in the gallery...
Participatory Visual Research
Exhibition from Refugia Guzmán Pérez, Ch’ol photographer from Chiapas Mexico
Side by Side Gallery is proud to present the online exhibition “From the Rural Community to the City- The Chol ethnic group in Chiapas, Mexico” -photographic works by Refugia Guzmán Pérez, a Ch’ol photographer from the Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) and the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena (AFI) – Chiapas, Mexico. Read an introduction to the exhibition by... »
Challenge for Change and NFB Filmmaker in Residence Program
One of the projects that broke new ground for movements in participatory & social-change film-making was the Challenge for Change program. Created by the Canadian National Film Board in 1967, it ran until 1980 and resulted in over 140 films being made as collaborations between filmmakers and Canadian communities. The Challenge for Change program... »
Ethnography through Art
December ‘09 brings to fruition two exhibitions about the interesections of ethnographic and art making practices. In Philidelphia USA, Ethnographic Terminalia opens on December 4th at the Metafactory, and on the other side of the Pacific ocean Interventions – experiments between art and ethnography is being held from 9 to 11 December at Macquarie University... »
A bit about Maya’s work with participatory visual research methods
Following on from thoughts about the 1st International Visual Methods Conference, here are some reflections on participatory visual research methods I’ve been using. For several years I have been collaborating with Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation (based in Derby, Western Australia) doing collaborative research and evaluation of their community development programs – which focus on supporting... »
Participatory Visual Methods in Research
In recent years there has been a significant rise within the social sciences of interest in visual research methods as well as participatory and collaborative practices. This builds on a long history of visual anthropology, and other methodologies, such as participatory action research which are gaining a stronger foot hold within contemporary researchers. Although many... »