ABOUT UNMAPPED

Unmapped is a creative, transdisciplinary research group that specialise in the arts and wellbeing. Our unique approach combines robust academic research methods and artistic expertise. We enable exploration and innovative approaches with people with dementia and other neurodiverse groups.

Exploration, by its nature, means you are never quite sure where you will end up - but invariably our results are interesting, unexpected and fulfilling.We have been on journeys of discovery with people involved with universities, museums, care homes, cultural venues, hospitals, businesses, schools and charities.

Unmapped is a partnership between Dr Hannah Zeilig and Julian West. Julian is a musician and researcher. He is Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he is an honorary fellow. Hannah is a senior research fellow at the University of the Arts in London, and a visiting research fellow at the University of East Anglia.

Between 2016 - 18 they worked together at Created Out of Mind, an interdisciplinary research group who were the recipients of Wellcome’s prestigious Hub Award.

 

CONSULTANCY

Unmapped offer a variety of consultancy services. The areas that we specialise in include:

  • Research: collaboration with a range of partners (arts organisations, higher education, third sector, policy) to develop and attract funding for arts-based research projects.

  • Evaluation: we have long experience of multi-modal evaluative work with creative projects.

  • Development of co-creative projects for arts organisations, care homes and others. 

Unmapped workshops

Unmapped offer a variety of workshops, including:

  • 1 hour, half day, or whole day co-creative workshops: these tailored workshops that respond to the needs of your organisation (arts organisation, higher education setting, third sector) open with an introduction to co-creativity and continue with interactive sessions that nurture co-creative skills, critical thinking and participatory methods.

  • Workshops and projects in care homes: unmapped are experienced at collaborating with care home staff, managers and residents to develop ways of working co-creatively.

 

Development, coaching and mentoring

  • Unmapped offer support for artists or groups of artists who want to deepen their understanding of co-creativity, and to explore what it means for them and the contexts they are working in.

  • Dementia Awareness sessions, which combine scientific knowledge with artistic and experiential methods to give a better understanding of the condition.

You can get in touch with us by filling out a contact form here.