Resource Roundtable #8: Community-Engaged Practices

How do you co-create works with communities of people? Where do you find ideas, support and resources for community-engaged projects? What are the benefits and challenges of co-designing such projects with groups of participants? Join other facilitators and creative practitioners to ask questions and share tips on community engagement. Hosted by Company Concentric and guest contributor Tony Cealy, this interactive peer-to-peer conversation is part of the Resource Roundtables series and is open to anyone interested and/or involved in community arts.

Booking options:

• Roundtable + Resources: Join the conversation live on Zoom + receive a toolbox of resources by email the following week
• Resources Only: Get a recording and resources the week after the event

Team:

• Guest contributor: Tony Cealy
• Co-hosts: Mikaela Livadiotis & Yanaëlle Thiran (Company Concentric)
• Graphic design: Joy Mulandi

About the roundtables: Company Concentric’s Resource Roundtables are monthly meetings for creatives who want to share questions, issues and insights emerging from their practices. The roundtables take place on Zoom on the first Wednesday of the month, from July 2021 - April 2022. Funded by Arts Council England, they are free to attend, and you can request a FREE toolbox of resources on past topics:

• Working for the Collective
• Designing your Digital Content
• Practicing Gender Awareness
• Cultivating Self-Care for Creatives
• ADHD in the Creative Space
• Managing your Freelance Finances

Who is this for? If you're an artist working in dance, design, drama, music, visual arts, or any other creative practice, the Resource Roundtables are for you! We value hearing all voices around the table and we encourage artists who identify as under-privileged or marginalised to take part in the discussions. Live captions are available and you can let us know if you have any access requirements when registering for this event.

Latecomers policy: To avoid interrupting the flow of the group conversation, latecomers will only be admitted during the first 15 minutes of this event.

Code of conduct: Behind the Resource Roundtables is a vision: artists sitting in a circle as equals to engage in shared reflective conversations. However, individuals face various visible and invisible barriers in society. With this in mind, we encourage everyone to:

• Listen to each other and allow different perspectives to be heard.
• Keep video cameras on and/or use reaction buttons in order to let non-verbal communication flow. Please bear in mind that some individuals may not feel willing or able to use the video camera function.
• Respect each other and help others respect you (e.g. you may want to indicate the way your name is pronounced and/or your pronouns).
• Acknowledge people's access needs and preferred ways of communicating and processing information.

Providing an inclusive and open environment is an ongoing aim for us. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on things to consider, say or do differently to better achieve our vision and make equity at the roundtables a reality.