Monday 27 April 2009

Writers Shaping Places: Free discussion event - 30th June

UrbanWords has teamed up with Spread the Word, the writer Chris Meade, and Architects in Residence to host a free discussion event on Tuesday 30th June at Shortwave, the fantastic new community cinema, bar and production facility within the Bermondsey Square regeneration scheme.

How do writers work with architects, designers and planners to explore and interpret people’s relationship with and aspirations for a particular place?


Join writer Chris Meade, UrbanWords Director Sarah Butler and architect Kate Cheyne, at Shortwave, a new cinema, cafe bar and production facility within the Bermondsey Square regeneration scheme, for an evening of ideas, discussion and the opportunity to network.

This event will also launch a new web piece by Chris Meade, sharing his experiences working with artists/designers Snug and Outdoor, and the conversation will be continued online after the event.

This is an opportunity for writers who teach or run community projects to explore new ways of working and for regeneration professionals to see how writers can add value to their work.

Date: Tuesday 30th June
Venue: Shortwave, 10 Bermondsey Square, London, SE1 3UN (http://www.shortwavefilms.co.uk)
Time: 6.30 – 8.00pm (followed by the opportunity to network)


For further information contact: sarah@urbanwords.org.uk. Places are free but limited, please call Spread the Word on 0207 735 3111 or visit www.spreadtheword.org.uk from 8th May to book

This event is supported by Arts Council England, Spread the Word, Architects in Residence and Shortwave



Friday 3 April 2009

Location for creative text

This is an image from Lulu Quinn's work, which both makes me laugh, and I think asks an important question about what text in the environment does, or can do.