Making a green Fun Palace in the Swale
Sioux Peto and Colin Barnard run Polka Dot Arts – a small arts space in Teynham where their main focus is the environment and recycling. They like their projects to connect people to the places…
Organic community engagement in Scotland – mixing science with the unexpected
Lewis is a part-time neuroscience researcher, full-time science communicator and a fiddle player based in Edinburgh. He believes that science is culture that everyone can engage with, and loves mixing science with the unexpected. Last…
Lambeth Libraries Fun Palaces in all 10 libraries (and an archive)
Zoey Dixon is a development librarian dealing with social media, information and all things digital. Outside of work she can be found playing netball, being a bit of a geek, occasionally playing dress up at…
Grassroots activism in Lancaster
Emma Rucastle is a freelance theatre maker based in Lancaster. She helped to make Lancaster Fun Palace in 2014 and 2015. At her Fun Palace, she has made a geometric mosaic panel, tapped her feet…
Colonising underused space in Pontypridd
Terry Chinn grew up in Neath and now lives in Pontypridd where his community group made Fun Palaces in 2014 and 2015. Terry has worked as designer, teacher and visual artist all over the UK.…
Putting culture at the heart of Hounslow’s community
Keiko Higashi is Programme Manager at Creative People and Places in Hounslow. She has worked in participation and programming roles for over 12 years. At her Fun Palace, Keiko learnt how to read tea leaves…