AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network

On 10 May 2024, we organized the “Everyday Creativity in the Sciences” sandpit at the Physics Department of the University of Oxford.  We were delighted to welcome Sophie Layton (artist), Rox Middleton (physicist and artist/communicator), Samantha Lish (physicist and artist)… Continue Reading →

Hosted by The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network & Creative Lives  Thursday 26th September 2024 Cecil Sharp House, London, England An opportunity to share understandings and ways of working with, and for, everyday creativity and to celebrate everyday creative practice,… Continue Reading →

The 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference: Celebrating Practice, Exploring Legacies, and Forging New Paths Forwards Hosted by The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network and Creative Lives Thursday 26th September 2024 Cecil Sharp House, London THE AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network have… Continue Reading →

The 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference: Celebrating Practice, Exploring Legacies, and Forging New Paths Forwards Hosted by The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network and Creative Lives   Thursday 26th September 2024 Cecil Sharp House, London   The 2024 Everyday Creativity Conference… Continue Reading →

AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network: Sandpit 3: Everyday Creativity and Wellbeing Thursday 11th January 2024, Brunel University, London Norma Daykin and Louise Mansfield This was the third Sandpit event for the AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network, focused on the Wellbeing… Continue Reading →

Laharee Mitra’s and Helen Johnson’s report on the second ECRN sandpit, addressing ‘space and placemaking’ was published in the January 2024 edition of the journal ‘Forum: Qualitative Social Research.’ You can read the full article here: View of Conference Essay:… Continue Reading →

Event report by Tamsin Bishton, MSRM student, University of Brighton The first sandpit event took place on 20th April 2023 and through a varied programme of talks, reflections and group discussion (online and in the room) took a rich and… Continue Reading →

The AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network was officially launched in the elegant surroundings of the House of Lords’ River Room on Monday 13th March 2023, following the kind invitation of Lord Steve Bassam. Supporters of the Network met, mused and… Continue Reading →

Prof Owen Evans, CI for the ECRN, Edge Hill University While preparing a short presentation on the connections between place and everyday creativity for the launch of the Everyday Creativity Research Network at the House of Lords in March, I… Continue Reading →