Forthcoming Events

  • '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. Cecil House, London. Thurs 26th September 2024. Register for the conference here. 

  • "Now You Must Cooperate and Smile": An Autoethnographic Poetic Inquiry into Survivors' Experiences of Domestic Abuse, Investigated and Perpetuated through the UK Family Court System. International Symposium of Poetic Inquiry 2024. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, Aotearoa. New Zealand. Wednesday 23rd - Saturday 26th October 2024. 

  

 

Archived Events

Helen Johnson holding flipchart pad

Photo by Pete Jones

  • 'Towards Democratising Research: Lessons from Everyday Creativity' Invited talk for the Qualitative Expertise at Southampton (QUEST) series in partnership with the National Centre for Research Methods and South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. Tue 17th September 2024. 

  • 'Valuing Everyday Creativity,' invited talk for 'Brains at the Bevy.' The Bevy Pub, Moulsecoomb, Brighton. Wed 5th June 2024

  • 'What Role can Arts-based Research Play in Researching Sensitive Topics and Marginalised Groups?' invited talk for Southcoast Doctoral Training Partnerships. Online. Tue 28th May 2024. Open to SCDTP staff and students only.

  • Interfaces Across Arts, Science and Technology Sandpit,' for the AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network. Oxford University. 10th May 2024 (Invitation only)

  • 'Heaven in a Wildflower: Everyday Creativity as an Impactful Practice,' for the 'South East Regional Research with Impact' conference. University of Sussex. 8th February 2024.

  • 'Hacking Writing in Education and Beyond,' workshop and talk, with Prof Pamela Burnard. University of Cambridge. 21st February 2024.  (Invitation only). 

  • Queer and Creative Methods Workshop, for the Centre for Arts and Wellbeing and the Centre for Transforming Gender and Sexuality. The Ledward, Brighton. 31st January 2024. Event report here.

  • 'Wellbeing Sandpit,' for the AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network, Brunel University. 11th January 2024.  (Invitation only). Event report here.

  • 'Home and Placemaking Sandpit', for the AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network, Edge Hill University. 7th September 2023. (Invitation only). Conference report here. 

  • 'Collaborative Poetics: Participatory Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience,' University of Chichester. 22nd November 2023.

  • 'Helix of Love,' panel discussion at online book launch, with Prof Bobbie Farsides, Prof Anneke Lucassen, Prof Felicity Boardman, Prof Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Rich Gorman and Dawn Gorman. 21st September 2023. Further information here

  • 'Democratising research at the intersection of creative methods and everyday creativity,’ Keynote lecture for the 4th Kyoto Conference on Arts Media and Culture. 10th October 2023.

  • AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network Launch, House of Lords. 13th March 2023. (Invitation only). Event report available here.

  • 'Creative Methods Sandpit,' for the AHRC Everyday Creativity Research Network. 20th April.. University of Brighton, Falmer Campus. Slides, recordings and other materials from the event available here. Event report available here.

  • Community-university partnership workshop, with Nicolette Fox, Research and Knowledge Exchange Week, University of Brighton. 18th April 2023.

  • 'Igniting Possibilities: When Communities and Universities Work Together,' with Nicolette Fox, University of Brighton and Nicole Monney, Trust for Developing Communities, British Science Association. Online. 8th December 2022.

  • 'Researching Youth Spoken Word as Critical and Creative Community,' Keynote lecture at '"Going Places' with the Spoken Word Community: Youth Education Between Spiritual and Poetic Justice' conference, online and in person at the University of Cambridge. 2nd December 2022.

  • 'Performing Intersections of Privilege and Discrimination With and Through Autoethnographic and Participatory Poetic Inquiry,' invited webinar for the University of Cambridge's 'Creative-Critical Methods For(u)m' Writing and Publishing Research Other:Wise. 10th November 2022,

  • 'Working with Community Partners,' invited workshop, with Nicolette Fox and Corina Ciocan, The Future's Bright 2022 Conference, University of Brighton. 21st September 2022.

  • Poetry performance and collaborative poetics workshop for the 'Peers who are Queers' research project, The Ledward Centre, Brighton. 15th June 2022.

  • Everyday Creativity: Towards an International Research Network, conference hosting, spoken word performances and panel participation, University of Brighton. 13th June 2022.

  • 'Doing Rebellious Research in and Beyond the Academy,' book launch. Online. 6th June 2022.

  • 'Collaborative Poetics: Participatory Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience' workshop and talk. ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London (online). Methods Primer Series. 27th April 2022.

  • "I Was Raised to Drown Rebellion in Silence”: Using Poetic Inquiry to Explore Intersections of Privilege and Discrimination.  International Poetic Inquiry Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa and online 24-27th May 2022.

