In this workshop, Dr Lynn Setterington and Dr Dena Bagi will discuss how gallery-based practices support wellbeing with craft materials.
Room GE.4.05, Grosvenor East Building
Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Road Manchester M15 6GB United KingdomDoWell Co-Design Workshop and Lecture Series 2024-2025
The DoWell research group offers an expanded interdisciplinary workshop and lectures series this year to provide the opportunity for colleagues to explore an exciting range of different topics, including practices and approaches to co-designing in various health and care contexts. The format of the monthly sessions is more flexible this year, including online presentations and panel discussions as well as in-person workshops for colleagues to get hands-on experience and get involved in the different approaches to co-design. The workshops aim to provide a forum and time for colleagues to meet and get to know each other’s work, and to foster discussion and cross-faculty collaboration.
We are looking forward seeing you all in the workshop.
Kristina Niedderer & DoWell group
Session 6 The Gallery, Material and Wellbeing
Dr Lynn Setterington & Dr Dena Bagi, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Lynn Setterington and Dr Dena Bagi will discuss their gallery-based practices, which aim to improve/maintain the wellbeing of those involved in working with craft materials. The pair, who practice as an artist-academic and pedagogical designer in the gallery context, will explore material-based engagement methods used in the gallery context. They will also touch on the gallery as a space for healing/wellbeing.
Lynn will talk directly about her ongoing project at Gallery Oldham, and Dena will present the outcome of her PhD, Clay Pedagogy. Both projects explore how collective material-based making in the gallery space can aid a healing journey or general wellbeing.