Further information about the project
Dr Alex Coupe (University of Liverpool) and Dr Pauline Hadaway (University of Liverpool) discuss the research that inspired the construction of this database and what we hope it will achieve. To read some of our academic research, head over to the Research page of this website or take a look at ‘The Art of Reconciliation: Do Funded Arts Projects Transform Conflict‘.
Practitioners and Arts Organisations on Peacebuilding
‘Art creates a way of saying stuff it’s sometimes too hard to say in words’
Cate Turner (Director, Healing Through Remembering) discusses the particular advantages of using art to address the legacies of conflict.
‘A photograph tells a story’
Deirdre Robb (Chief Executive, Belfast Exposed) remarks on the role of photography in enabling the conversations necessary for reconciliation.
‘These practices […] give you somewhere to go.’
Damian Gorman (poet) discusses the transformative function of the writing and collaborating through the arts.
‘Younger artists in Belfast have a lot to say about the current political situation’
Ken Bartley (Director, ArtisAnn) traces the role of the visual arts in addressing the ‘Troubles’, its aftermath, and contemporary political challenges.
Interviews with five artists and arts producers collected at two recovering the Art of Reconciliation workshops held at the Arts Council NI and East side Arts on 27 and 28 June 2024. Interviewees were asked to reflect on a significant project they had produced or helped deliver, and specific items or objects they would wish to conserve.
