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Culture on the Periphery

Social and Cultural Infrastructure in Left-behind Places

Mural design with sentences written such as 'why get off the bus' and 'what would you like on your door step'

Professional audiences

What’s on offer?

The event will include a 45 minute panel discussion with invited speakers from Southport, Rochdale and GMCA will offer thoughts about the nature of creative led regeneration policy.   

We will show two 10 minute creative documentary films from the left-behind locations of Southport and Rochdale.   

Between each of these three core activities we will have contributions from artists including  Salford’s Simon Buckley, Southport’s Carren Waterfield, poet Anthony Rowland and others (tbc) who will share creative works about their experience of ‘place’

What’s it about?

It will focus on creative placemaking, cultural policy, and social infrastructure, targeting policymakers, practitioners, community leaders, and the general public.  The event draws upon case studies from the towns of Rochdale and Southport in the Northern region of England. It aims to share new research and innovative thinking on placemaking, and policy interventions aimed at 'levelling up' areas that have been left behind.  

The event will be a 2-hour hybrid panel discussion featuring policy and sector stakeholders, including presentations, creative performances, video segments, and interactive discussions

Who’s leading the event?

Prof Abilgail Gilmore (University of Manchester) 

Dr Eric Lybeck (University of Manchester) 

Dr Claire Burnill-Maier (University of Manchester) 

Open to

Everyone is welcome.  

Of particular interest to

People with an interest in culture led regeneration.  Those with an interest in cultural infrastructure, heritage buildings and regeneration. 

Event Booking details

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