Copyright 2019, Rebecca Davies, LBBD and Jimmy Lee
New Town Culture is a pioneering programme curated by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to develop artistic and cultural activity as a core part of social care services for children, adults and the staff working there.
The programme explores how artistic and cultural experience can reframe the work of social care and support adults and children in need of social care services.
By working with care staff, creative practitioners, children, young people and adults, New Town Culture develops creative ways to support systemic change in social care. By embedding art and culture in the core business of local authority social care services, New Town Culture challenges an existing status quo.
New Town Culture encompasses research, projects, exhibitions, publications, tools for practitioners, residencies, workshops, training and knowledge exchange to bring together creative and social practitioners in their work. In 2020 we launched a new MA Module in Creative Social Work with Goldsmiths, University of London.
To find out more about the ideas that shape our approach please see our New Town Culture pamphlet.
Partners:
Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance, Barking and Dagenham College, Company Drinks, The Foundling Museum, Goldsmiths, University of London, Green Shoes Arts, Serpentine Galleries, South London Gallery, Tate, The White House (Create London).
Creative practitioners:
Yemi Awosile, Blak Outside, Katriona Beales, Sonia Boyce, Marley Butler, Helen Cammock, Gayle Chong Kwan , Paul Crook, Rebecca Davies, Aislinn Evans, India Harvey, Elsa James, Hannah Kemp-Welsh, Dauda Ladejobi, Lady Unchained, Jimmy Lee, Sarina Mantle, Nicole Morris, Joe Namy, Rory Pilgrim, Albert Potrony, Abiola Onabule, Antonio Roberts, Ilona Sagar, Emma Smith, Belinda Zhawi.
