Kind Places & Spaces: Announcing Creative Ideas

Over the next two weeks we will be announcing the artists and individuals who have been commissioned as part of our Kind Places and Spaces project, as well as giving you an initial insight into their ideas.

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A final reflection for our Navigating with Kindness series, from Janice McGuinness

For the final piece in our Navigating with Kindness, COVID-19 response series, our CEO Janice McGuinness reflects on the series as a whole in the context of where we are now.

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Navigating with Kindness- a response from Newington’s Chill Club

For the penultimate piece in our Navigating with Kindness COVID-19 response series we asked the young people from Newington’s Chill Club to reflect on life during lockdown and what it means to them moving forward.

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Kind Canterbury – Museum of Us

A new artwork responding to COVID-19 by celebrating ‘Kind Canterbury’

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Read our new report – Taking Care, The Art of Kindness

Taking Care is the third report in People United’s trilogy of arts and kindness publications. It aims to show our participatory arts methodology and capture our working processes from a range of perspectives.

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Kind Places & Spaces: Announcing Creative Ideas

A couple of months ago People United published an open call for creative ideas...

Artist Commission: Humour with Compton Verney

People United and Compton Verney want to commission an artist or artist collective to...

A final reflection for our Navigating with Kindness series, from Janice McGuinness

For the final piece in our Navigating with Kindness, COVID-19 response series, our CEO...

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We put on a variety of exciting events throughout the year including, talks, quizzes, workshops, networking opportunities and festivals. Take a look at the past events we've organised to get a feel of what could be coming up next...

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Provoking Change: The Arts and Kindness Conversation

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  • Amanda’s proposal involves designing playful, temporary street markings which promote conversation and physical eng… https://t.co/qI5C5mOlL5
  • Meet Amanda Moore, an architect and artist working with us on Kind Places & Spaces to explore the positive impact t… https://t.co/ml3DSWjHi3