  • 'The Lived Experience.' Curated conversation with Prof Lucy English on the impact on the pandemic on young people's experience of and access to spoken word in the UK. Enduring Performance: The Post-pandemic Future of Spoken Word, University of Winchester (online), 12th Feb 2022.

  • Spoken Word in the UK panel discussion for the Bristol Poetry Institute, with Jacob Sam-La Rose, Peter Bearder and Lucy English.  Online, 23rd November 2021.

  • 'Introducing Participatory, Arts-based Research Through the Collaborative Poetics Method' workshop for the National Centre for Research Methods 2021 e-Festival.  26th October 2021.

  • 'LBTQIA+ Seeking and Receiving Support: Data Poems,' with Charlotte Wilcox and Rebecca Graber, International Society of Critical Health Psychology 12th Biennial Conference, 22nd-25th August 2021 (online).

  • Compering for family poetry shows, with Dommy B, Paul Lyalls and Steve Tasane, Elderflower Fields Festival (Wow Pow! Stage), Sat 24th July 2021.

  • 'Methodological Entanglements: Creative and Radical Methods in Brighton's Postgraduate Research Community,' with Ben Sweeting, Sally Sutherland, Rebecca Winter, Jordan Whitewood-Neal and H Howitt, Creative Futures and Radical Futures Symposium, University of Brighton, Mon 5th July 2021.

  • 'Poetry in Research and its Performance,' with Breis, Tatiana Chemi, Shelley A. Bruce, Hilary Cremin and Kei Miller, Arts and Creativities Research Group, University of Cambridge (online), Mon 1st March 2021.

  • 'The Collaborative Poetics Mosaic: Crafting Collaborative Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience,' Converge Evaluation and Research Team symposia series, York St John University (online), Wed 3rd March 2021.

  • 'The University of Brighton's Ignite Project,' with Nicolette Fox of the University of Brighton's Community University Partnership Programme and Nicole Monney from the Hangleton and Knoll Project. Part of the UKRI presentation on 'Public Engagement: Past and Future,' Engage Conference 2020 (online), Fri 4th December 2020.

  • 'Collaborative Methods Between Poet and Filmmaker,' talk and launch of 'Bird Poem' with Sarah Tremlett. PGR Creative Research Methods Group symposium (online). Mon 19th October 2020.

  • 'Collaborative Poetics in Healthcare Settings,' creative activity facilitation and discussion for 'Sensing Spaces in Healthcare' (online), Fri 17th July 2020.

  • 'How Can SMSC Support Health and Wellbeing Across the Population?' Invited webinar contribution for 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development in the Present and Future,' University of Cambridge (online), Mon 8th June 2020.

  • 'Poetry Practitioners' Roundtable on Higher Education, Unislam, Birmingham Hippodrome.  Sun 8th March 2020.

  • 'Addressing Arts Inclusivity Through Collaborative Art-based Research: A Partnership between the University of Brighton and Hangleton and Knoll Project.'  Talk with Nicole Monney and the University of Brighton's Community University Partnership Programme, Engage Conference, Bristol, Wed 4th December 2019.

  • Poetry performance at 'Poetry in Medicine,' University of Sussex, Chowen Lecture Theatre, Wed 20th November 2019.  

  • Community University Partnership Programme, Engage Conference, City Marriott Hotel, Bristol, Wed 4th December 2019.

  • Collaborative poetics workshop, Cambridge University, Tue 5th November 2019.

  • Collaborative poetics workshop and talk at 'Indestructible Object: A Day of Information Exchange on Culture and Health', Farley's House and Gallery, Fri 25th October 2019.

  • 'Addressing Arts Inclusivity Through Collaborative Arts-based Research' (Talk and discussion with Hangleton and Knoll Project), Community Psychology Festival, Sat 14th September 2019.

  • 'Poetic autoethnographies' - Presentation on the collaborative poetics method, network and resources for the National Centre for Research Methods Research Showcase.  Monday 10th June 2019.

  • Collaborative poetics resource pack workshop at The University of Cambridge (Faculty of Education).  Monday 3rd June 2019.

  • 'Using the Arts in Research' (performance, talk and workshop, with Carol Rivas and the Collaborative Poetics Network), The Gallery, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton, Sat 9th March 2019.  

  • Collaborative poetics presentation and workshop for the University of Brighton's Creative Research Methods Lab, supported by Creative Futures  Tue 6th Nov 2018.  See this blog post for a review.

  • 'Using Collaborative, Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience (workshop, performance and talk, with David Norbury)  Mon 24th Sept 2018 for the 4th Community Psychology Festival.  

