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Feeling at Home exhibition at Science Gallery London

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We are excited to announce that the Feeling at Home project will be holding its exhibition next month in the Living Room, on the ground floor of Science Gallery London between 4th April and the 6th May 2023.

The exhibition is part of the Feeling at Home research study, funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research’s School for Social Care Research.

We have used photovoice, a research method where people tell their stories, share their experiences, and work towards improving their lives through photography.

You can see the work of 19 photographers with learning disabilities from across Brighton and London. They met together in small groups to reflect on what helps them feel at home, and what gets in the way of this.

With Quiet Down There, they have curated this exhibition of their photographs and invite you to engage with these issues.

Join us at the Feeling at Home Celebration Event

We would also like to invite you to our Celebration Event on Wednesday 26th April 2023, between 1pm – 4.30pm at the exhibition space.

This is a chance to meet the photographers and learn more about the project.

The research team will present the findings of the project and share the Feeling at Home checklist and toolkit. These have been co-designed with staff and people living in group homes. They have been designed to help everyone work together to make people’s flats and houses places where they really feel at home.

You can book a free place at the Celebration Event on the Eventbrite page.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Two shopping trolleys, one purple and one pink next to each other on a wooden floor.

For more information about the project, please contact Katy Brickley on katy.brickley@kcl.ac.uk.

Please note, the exhibition will be open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10.30am – 5.30pm.

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Feeling at Home exhibition launch!

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We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the Feeling at Home exhibition—a collection of photographs taken by people with learning disabilities to share their experiences of home life.

Date: Friday 16th September

Venue: Phoenix Art Space in Brighton

Time: 6-8pm

Booking is advised as capacity is limited. To book, please visit our Eventbrite page.

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Disability arts online photovoice meeting

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Would you like to

  • hear about our work using photovoice with people with learning disabilities living in group homes?
  • share ideas about using photography in participatory research and arts practice with people with learning disabilities?

Please come to our upcoming online meeting.

Date: 11 July 2022

Time:  11.00 to 12.30

We have been running photovoice groups with people with learning disabilities in London and Brighton and we will be holding a public exhibition of participants’ photos at the Phoenix Gallery in Brighton in September 2022.  The exhibition will showcase the work of the group members and invite engagement on the themes of the project from gallery visitors.

We would like to share our experiences as researchers, curators and as experts by experience with learning disabilities who have been co-facilitating the photovoice groups.  We also want to hear about the work that you are doing with artists and photographers with learning disabilities.

To find out more or to book, please contact Katy Brickley on katy.brickley@kcl.ac.uk.

Research and policy round-up

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The Feeling at Home project has been funded by NIHR School for Social Care Research to explore with people with learning disabilities living in group homes with staff support what helps or gets in the way of the feeling at home where they live. In this seminar, research team members will present findings from research and policy that throw light on this important topic.

Presentations

Introduction to the webinar by Professor Christine Bigby, co-author of Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities (2009).

  • Dr Deborah Chinn (KCL): A review of policy on homelike environments in group homes
  • Dr Katy Brickley (KCL) and Shalim Ali, Quality Checker, Choice Support: Involving end-users in inspection and regulation of public services: a systematic review
  • Dr Andrew Power (University of Southampton: Emotional geographies of home
  • Dr Tony Levitan (Sussex Partnership) Evidenced-based frameworks for improving quality of residential support

Following the presentations, we will invite discussion from an invited panel including:

  • Jeremy Porteus, Chief Executive, Housing Learning Improvement Network (LIN)
  • Ed Hall, Reader, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Dundee
  • Jeanette Blackburn, Regulatory Policy Manager, CQC
  • Christine Burke, Director, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
  • Other members of the Feeling at Home Advisory Group, including residential service providers and experts by experience

Following the panel discussion, there will be an open discussion with comments and questions welcome from all participants.

Register

To register for a free ticket visit Eventbrite.

Feeling at Home Photography Exhibition

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We are pleased to announce our Feeling at Home Photography Exhibition

  • Wednesday 14 September to Sunday 25 September, 11am-5pm
    (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays).

The exhibition will be held at Phoenix Art Space, 10-14 Waterloo Road, Brighton BN1 4QE.

 

Would you like to host the exhibition in your space?
If so, get in touch!