anyone involved in socially engaged practice, at any
stage of their career, to submit proposals on topics they
felt were pertinent in the field in 2018. We had an
overwhelming response, testament to the significance
of this work, and the importance of supporting new
and established voices in the field of social practice
to publish their critical writing. The topics included in
this first issue are varied and encompass a broad range
of expertise and interests, but are all connected by
a concern to accept and support critical engagement
as an essential part of the field. Alongside the writing,
the first 100 issues of the journal also feature two,
limited-edition artist prints, by artists Les Monaghan
and Joe Cotgrave.
Thank you to all the writers and the artists who
contributed to this issue, and to the funders, whose
support allowed the labour that went in to this work
to be fairly compensated.
Enjoy!
Models of Validation Team,
A partnership between Axisweb
and Manchester Metropolitan University
Rebecca Senior, Mark Smith
& Amanda Ravetz
Notes on Contributors
Jen Delos Reyes
Jen Delos Reyes is a creative
laborer, educator, writer, and
radical community arts organizer.
Her practice is as much about
working with institutions as it
is about creating and supporting
sustainable artist-led culture.
Delos Reyes worked within
Portland State University from
2008 – 2014 to create the first
flexible residency Art and Social
Practice MFA program in the
United States. She is the director
and founder of Open Engagement,
an international annual conference
on socially engaged art.
www.jendelosreyes.com
Kerry Morrison
Kerry Morrison is an environmental
artist and ecologist who works
with processes of walking, talking,
listening, drawing, photography,
ethnography, data collection,
and performance. In 2011 Kerry
co-founded in-situ, a not-for-profit
artist led initiative in Pendle,
which serves to examine art,
environment and culture in
the locale of Brierfield, Nelson,
and Colne.
R.M. Sánchez-Camus
Marcelo is a creative practitioner
who develops works of art in
collaboration with community
partners. His interests lie in
neighbourhood narratives, hidden
mythologies, psychogeography,
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and outdoor interventions.
He researches and writes on
socially engaged practice and
holds a doctorate, with a thesis
entitled Applied Live Art. Recent
project partners include Freedom
Festival in Hull, Elan Valley Trust
in Wales, Artangel, People United,
and Circolombia. He was born
in New York City to parents who
emigrated from Chile and lives
in London.
www.appliedliveart.com
Claire Mead
Claire Mead is a curator, art
historian and queer feminist activist
working in France and the UK.
She is curator in residence at
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern
Art where she is co‑curating a
workshop programme and exhibition
around queering the museum
collection in collaboration with
the local LGBTQI community.
She is also a coordinator for the
grassroots activist organisation
Collectif Archives LGBTQI in
Paris campaigning for a public
LGBTQI French archive, organising
talks, workshops and debates,
as well as a programmer for the
Paris art organisation Polychrome,
delivering screenings and
exhibitions around queer and
feminist activist practice.
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