TOPOGRAPHIES & TALES

Proboscis and the Canadian High Commission are organising a two day Peer2Peer Creative Lab to explore the themes of landscape, language, identity and place as part of Proboscis' Topographies & Tales project and the Liquid Geography research theme).

A 2 day event with 25 participants in an intensive lab on Day 1 and a large Public Forum on Day 2. Participants are invited to join us in brainstorming ideas and models for creative creative cross sector partnerships and projects that link and strengthen cultural and social agendas.

What will I get out of the event?
The lab is a bridge building event that represents an opportunity to see, investigate and discuss some groundbreaking work in this field, develop strategies for collaborations between artistic and social/civil society organisations whose work is concerned with landscape, language, identity and place and actually build those strategic partnerships for future projects.

Who should come?
The event is for people involved in cultural and social organisations, civil society organisations, educators and public bodies, as well as individual artists and other creative and cultural practitioners. There will be opportunity for participants to generate opportunities for dynamic partnerships that find common ground between cultural organisations (and artists) and civil society organisations.

Day 1 - Thursday 17th March (invited participants only)
Morning Session - an introduction to the themes and group brainstorming and discussions. Afternoon Session – a visual brainstorming session followed by group discussion

Day 2 - Friday 18th March (public forum & screenings)
Afternoon Session - Lunchtime Screening of Shipyards Lament by Canadian Filmmaker Andrew Connors followed by the Public Forum convened to showcase new projects in the context of the feedback from day one. The Forum will be relayed live via the Marcel Network (using Access Grid) to organisations in Europe and North America, enabling remote viewers to participate in the discussions via video link.
Evening Session – Reception and refreshments followed by screening of Canadian films: Two Winters by Carole Geddes, introduced by the filmmaker and Fitness and the Father by Allan Code.

BOOKING
Day 1 - Thursday 17th March - by invitation only

Day 2 - Friday 18th March -

ATTENDANCE IS FREE, but space will be limited and we will require confirmation of attendance. Proboscis will provide lunch and refreshments during the day and participants are invited to attend a dinner at a local restaurant.
A NO-SHOW FEE of £25 + VAT will be charged if you book a place and do not turn up.

DATES	Thursday 17th & Friday 18th March 2005
VENUE	Canada House Trafalgar Square London SW1Y 5BJ CH Map | StreetMap
THEME	As part of Topographies & Tales this event aims to explore the relationship between people, language, identity and place and and investigate strategies for collaborative projects. The event will bring together practitioners from the arts, civil society and academic sectors to look at creative strategies that allow people to engage with areas of shared concern. The participants will be invited to brainstorm and discuss strategies for future collaborations between artistic and social/civil society organisations within the following themes: storytelling & memory belonging & nationhood language & landscape place & identity Topographies & Tales is two year project exploring, through creative collaborations, experiments, filmaking and artistic research, changing perceptions of geography and of geographic knowledge.
AIMS	This two day platform for creative innovation seeks to bring together artists, social scientists, technologists, policy makers, the public sector and business to stimulate cross-sector partnerships and collaborations. The Lab aims to establish ideas and models for creative creative cross sector partnerships and projects that link and strengthen cultural and social agendas. We aim to lay the groundwork for dynamic partnerships that find common ground between cultural organisations (and artists) and civil society organisations (social / public policy etc).
PROGRAMME	The Creative Lab creates an opportunity for a group of peers to come together to brainstorm the issues themes of landscape, language, identity and place.
	Thursday 17th March 9.30am Arrival, Registration & Introductions (Creative Lab) 10am Welcome to Canada House 10.25am Introduction to Creative Lab and Topographies & Tales 11am Imagine & Discussion Session 11.20am Group Breakout Session on: – Storytelling & Memory – Belonging & Nationhood – Language & Landscape – Place & Identity 12noon Coffee/Tea Break 12.15pm Groups report back 1pm Lunch (provided by Canadian High Commission) Optional Film Screenings: – Arnait Video Productions (Women’s Video Workshop) – Qulliq, Oil Lamp, 1993, 10 mins – Ningiura My Grandmother, 2000, 29 mins 2.15pm Introduction to Visual Brainstorming Activity 2.30pm Visual Brainstorming Session (breaking into 2 teams): 3.15pm Discussion of Activity 4pm Coffee/Tea Break 4.20pm Canadian High Commission – Collaborative Projects 4.30pm Proboscis – Overview of Future Research Programme 4.40pm Distillation and mapping of ideas, issues, strategies and opportunities generated during the day 5.30pm End of Day 1 7.30pm Dinner for participants hosted by Proboscis and Canadian High Commission: Chowki Restaurant, 2-3 Denman Street, London W1D 7HA | map Friday 18th March 12noon Lunch for Day 1 Participants at Canada House 1pm Film Screening: – Shipyards Lament by Andrew Connors 1.30pm Arrival, Registration & Introductions (Public Forum) (for participants unable to see ‘Shipyard’s Lament’ screening) 2pm Welcome to Canada House 2.10pm Introduction to Topographies & Tales 2.30pm Project presentations: - Jean Gagnon, Fondation Daniel Langlois - Gair Dunlop, Artist - Joyce Majiski & Alice Angus, Artists 3.45pm Coffee/Tea Break Optional Film Screening: Topographies & Tales by Alice Angus & Joyce Majiski 4pm Presentation of Activity from Day 1's Creative Lab 4.30pm Open Floor Discussion 5.15pm Wrap up and Close of Forum 5.30pm Drinks Reception at Canada House 6.30pm Film Screenings: Two Winters by Carole Geddes Fitness and the Father by Allan Code 8.30pm Final Drinks at Canada House 9.15pm Close of Event
CONFIRMED DAY ONE PARTICIPANTS (25 places available)
	Jananne Al-Ani, artist
	Karin Altenburg, British Council
	Vicky Costello, NESTA
	Frank Boyd, Creative London (LDA)
	Peter Cusack, sound artist
	Dr John Levack Drever, Music Department, Goldsmiths College
	Gair Dunlop, artist
	Colin Fallows, Liverpool John Moores University
	John Foot, University College London
	Kate Foster, Dept of Geography & Geomatics, University of Glasgow
	David Frohlich, DWRC, University of Surrey
	Jean Gagnon, Fondation Daniel Langlois
	Carol Geddes, artist
	Dr Myria Georgiou, International Communications, University of Leeds
	Nicky Gogan, Dublin Digital Hub
	Dorian Hayes, British Library
	Rob Illingworth, Kent Council Libraries & Archives
	Rob Kesseler, artist
	Aoife MacNamara, Art Philosophy & Visual Culture, Middlesex University
	Joyce Majiski, artist
	Graziano Milano, The Public
	David Neufeld, Yukon & Western Arctic Historian, Parks Canada
	Peter Ride, DA2 / CARTE, University of Westminster
	Riek Sijbring, De Geuzen
	Gini Simpson, SPACE
	Helen Sloan, SCAN
	Femke Snelting, De Geuzen
	Renee Turner, De Geuzen
	Tony White, Arts Council England
	Adrian Woolard, BBC Creative R&D
	Kathryn Yusoff, Surrey Institute of Art & Design
FACILITATORS	Alice Angus, Orlagh Woods, Giles Lane & Sarah Thelwall (Proboscis)
and	Maggie Warwick (Canadian High Commission)
DAY TWO PARTICIPANTS (70 places available)
	Jananne Al-Ani, artist
	Karin Altenburg, British Council
	Leanne Bird, Future Physical
	Frank Boyd, Creative London (LDA)
	James Bradburne, Next Generation Foundation
	Lawrence Chiles
	Dr John Levack Drever, Music Department, Goldsmiths College
	Gair Dunlop, artist
	Lina Dzuverovic, Electra
	Ben Eastop, freelance curator
	Gareth Evans, vertigo magazine
	John Foot, University College London
	Kate Foster, Dept of Geography & Geomatics, University of Glasgow
	Jean Gagnon, Fondation Daniel Langlois
	Murielle Gagnon, researcher
	Carol Geddes, artist
	Dr Myria Georgiou, International Communications, University of Leeds
	Nicky Gogan, Dublin Digital Hub
	Dr Johnny Golding, Greenwich University
	Lucy Harris, PVA MediaLab
	Dorian Hayes, British Library
	Catherine Herman, researcher
	Lucy Hooberman, BBC
	Indrek Ibrus, LSE
	Rob Illingworth, Kent Council Libraries & Archives
	Rob Kesseler, artist
	Sally Labern, TAS
	Debbi Lander, Future Physical
	Rona Lee
	Aoife MacNamara, Art Philosophy & Visual Culture, Middlesex University
	Joyce Majiski, artist
	Graziano Milano, The Public
	Kim Morrissey, poet and playwright
	Angela Murray, Oxygen Films
	David Neufeld, Yukon & Western Arctic Historian, Parks Canada
	Eliza Patten, freelance curator
	Hannah Redler, Science Museum
	Peter Ride, DA2 / CARTE, University of Westminster
	Giles Rollestone, University of the Arts and Urban Feedback
	Sukdev Sandhu
	Gini Simpson, SPACE
	Helen Sloan, SCAN
	Deborah Smith, independent curator
	Femke Snelting, De Geuzen
	Akemi Tazaki, Interaction Design Institute of Ivrea
	Renee Turner, De Geuzen
	Georgia Ward, arts consultant
	Tony White, Arts Council England
	Adrian Woolard, BBC Creative R&D
	Kathryn Yusoff, Surrey Institute of Art & Design