Participatory arts
I run participatory arts projects and teach creative writing.
I’ve worked in schools, with older people, in mental health
contexts, in queer spaces, with community gardens and more.
I’m particularly interested in co-production with young people, and using poetry and stories towards building a more just, more sustainable, kinder world through community and solidarity. I work to create spaces which are as safe and accessible as possible for people who are marginalised, and which actively work towards liberation from oppressive structures.
Recent projects include…
Ministry of Stories
From zine fairs to comedy galas, gothic fiction to postcards from the future – working with young writers at Ministry of Stories over several years has been a dream.
Residency: Back from the Brink
I was an artist in residence with Back from the Brink, a nationwide conservation project – from lanterns with messages for moths, to a fanzine for a forest, to an anthology of speculative fiction inspired by ancient trees, I worked with local communities to connect with the most vulnerable parts of the ecosystems they are part of.
RHS: Gardens of Imagination
I co-produced an exhibition based on the question What is a weed? with young people from local schools and film-maker Ada Rose. The theme of weeds opens up all sorts of questions about human relationships to the world around us, judgement, exclusion, and compassion – the exhibtion was immersive, welcoming, and full of incisive thought and empathy.
If you’re interested in working together, I would love to come up with something that fits your group or community. Please get in touch!
Linden K McMahon 