The call and exhibition has been designed to ‘kick start’ future interdisciplinary and international projects and collaborations.
‘A sense of belonging is based on an individual’s perception of their connection to a chosen group or place’ and is often ‘dependent on opportunities for interaction with others.’ (Allen et al 2021:90).
Sense of Belonging Brief/Call
This brief invites staff and students at the UoL & NorthWestern University (South Africa) to consider:
- How can Art & Design* help to foster a sense of belonging? *This includes any creative practice (Art, Architecture, Animation, Film etc.)
- Belonging’ in relation to your experience at university.
- How decolonisation can be used as a way of extending hospitality or revealing hidden/embedded assumptions/stereotypes/prejudice.
- Place making – what roles/activities/strategies can/do artists and designers use to foster a sense of belonging.
- Other notions/issues associated with belonging are also welcomed.
Prompts:
- What belonging means from a personal perspective – moving to a new city, country, making connections, culturally, socially, linguistically.
- Belonging from different perspectives.
- What are the barriers to belonging?
- How can you use ‘your work/design/practice’ to foster a sense of belonging
- Through social activities
- How can we challenge/expand our practises/frames of reference to be more hospitable/welcoming (referring to decolonisation and EDI).
Deadline for Submissions: Wednesday 26th June 2024 @ Midnight (GMT)