About R3Connect

The R3connect project presents a series of artistic reactions to research by Psychologist Dr Louisa Peters, that explores how creative activities help people to live well with mental health conditions (link opens new window). The project was run through Art Anon (link opens new window), a Manchester based arts collective. In May-July 2023 R3Connect ran a free animation course funded by The National Lottery Community Fund for individuals with lived experience. The course was designed and run by the talented artist and researcher Doll (link opens new window), with special guest artist Michelle Duxbury (link opens new window) from Loose Screw Film Festival (link opens new window). The course resulted in seven short animations being produced by participants which will be screened during the R3Connect live tour.

In addition a new piece of music was commissioned from composer Nicholas Peters to translate the research findings into a piece of music performed by Leeds based ensemble The Clothworkers Quartet.

R3connect Live! 2024: An immersive experience of art, animation and music
R3connect toured community venues across the North of England in 2024, plus an online screening, showcasing artworks from the research and animation course, screening animations and a performance from String Quartet, The Clothworkers Quartet (link opens new window). These live events have been funded by Creative Minds (link opens new window) and The National Lottery Community Fund (link opens new window), so we could offer these for FREE.

Music programme
String Quartet OCD (movements 1 &2) Loretta K. Notareschi
Buddha Julius Eastman
Maintaining Effort (world premiere) Nicholas Peters

Upcoming Academic Events
– Tuesday 10th September, The Studio, Manchester, 3pm-4pm. Panel with Louisa, Nicholas & Jasmine: From theory to performance: Translating academic findings into music. Conference registration here: Creative Research Methods Conference 2024 (opens new window).

– Thursday 12th September, Online, 12.30pm-1.30pm, Talk by Louisa & Doll: Creative dissemination of research: Animations about living well with serious mental illness for the National Institute of Health Research Applied Research Collaborations Yorkshire and Humber (CLOSED MEETING)

Past Community events
– Monday 10th June 2024, St. Thomas Centre, Manchester, M12 6FZ, 2pm – 4pm

– Monday 22nd April, Online, 7pm-8pm, with Outside In (opens new window)

– Tuesday 27th February 2024, Left Bank, Leeds, 7pm

– Saturday 27th January 2024, Lawrence Batley Cellar Theatre Huddersfield, 7pm

Past Academic Events
– Wednesday 24th April 2024, University of York Psychology Seminar Series, 2pm-3pm, Animation talk by Louisa & Doll