perspective Podcast our host, Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to local musician Alex James about his band, his music and working creatively in the industry with Duchenne. As a wheelchair bound recording artist and performer, Alex talks about his personal experiences and where his band is going to next. https://twitter.com/alex_jamesmusic https://www.facebook.com/ItsmeAlexJames https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QquOMAfV7OwraMkYYFpKo
Welcome back to the Change of Perspective Podcast! Today we will be talking to Darlington born creative Paula Knight about their previous work, future projects and, more significantly, the impact of ME on their life. We consider physical disability and the impact that activism and life changing research can have. Find Paula online: Twitter: @Paula_Knight IG: @paulajkstudio www.paulaknight.co.uk
Welcome back to The Change of Perspective Podcast with your host, Lizzie Lovejoy. In episode three we will be exploring the topic of Arts Education with Susan and Hannah, considering the ‘desert island mentality', the impact of the class divide and the joy of returning to education as a mature student. You can find our guests on: Susan: Twitter and Instagram @TheArtCriminal Hannah: Twitter and Instagram @hannahscullyart NEATEN: Twitter and Instagram: @neatenart DSFC art: Twitter and Instagram@ DSFCArt
In the most recent podcast instalment for the A Change of Perspective podcast, ARC's Artist of Change Lizzie Lovejoy, talks to Victoria, a neurodiverse creative and one of the directors of ‘Whippet Up.' They discuss autism, textile creativity, the controversy of misrepresentation in visual media as well as some recent projects launching in the Tees Valley area. Links: www.whippetup.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/Neurodivergent-Creatives-100754195135859
Lizzie Lovejoy, one of ARC's Artists of Change, introduces the first in a series of podcasts from their A Change of Perspective project. In this podcast, they talk to two incredible female working class artists based in the Tees Valley. Paige Livingstone and Bettie Hope share their experiences of collaboration, their favourite female artists and how the local creative scene has shaped their work. Content Warning: Discussion of the word ‘Slut' in relation to female run business and algorithmic bias. Paige Livingstone Social Media: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/wildlambillustrations/ Bettie Hope Social Media: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/slutmouthdesign/ Website – https://www.slutmouth.co.uk/ Paige's Favourite Artists: Annegret Soltau – https://www.annegret-soltau.de/ Katie McCann – https://www.beetleblossom.com/ Mary A Johnson – https://www.maryajohnson.com/work-2016present Bettie's Favourite Artists: Lara Jensen – http://larajensen.co.uk/ Kristen Liu Wong – https://www.instagram.com/kliuwong/?hl=en Sophie Bryant – https://www.instagram.com/sophiebryantfunnell/?hl=en Let Us Eat Cake: www.facebook.com/events/1039179726587151 wildlambXslutmouth@gmail.com