Art in Action
July to November 2019, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA). MIMA puts art into action. Together with partners, we work through art and creative programmes to contribute to the artistic, cultural, economic, educational, environmental and social life of our area. Art in Action is a space that reflects to voices, stories and experiences of the extraordinary people we work with. These individuals and organisations inspire us, fuel our work and help ensure that MIMA continues to our community.
MIMA puts art into action. Together with partners, we work through art and creative programmes to contribute to the artistic, cultural, economic, educational, environmental and social life of our area. Art in Action is a space that reflects to voices, stories and experiences of the extraordinary people we work with. These individuals and organisations inspire us, fuel our work and help ensure that MIMA continues to our community.
This Art in Action display, dedicated to MIMA’s New Mappings of Europe programme, featured an interactive wall drawing which is a visual portrait of the organisation’s constituents. In this project, groups and individuals reflect on and respond to broad questions which relate to their lives and values. Their responses create an image of the complex identities that form our region. Contributors are invited to find connections and commonalities. These links reveal common experiences and offer new ways of understanding our rich community. We asked questions around people’s journeys to living in the area, their motivations, interests, dreams and traditions.
