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[[{"fid":"15605","view_mode":"xl","fields":{"format":"xl","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Two visitors standing in the Octagon Gallery looking into a display case filled with artwork","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Slade 150: Past, Present, Future in the Octagon Gallery","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"Slade 150: Past, Present, Future in the Octagon Gallery. © Hydar Dewachi","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"xl","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Two visitors standing in the Octagon Gallery looking into a display case filled with artwork","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Slade 150: Past, Present, Future in the Octagon Gallery","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"Slade 150: Past, Present, Future in the Octagon Gallery. © Hydar Dewachi","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"attributes":{"height":"800","width":"1200","class":"media-element file-xl"}}]]Do you have an idea for an exhibition that uses UCL collections objects, student work or research to tell stories with real-world impact?UCL Culture is looking for proposals from individuals, departments, or groups for high-quality, object-based exhibitions to host in the Octagon Gallery across the 2022-23 academic year.  What we are looking forContent that has relevant links to UCL research and the wider community, including links to contemporary issues in society and research with impact  Proposers with experience of curation, or an interest in developing in this area who will approach the project with a collaborative spirit   Teams or individuals with an interest and capacity to undertake this work with UCL Culture  Content that is both narrative and object rich, which could include collections objects, student work, or everyday objects that have significance to the story you are telling  Creative and cross-disciplinary approaches to displaying content   How we can supportUCL Culture will support the realisation of your exhibition, providing a structure for developing content, making links to our collections, and supporting on the practical aspects of installation  We can provide budget to help realise this work (design, content and materials) though we encourage proposers to consider other available budgets or awards  We can provide marketing and communication plans for the exhibition, and support successful proposers to develop ideas for programming and eventsAbout the OctagonThe Octagon sits at the heart of the Wilkins Building on UCL’s main campus. It is comprised of four large showcases with 15 micro-cases that meet security and environmental criteria for housing objects. The cases and display area provide an opportunity for interpretative text and can serve as a jumping-off point for live programmes and events. Examples of past Octagon exhibitionsSlade 150: Past, Present, Futurehttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-on/slade-150-past-present-future  Flop: 13 Stories of Failurehttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-on/flop-13-stories-failure-exhibition  Disrupters and Innovators: Journeys in Gender Equality at UCLhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/projects/disrupters-and-innovators  Curating Headshttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2017/oct/4-must-see-showcases-ucls-curating-heads-exhibition  How to applyTo share your idea, either:Download and complete this Microsoft Word form and send to exhibitions@ucl.ac.uk by 6pm on 25 April 2022: [[{"fid":"15604","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"link_text":"Octagon 2022 Exhibition Proposal Form","type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default"}},"attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] Or use this link to schedule an informal chat with Chris Webb, Head of Programmes and Exhibitions: https://calendly.com/chrisjwebb/programmes-exhibitions-drop-inProposals will be reviewed by UCL Culture’s Programmes Board in late April/early May.We look forward to hearing from you!

Local residents in Swiss Cottage, Somers Town and Kilburn have mapped the places that are most significant to them in a new collaborative project from UCL Culture, Camden Libraries and lead artist Richard DeDomenici, supported by the Carnegie UK Trust.The ‘Yourtopia: What Makes a Neighbourhood?’ project posed this question to diverse communities, drawing on local history, addressing social issues including air pollution, street harassment and gentrification, and exploring the shape of the neighbourhood of the future.In summer and autumn 2021, residents of each area were invited to join DeDomenici on a series of one-to-one socially distanced walks, each of which was filmed.Key locations from these walks were then marked as nodes on a bespoke online map, where you can watch the short films made on each site.Explore the Yourtopia mapThe map created from these walks and conversations is a living online resource, which will continue to evolve as it is updated with further testimonies from local people.The project will be presented publicly in November 2021 with celebration events at Camden People’s Theatre on 20 November and Bloomsbury Theatre on 29 November, giving opportunities for family, friends, researchers, colleagues and the public to watch and discuss the films made, and imagine what their future neighbourhood could look like.Speaking about the project, Richard DeDomenici said:“It was hugely exciting to meet and talk to so many passionate, knowledgeable Camden residents about the local places that have impacted their lives, or stirred their imaginations. I hope that the map we have created together is a thought-provoking snapshot of this borough through the eyes of the people who know it best, and prompts our online visitors to ask what gives their own neighbourhood life and meaning”.