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Civic Imaginary Partnerships
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship funded project at University of Glasgow. Bringing together communities, policymakers, researchers & artists to ask what being civic means in the UK right now and how people collectively reimagine and reinvent their places.
Looking forward to this event in Chester next month! Come along if you're in Chester on 8th November to explore Chester's possible futures

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October 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are advertising an £11,000 commission for an artist to work with us in Frome between December 2025 and July 2026! Check out our website for full call details, including a link to an Expression of Interest form. Deadline is midnight Sunday 2nd November! civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk/civic-imagin...
» Civic Imaginaries of Frome: Creative Collaboration Call
this four-year project brings together communities, policy makers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the United Kingdom right now
civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Last week we ran an art and animation activity at the Freedom Centre Family Fun Day in Hull! We invited attendees to collage a face of someone who has power in their lives and made them come to life using stop motion animation. Learn more about the event on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Last week we visited the Marfleet community in Hull for The Freedom Centre Hull Family Fun Day! | Civic Imaginary Partnerships
Last week we visited the Marfleet community in Hull for The Freedom Centre Hull Family Fun Day! With Peter Snelling and Julia Colley from My Pockets film company and Safiye Özge Subaşı, our fabulous a...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Check out our post on LinkedIn about our visit to Frome last week to plan our fieldwork later in the year and join in on Great Big Green Week events 💚♻️🍃 www.linkedin.com/posts/civic-...
The research team had a brilliant visit to Frome last week filled with discussions on fieldwork planning, getting to know the area, and meeting our research partners in person. | Civic Imaginary Partn...
The research team had a brilliant visit to Frome last week filled with discussions on fieldwork planning, getting to know the area, and meeting our research partners in person. We also enjoyed engagin...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Check out Michael's thread about his recent visit to Bologna! Lots of interesting learnings around civic imaginaries in practice and inspiration for innovative methods that we will utilise in our UK case study locations!
Bologna: A thread.
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For our @civicimaginaries.bsky.social project I have had three fantastic weeks in Bologna, learning about the city’s long history of neighbourhood action, the municipality’s approach to participation and commitment to policy co-production. Look out for a blog series soon.
June 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Looking forward to following this recently launched place focused FLF project.

"We must locate & spark the civic imagination now more than ever. Trust in basic public structures has been decimated. Some are turning their backs not only on politics but on the very idea of ‘community’ itself."
May 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Check out the first blog on our new website! The blog discusses 'what are civic imaginaries?' and sets out the context for our upcoming research 💻✍️ civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk/what-are-civ...
» What are civic imaginaries?
this four-year project brings together communities, policy makers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the United Kingdom right now
civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hello world! Excited to share our new project's website. Funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, the 4-year Civic Imaginary Partnerships Project brings together communities, policymakers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the UK right now civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk
Civic Imaginary Partnerships
this four-year project brings together communities, policy makers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the United Kingdom right now
civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM