IN+ ART Iterations explores digital equity and the implications of our INCLUDE+ Principles.
In 2023 and 2024, we are collaborating with artists and communities to explore digital equity.Our initiative seeks to examine what digital equity means for artists and the communities they engage with. Using community-centred approaches, we aim to encourage experimental practices and embrace diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
The ethos of the program is free from a specific impact agenda.
The emphasis is not on getting digital equity “right” by conventional standards but on collectively delving into alternative ways of experiencing it. The intention is to generate insights from the lived experiences of individuals, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of digital [in]equity.
We kicked off our IN+ ART Interations Programme by inviting selected artists to lend their unique perspectives in interpreting the INCLUDE+ Principles. The thematic focus is on three critical areas: (1) wellbeing; (2) precarity; and (3) civic participation, establishing a contextual framework for the explorative process.
Six open-ended principles underpin the development and execution of the INCLUDE+ Process. Our principles are to be rigid or exhaustive but serve as guiding lights, ensuring that community-centred projects are designed and implemented with ethics and inclusivity.
Over the coming months, we intend to test the IN+ ART programme as a semi-formal and systematic exploration of digital equity – all grounded in experimentation, inclusivity, and a commitment to learning from diverse experiences.
MEET OUR IN+ART FELLOWSMore information about the programme will be shared on this page, please contact dr Alicja Pawluczuk if you have any questions (a.pawluczuk@leeds.ac.uk)
