Residency feedback:
“The residency gave me the space and freedom to investigate new thinking and directions for my work. It opened up new possibilities and really gave me the time to focus on the ideas I wanted to explore.”
John Whall
John Whall is a Digital Participation Artist, Curator and Producer. He uses digital tools and materials to creatively engage audiences with arts and contemporary culture through digital media. An experienced performer and visual practitioner, John’s work explores participation through collaborative and co-creative practices with a focus on the process of creating together.
John is currently supported by the Arts Council England’s (ACE) Developing Your Own Creative Practice (DYCP) fund, where he is exploring participant led co-creation in immersive spaces. He also provides specialist sector support through digital skills, knowledge and experience, to help participatory, learning and socially engaged organisations to realise their digital ambitions.
Johns work is also about the collective approaches to sector development and is the Digital Champion for ArtWorks Alliance (AWA), East Midlands Participatory Arts Forum (EMPAF), as well as Area Representative for Engage Visual Arts.
During his residency, John explored participatory practice through conscious experiences of online and offline immersive creative spaces. Read more in his blog below.
Read John’s blog about his residency:
Images from John’s residency
