A Place For Words: Case Studies, Writing and Place

The case studies linked to below give brief details about (and where available external links to) existing projects which use writing as a means of consultation, communication and exploration of people's relationship with place.

Soundings From the Estuary A collaborative project between writer Germander Speedwell, photographer Frank Watson, and sound artist Dave Lawrence, exploring the heritage, current use and future potential of the Thames Estuary.

What's Your Wybourn Way? An eight-month project, run by Encounters Arts on The Wybourn Estate, Sheffield, aimed at engaging residents in the estate's regeneration

Science Museum, Writer in Residence Writer, Tony White, explored the Science Museum's history and locality, through research, public workshops and creating his own new fiction.

Batley Family Encounters Project A participatory arts project in Batley, West Yorkshire, which aimed to create stronger links between Batley Locality Children's Centre and local families. Artists created a mobile street stall and moved around the area, collecting stories.

Creative Consultation in Hackney Wick – Writer Paul Shepheard worked with a visual artist and a landscape architect to consult young people in Hackney Wick about a new public space.

Snug and Outdoor – Artist and design team, Snug and Outdoor, work with poet, Chris Meade, to consult young people about new playground designs.

Barking: A Model Town Centre – Poet Aoife Mannix worked with Barking residents to explore imagined occupations of new town centre buildings, creating texts to be exhibited alonside architects' models.

The Wild Wood – The Word Hoard worked with local residents to create temporary site specific art works responding to TP Woods in Huddersfield.

Building in Context – Writer, Jane Field, used creative writing as part of training days for urban design professionals and local stakeholders exploring new developments in heritage contexts.

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