News | In-Situ

The Nelson Tea Party

Zehra Aziz (Art of Small Talk, Islamabad) reflects on a month in Nelson and a tea party with 'the Mums'

Processes and Forms for Artist-Motherhood

Ellie Barrett reflects on the experience of working as artist in residence with her 2 year old daughter, Nora

Overlapping Selves: Mothers in the Project Space

What was involved in hosting a mother and toddler artist residency at The Garage? Anna Taylor shares In-Situ's learning and reflections

#end_of_empire: what is the work and what does it do in the world?

‘What is the role of the artist in a time of crisis?’ Eva Sajovic explores this in relation to the process of developing #end_of_empire

Re-Imagine Nelson: Re-Radicalizing, Re-Learning and Re-Connecting the Real

"And this is how we resisted and took control of where and how we lived." Samantha Jones on Nelson's possibilities for collective action

Guided by water

Kristina Borg asks how we can create a better exchange between Nelson’s green and blue spaces and the town centre?

Mapping Nelson

Michael Powell shares a collaboratively produced illustrated map of Nelson, as a way of engaging people with its underused features.

Palette Cleansing Thinking

What would Nelson’s food system look like if it was governed by locals? Dana Olărescu

Nelson Reimagined

Andy Abbott introduces Nelson Reimagined - what sustainable futures might emerge from our postindustrial towns?

Heart of Pendle

I’ve always felt the heart of a place is its spirit and the spirit of community; its people.

Create a Space

I was learning about ‘embedded practice’ and sensing it as a reciprocal hospitality - a thing that goes two ways - a mirroring of generosity

Celebrating Landscape and Place

A changing view of how art and artists can integrate in understated ways with landscape projects, leading to surprising revelations.