  • 'How the Arts Can Change the World (Again)' (Talk and discussion for Brains at the Bevy) The Bevy, 50 Hillside, Brighton, BN2 4TF, Wednesday 18th July 2018

  • 'Embracing the Mosaic: Crafting Collaborative Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience' (Talk and discussion), University College London, Wednesday 4th July 2018

  • 'Embracing the Mosaic: Crafting Collaborative Arts-based Research for Critical Resilience' (Talk and discussion), University of Cambridge, Monday 18th June 2018
  • Carnival of Invention: Art and Research for Social Action.  University of Brighton, Falmer Campus.  For more information go to the event website.  Friday 15th June 2018
  • Elderflower Fields Festival (spoken word performances and workshops, with Dommy B, Francesca Beard, Steve Tasane and Katrina Quinn) Sat 26th May and Sun 27th May 2018, on the Wow Pow! stage
  • 'An Artist, a Participant, and a Social Scientist Walk Into a Bar... Creating Collaborative Poetic Autoethnographies,' workshop and talk at the Voicing Experience Conference at University of Sussex. 11.30-13.00 Friday 16th June 2017.
  • 'Beyond Discipline(s): Craft, Creativity & Communication in Social Scientific Research' - Opening remarks for TECHNE-funded workshop series on Undisciplined Methods, Wed 31st May 2017, University of Brighton.
  • 'The Struggle Is Real' spoken word/research show, with Simon Banderob, Emily Carson-Apstein, Tanya Evanson, Amy Iliza, Cat Kidd and Xander Macaulay-Rettino and Matt Shi.  Mainline Theatre, Montreal, Sunday August 14th 2016. $2 entry (all proceeds to the Old Brewery Mission.)
  • Seminar talk on the innovative combination of EEG and interview data in the context of creativity research, University of Brighton's Falmer Campus on Wednesday 24th February 2016.
  • Presentation on performative social science at the Bath University symposium, Quality in Qualitative Research and Enduring Problematics, Tuesday 17th January 2015.  Read about the symposium here.
  • Presentation on performative social science at the University of Brighton on Wednesday 10th December 2014.
  • Yaffle and solo performances at The Camden Head, London on Monday 1st December 2014.
  • Presentation of '"I Will Tell You Something of My Own" - Promoting Personhood in Dementia Through Performative Social Science' at 9th U.K. Dementia Congress  on Tuesday 11th November 2014.
  • Invited talk and workshops on 'Evaluating the Impact of the Arts on Well Being and Personal Growth' at Kirklees Bibliotherapy Conference on Wednesday 29th October 2014.  Click here for the full programme. 
  • Yaffle performances and compering at Larmer Tree Festival.  Thursday 17th - Sunday 30th July 2014.

  • Yaffle performance at the launch event for "I Will Tell You Something of My Own" at Lansdown Hall Gallery, Stroud on Friday 6th December 19.30-21.30.

  • Presentation on "I Will Tell You Something of My Own"  for the Winter Psychology Research Symposium at University of Gloucestershire's Francis Close Hall Campus on Thursday 12th December.  

  • Solo and Yaffle performances at Larmer Tree Festival 18th-21st July on the Lyrical Lostwood stage.

  • Solo performance for a post-Glastonbury chill out with Benita Johnson and Poeticat at the Lockkeeper's Cafe/Bar in Stroud on 7th July.

  • Yaffle performance for the Poetry&Words stage at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday 30th June.

  • Two solo poetry performances at Cheltenham Poetry Festival, including one at the festival's closing party on 28th April, at Copa.  Other acts included the very wonderful Hollie McNish and the bare chested poetics of Mark Niel.

  • Poetry hosting and panel discussions, Folk Alliance, Conference, Toronto, 20th-24th February 2013.  Click here for more information about the phenomenon that is Folk Alliance.

  • Yaffle performance at the Lockkeeper's Cafe, Stroud on 27th January.  This event was a benefit for Age UK and also featured singer/songwriter duo, The Peeky Blinders, the verdant verse of Peter Wyton and the marvelously melifluous Benita Johnson.

  • Solo poetry performance for Lead Poets on Tour at Meantime, Cheltenham on 23rd November.  Other poets who performed included Adam Horovitz, Myfanwy Fox and host Sarah Dxon.

  • Yaffle performance at OMG, Bristol for the ShoutOut Fundraiser, Break Out, on 8th September 2012.  The show was aired live on BCfm (Bristol Community Radio).  You can listen to a podcast of the show here. (Scroll down and click on the recording third up from the bottom of the page.)

  • Solo poetry performance at Nympsfield Village Fayre on 1st September 2012.

  • Conference paper presentation (focusing on digital poetry in youth slam and spoken word) at the Mix Conference on 17th July 2012.

  • Poetry workshops, compering, solo poetry performances and Yaffle performances on  the Lyrical Lostwood and Social stages at Larmer Tree Festival, July 2012.

  • Yaffle performance on 1st June 2012 for Bristol College Project, as part of their Bristol Biennial Festival.  Click here for more about this event.  

  • Solo poetry performance for Crispin Thomas' night All You Need is Fluff, at Star Anise Cafe, Stroud on 12th November 2011.