Barbara Steveni introduces the methodology behind the radical Southwark Education Research Project (1989-95). Find out why the concept of the ‘open brief’ and its role in artist placement in schools was so critical. This video includes oral history testimonies from SERP participants including Rita Keegan, Carlyle Reedy, John McTernan, Lloyd Trott and Adrian Chappell.
Artist Talk: Ruth Beale, Bookbed
Artist Ruth Beale considers the themes within the exhibition Bookbed. The talk provides an opportunity to consider the exhibition in the context of contemporary art practice and to discuss questions arising from the audience.
Sound: Meera Shakti Osborne and A.G.: Digital Sound Tapestry
This digital tapestry is a collaborative work from artist Meera Shakti Osborne and producer A.G. made after working with a group of young people on the 2021 Digital Tapestry project.
Resource: Bookbed autodidacts reading collection
To accompany the exhibition Bookbed, artist Ruth Beale has complied a small collection of books by or about autodidacts and self-education, and books selected to aid the autodidact.