Connecting Cultures GRP are pleased to announce that new funding is available for research which is co-designed and co-produced between Warwick researchers and community groups or cultural organisations. These groups/organisations can be anywhere in the world, and do not need to be Coventry based.

Up to £1,500 is available (and smaller bids are encouraged) for strategic projects that:

• Have a strong and demonstrable element of co-design and co-production, working in dialogue with local community or public sector groups or representatives around cultural themes and concerns.
• Will deliver tangible benefits to these groups: this benefit might be social, economic and/or cultural.

If relevant to the project, it would be great if projects and their outcomes are able to be showcased at Coventry City of Culture roadshow under the theme of ‘Words and Voices’ in September 2021. Please indicate in your proposal if this is likely to be the case. For more information on the roadshows please click here

For more information or to apply for funding please click here

The digital exhibition, Coventry Creates, will show the work of 18 local artists who worked in collaboration with researchers from Coventry University and the University of Warwick

Professor Maxine Berg has teamed up with Oxford-based baroque orchestra, Instruments of Time and Truth, to bring you a series of performances and talks exploring the fascinating, diverse, and often precarious lives of musicians and their patrons in 18th century London.

The concerts will premiere on YouTube every Tuesday in August, beginning tomorrow (Tuesday 4 August) at 7 pm with music by Handel, Abel, and J.C. Bach with Christopher Bucknall and Jon Rees.

Links to the YouTube videos will be shared on Instruments of Truth and Time's twitter and facebook 

Connecting Cultures GRP has supported Congregate, an international online encounter between poets, musicians, artists and critical thinkers.

CONGREGATE: BLACK LIVES MATTER - A SPECIAL RESPONSE

Congregate was due to launch its second season initiated by Soul City Arts and supported by Raise Karma, University of Warwick, and a team of artists, academics and activists. We have recognized the real need to respond to the current situation and show solidarity with the struggle.

On Friday 5 June, 9PM (UK Time), we are collaborating with special guest artists Tshaka Campbell, Zena Edwards and Cleveland Watkiss for a conversation and freeform artistic response exploring what is happening now. Register to watch the stream.

The programmed season will go ahead as planned in the near future, featuring diverse themes and artists

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Find out more about the fantastic research projects that have been funded in the first week of our highlight call in response to the COVID-19 crisis.  These range from projects which respond directly the the current crisis and use innovative digital interfaces to keep people and communities connected under lockdown, to funding investments in developing new resources and new software to benefit future research.