Participation & education
Fowler+Sumner regularly work on community particpation and education projects in media arts, often designing projects from the ground up and working in partnership with other arts organisations, agencies and local authorities.

Focus Areas
With every project we undertake, we aspire to deliver on six focus areas against which we can evaluate our overall contribution to a creative partnership:

Positive relationships with young people: To inspire and to be positive role models.

Being an asset wherever we go:
To be available and approachable to our hosts.

Understanding the needs of commissioning organisations: To ensure successful outcomes for all.

Innovation and excellence: To offer highest value activity. And to be adventurous in our delivery.

Flexibility and adaptability: To be ready for change and to respond positively to all situations.

Leaving behind a legacy: To effect long-lasting benefits to any commission we undertake.

View our current projects here.

View some recent projects here.

Scope of participatory work
Fowler+Sumner work with the broadest range of groups on participatory and education projects.

We have worked in a wide variety of community settings, from youth clubs to retirement homes; schools, exclusion units, residential units and children’s homes; in community centres, cafes, shopping centres and on street projects. We have worked on intergenerational projects, extensively on consultation projects, reminiscence, archive and celebratory commissions; we have worked on regeneration projects in urban environments and inclusion projects in rural locations.

We regularly work with at-risk and isolated communities, including young offenders, economic and rurally-isolated groups, homeless young people, refugees and asylum-seekers, adults and young people with learning difficulties or disabilities, and vulnerable adults. We work across communities, and in challenging environments.

Participation Brochure
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Creative Attitudes
Working with a range of artists we are exploring Creative Attitudes. We believe attitude rather than aptitude is the key to unlock learning, and we work to develop six core attitudes that will inspire and empower:

Curiosity: The spirit of enquiry.

Risk: Seeking prosperity with uncertainty of outcome.

Play: Transforming through imagination.

Focus: To engage in the power of the moment.

Yes: Positive actions and attitudes.

Community: Exploring and learning together.

Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, incorporating Philosophy For Children techniques, and Harts Ladder as a measure of participation, we offer a deep and broad spectrum of activities for all ages and abilities.

Education Brochure
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