Happy Museum Peer Learning

06/01/2022

Creative institutions prompted to address climate change

Since February 2021, Fusion Arts has been participating in the Happy Museum Project's No Going Back peer learning programme alongside the Museum of Oxford. The programme is intended to build museums' power to draw on past stories of rapid transition and transformation and seeks to inspire museums and their communities to shape new stories and actions to specifically address the climate and ecological emergency.

The programme has involved a range of workshops and talks that are aimed at making creative organisations and museums truly question their relationship with a changing society and what they should be doing to have a meaningful impact. Bringing together artists, curators, activists, directors and more, the programmes' schedule has been jam-packed with eye-opening and reflective discussions.

How can museums re-consider their social impact in regards to climate change? What are their social responsibilities? And, what steps can they take to address them?

You can read more about the important mission and goals of the Happy Museum Project here and more about the specifics of No Going Back here as well as to find recordings of many of the talks and discussions.

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Fusion Arts work with artists, groups and communities from across Oxfordshire and beyond to support a variety of imaginative and socially engaged projects.

Tetiten Swarane Tandur - "Hear the Seeds Sing"

Tetiten Swarane Tandur - "Hear the Seeds Sing"

Exploring Climate Change Through the Eyes of Indigenous Farmers in Indonesia. A collaborative project with Soboman Artspace 219 in Yogyakarta.

Tetiten Swarane Tandur - "Hear the Seeds Sing"
Write On!

Write On!

Creative writing project for young people across Oxfordshire, building writing skills as important tools for self-expression.

Write On!
Story Makers

Story Makers

Long term project using interactive art strategies to develop speech and language in young children.

Story Makers

Supporters of Fusion Arts

Oxford City Council Arts Council England National Lottery Funded Project Grant National Lottery Community Fund Oxfordshire Community Foundation Here for Culture Doris Field Charitable Trust BBC Children in Need Levelling Up South Oxfordshire District Council Christ Church College Jesus College