Design and PARTYcipation
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'Embodiment and the Imagination' " ...such a freeing time connecting with my body and playing like this. I feel relaxed and inspired - I'm buzzing I've got so many ideas" Student.
"As an interdisciplinary artist Usha has encouraged the students to expand their horizons, take risks and enjoy a creative process as a meaning full and rich journey full of possibilities." Maria Woolley Head of Foundation Studies in Art and Design South Nottingham College 1998
"As an interdisciplinary artist Usha has encouraged the students to expand their horizons, take risks and enjoy a creative process as a meaning full and rich journey full of possibilities." Maria Woolley Head of Foundation Studies in Art and Design South Nottingham College 1998
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Commission for East Midlands Arts Loughborough 1997. Collaboration between Chris Campbell and Charlie Downs from Campbell design & engineering Ltd, Mountfields Junior school (year 4's) and myself. Chris was looking to bring a quality of movement to the gates and asked me run a few workshops. Exploring the movement of the elements we took it in turn to move and draw. This was a new experience for the group - not your average still life. I invited us to play with and feel for shapes, patterns and energy in new and unexpected ways - no wrong or right. I checked in that we knew what 'energy' was - everyones hands shot up "Miss it's orange, it comes in a bottle and it's called Lucazade!" "Yes" I replied having a chuckle to myself "that's one form of energy" I explained others and they all entered into the spirit of the quest.
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“Water Literacy Research” Nottingham University Dept of Education in collaboration with Papplewick Pumping station, 5 pilot schools and a team of Artist 2011 - 2013. The Get Wet programme collaborated creatively across disciplines: drama, geography, history, literacy, science, maths and art to design a curriculum bringing water literacy to life in Primary and Secondary schools. It was a fantastic programme spanning past, present and future, local and global, geopolitics, virtual water so much more. Dragons Breath Theatre went on to create an immersive experience for Schools that continues to run annually at Papplewick Pumping Station
Research partnership funded by the Esmee Fairbairn and Garfield Weston Foundations.
Research partnership funded by the Esmee Fairbairn and Garfield Weston Foundations.
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Rosehill Special School Nottingham. Dots, lines and wiggles -tinkers collage and textiles. Pupil engagement and Staff CPD. This was the first year of our creative adventure as part of Creative Collaborations three year research programme exploring curiosity and creativity 2022.
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Greenfields Community School Nottingham working with Staff, years 3,4,6, nursery and reception 2023 - 2024. Second and third year Creative Collaborations research programme exploring curiosity and creativity.