The Arts Connect Thrive research and development bursaries were created to support  and invest in the cultural sector to innovate their practice, in particular their digital work with children and young people aged 0-25yrs.

Thrive recipients have been exploring new ways of evolving their artistic/creative practice through developing audiences, engagement or participation and growing and adapting their current offer through digital approaches.

The Thrive sharing events are designed to inspire and inform the arts and cultural sector. Each Thrive recipient will share their learning and findings from their research and development journey to date.

The theme at this event is: Well-being, diversity, equality and inclusion

Contributors

Beth Kapila

Research question: How can we use stories, specifically audio dramas to improve the provision of education on sexual health and healthy relationships? Does giving young people aged 13-18 the power to control what they are taught in sex education create a better long term strategy for empowering young people in their sexuality and relationships?

Deaf Explorer CIC

Research Question: Can the emerging acceptance of online learning bring deaf role models into the learning environment for deaf and hard of hearing children and can online access bring a wider audience of participants to Deaf artists?

Jake Jarvis

Research question: To what extent can digital technology be used to enhance the role of artistic development and strong human mentorship for children and young people with learning disabilities?

The Gap Arts Project

Research Question: How can we most effectively develop or adapt our existing drama practice and methodology to help vulnerable young people living with trauma to safely and effectively reconnect with their sense of ‘Self’ and recover agency in their own lives? And can the use of Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP) enhance our chances of success?”