This event was billed as an event where the Victorian past and digital present are woven together, bringing to life the heritage scattered within the ground of Arnos Vale Cemetery, and it was exactly that. The Future Cemetery team worked with Arnos Vale to interject their own questioning around death into their tour of this 45 acre haven in the bustling suburban Bristol.
Posted by Matt DavenportDo you have a memory of something that happened to you or that you saw in the building but not on the stage, something personal that’s memorable, for instance a significant meeting, a conversation with friends, a moment when courting or an encounter with one of Bristol Old Vic’s ghosts.
We invite you to gift this memory to the collection.
Posted by Matt DavenportFor anyone who missed the 'Inspire Heritage' event, it was a fantastic event, with some truly inspiring talks on ground breaking heritage projects. Here is the programme from the event and films from the presentations will be available soon here on the Heritage Sandbox website.
Lindsey Green,Partner,Frankly, Green + Webb
Everything changes: What can we learn from product development in mobile interpretation?
Posted by Matt DavenportWe've made a video all about being in a Sandbox!
'Being REACTive' is a new video that captures stories from Heritage Sandbox participants. In the video, you can hear the academic and creative economy partners talk about getting stuck into their projects, learning from one another, and reflecting on how the REACT process is already changing the way they work.
Posted by Simon MoretonRebecca and Pavla of Ladbury PR, the agency running the press for Heritage Sandbox, led our third Community Workshop.
Posted by Jo LansdowneLast Wednesday members of the REACT Team joined Charlotte and Jo to test the prototype site of special interest element of their City Strata app. We met at Boston Tea Party on a beautiful sunny day and, smoothies in one hand and iphones in the other, set off to the historic Whiteladies Picture House. This was the first ‘actual thing’ that Heritage Sandbox (or REACT) has produced for us to play with so it was a significant moment for us and for the project team.
Posted by Jo LansdowneAll six Heritage Sandbox teams gathered together for the second work in progress sharing and community workshop last week. This meeting had a particular focus around audiences, modes of visiting and user experiences.
We kicked proceedings off with a short sharp burst of project updates, sharing progress to date and the concerns each team have looking ahead. Here’s a quick round up, but you can read updates in more detail on each project’s journal too:
Posted by Matt DavenportDesigning experiences that will connect audiences with places is at the heart of what the National Trust does. Since I joined the NT 7 years ago I think its fair to say we have developed a richer understanding of these audiences, their interests, motivations, drivers, and barriers.
Posted by Jo LansdowneWe have just kicked off the first Heritage Sandbox meeting, which is pretty exciting, hearing about the project's plans for the next three months. As part of the introduction, I shared what I thought the manifesto for a flourishing sandbox project might be:
Heritage Sandbox is originated and produced by iShed, part of Watershed on behalf of REACT.
Clare Reddington, Creative Director, Watershed
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E clare.reddington@watershed.co.uk
Jo Lansdowne, REACT Managing Producer
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E joanna.lansdowne@watershed.co.uk
Katherine Jewkes, REACT Producer
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E katherine.jewkes@watershed.co.uk
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Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), REACT (Research and Enterprise in Arts and Creative Technology) is one of four UK Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy and is a collaboration between UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England), Watershed and the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.
