Relational Practices in Arts-Based Research

A Roundtable Reflection on the Fostering Dialogues Project

Authors

  • Celeste Pang Mount Royal University
  • Brittany A.E. Jakubiec Egale Canada
  • Melanie Schambach Independent Social Artist

Keywords:

arts-based methods, care, community-engaged research, LGBTQ+

Abstract

Fostering Dialogues was an arts-based action research project that brought together LGBTQ+ older adults and homecare personal support workers in a virtual arts and dialogue program to explore presents and futures of community-based care. In this Research Note the artist and researcher team reflect on the researcher-artist relationship and arts-based collaboration, touching on topics including community engagement, horizontal decision-making, and the power of images to affect change.

Author Biographies

  • Celeste Pang, Mount Royal University

    Celeste Pang is an Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies at Mount Royal University.

  • Brittany A.E. Jakubiec, Egale Canada

    Brittany A.E. Jakubiec is Director of Research at Egale Canada.

  • Melanie Schambach, Independent Social Artist

    Melanie Schambach is a Latinx social artist, community-based creator, artivist, and arts facilitation trainer.

References

Fostering Dialogues project participants. Imagining Futures of Care. 2023. Digital Mural. Egale Canada, https://egale.ca/egale-in-action/fostering-dialogues-arts-based-research-project/

Kunt, Zeynep. 2020. “Art-based Methods for Participatory Action Research (PAR).” Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture 11(1): 87-96.

Pang, Celeste, Brittany A.E. Jakubiec, and Melanie Schambach. 2023. “Fostering Dialogues: An Arts-Based Action Research Project Imagining Futures of Community-Based Care with Homecare Personal Support Workers and LGBTQ Older Adults.” Egale Canada. https://egale.ca/egale-in-action/fostering-dialogues-arts-based-research-project/

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Published

2024-10-22

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 2 (2024): Take Back the Future: 2023 Women’s, Gender, Social Justice Association (formerly Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Feministes) Conference

Section

Research Notes

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