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Reflections from the Culture Box Live exhibition and training course.
Chloe Asker1, Victoria Tischler1, Errol Francis2
1School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Beyond Culture Box engaged the public with dementia through creative arts. The project successfully reached new audiences with an exhibition and training, offering valuable insights into creative health research impact.
Area of Science:
- Creative arts and health research
- Public engagement strategies
- Dementia care innovation
Background:
- The Beyond Culture Box project aimed to boost public interest in dementia.
- It utilized research findings from a previous study on dementia care during the pandemic.
- Resources included a touring exhibition and a training course for activity providers and artists.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact and engagement of the Beyond Culture Box project.
- To share learnings on creative health research and public engagement.
- To assess the effectiveness of arts-based approaches in dementia care outreach.
Main Methods:
- Project evaluation through team reflections.
- Gathering visitor feedback via verbal and written comments.
- Analyzing website traffic and user engagement with online resources.
Main Results:
- The project successfully engaged audiences through physical exhibitions and a training course, with approximately 125 attendees.
- Website content saw a 130% increase in new visitors.
- 22% of new website visitors sought activity materials from the project's archive.
Conclusions:
- The project provided valuable new learning on creative health research impact.
- It demonstrated effective strategies for engaging diverse audiences with dementia-related topics through arts-based initiatives.
- Findings offer insights for future public engagement projects in health research.
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