Culture and Community projects
Below is a selection of projects our theme has recently supported.
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Screening Rights Film FestivalLink opens in a new window
This annual festival aims to be a space to inspire and develop debates. It examines the relationship between film and current issues. These include vulnerability, human adversity and social action.
Identity and resettlement among young refugees and migrants in Coventry schools
This project looks at a Coventry school’s involvement in the resettlement of refugees and migrants. The project works with children from the Middle East and North Africa. Researchers will utilise the data to support the work that schools (more generally) undertake with the children in the city.
Mapping Women's SuffrageLink opens in a new window
Many Votes for Women campaigners are unknown. This project plots their locations, lives and activities. The project works with local schools and community groups. To see Coventry's suffrage activities, check out the interactive mapLink opens in a new window.
Re-imagining the Opposition: The art of empathy
This event discussed how to encourage empathy and regenerate human connectivity. The speakers asked whether art can make a difference, particularly in conflict situations. The audience was encouraged to commit to making change in their own lives.
Urban Identities Past and Present
In what ways do the concept of identity and the urban space influence one another? Urban Identities was a one day conference. The speakers were from a variety of disciplines, including politics and dance. They covered topics from the medieval era through to the twenty-first century.
Spon End Stories
Our GRP provided funding for the publication and launch event for Spon End Stories. This tells the story of one of the oldest parts of Coventry, Spon End. These stories were collected in a booklet and narrated memories and histories, happy and sad.
Coventry Lives
This project aims to remind Coventry citizens of our rich heritage. We want to engage people to research the city and help inform our visitors. We will create biographies, from medieval times to the present day.
Concrete Cinema
The Concrete Cinema is based at Pioneer House, Hillfields. This was a projection mapping project. Local residents created material about what it's like to live there. Video artists then projected this onto the surface of this brutalist tower block.
Ghost Town: Civic television and the haunting of Coventry
We funded a restored screening of Celebration. Duke Ellington's 1966 performance in Coventry Cathedral was shown. The event was a celebration of the cultural history of the cathedral.