SMASHfestUK: Exploring approaches for widening participation and increasing diversity in STEM through the Arts

Recent studies show that there is a known lack of gender, ethnic and socio-economic diversity in STEM education and careers. The Warwick Commission has again highlighted that this imbalance also exists in access to Culture and the Arts. The CASE Campaign for Science and Engineering, ‘Improving Diversity in STEM’ from May 2014 revealed that only “9% of STEM jobs (outside of Medicine) are held by women” and “BME men are 28% less likely to work in STEM than white men”. Many initiatives nominally seek to address this imbalance, but often suffer from institutional centrism, narrow-focus and community disconnectedness. The Warwick Commission states “The role of cultural organisations as partners in the fundamental place shaping role, building and moulding local communities and identities, remains underdeveloped”. SMASHfestUK – www.smashfestuk.com - is a science and arts festival that has recently completed its pilot run. It was conceived to explore new approaches to widening participation and improving diversity in STEM through the Arts. Key principles include: • Participatory authorship • Immersive entertainment • Narrative led • Trans-media delivery • Embedded and delivered in, and by, local communities The paper will discuss the principles, practice and audited impact of this approach. SMASHfestUK was funded by: The Wellcome Trust, The Arts Council, Middlesex University, The Physiological Society and L&Q Housing

Demeter Productions Presents an Evening of Women\u27s Music with Meg Christian and Special Guests River

Concert program for a performance by folk singer Meg Christian with special guests River at the Steinbeck Forum Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California. Inside pages include biographies of Meg Christian, River, sign language interpreter Saundra Faulkner, and information about Demeter and Demeter Productions.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1004/thumbnail.jp

Demeter Productions Presents in Concert: River

Poster promoting a concert by the band River at the Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall in Monterey, California. Includes a photo of the band and information about the concert and venue. River was a Santa Cruz-based band that consisted of members Cackie Gates, Vicky Blevins, Jerilyn Munyon, and Beth Marlis.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1000/thumbnail.jp

Demeter Productions Presents an Evening of Jazz Featuring Alive! with Terry Garthwaite

Poster promoting a concert by the band Alive! with singer-songwriter Terry Garthwaite at the Pacific Grove Middle School in Pacific Grove, California. Includes a photo of the band as well as information about the concert and venue. Alive! was a jazz quintet from Berkeley that consisted of members Rhiannon, Janet Small, Barbara Borden, Carolyn Brandy, and Suzanne Vincenza. Before becoming a solo artist, Terry Garthwaite led the rock group Joy of Cooking with pianist Toni Brown.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1003/thumbnail.jp

Demeter Productions Presents River in Concert

Concert program for a performance by the band River at the Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall in Monterey, California. Inside pages feature a photograph of the band, biographies of each member, and setlists for the first and second half of the concert. Information about Demeter and Demeter Productions is included on the back.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1005/thumbnail.jp

Demeter Productions Presents in Concert: June Millington with Special Guests

Poster promoting a concert by June Millington at the Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall in Monterey, California. Includes an illustration of Millington playing guitar and singing, as well as information about the concert and venue. June Millington is a musician and songwriter who has performed as a solo artist and with several musical groups throughout her career, including The Svelts, Wild Honey, and Fanny.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1001/thumbnail.jp

Demeter Productions Presents an Evening of Women\u27s Music with Olivia Recording Artist Meg Christian

Poster promoting a concert by folk singer Meg Christian at the Steinbeck Forum Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California. Includes a photo of Christian along with information about the concert and venue. Meg Christian was one of the founders of Olivia Records, a women\u27s music label.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/demeter_concerts/1002/thumbnail.jp

Bandstand

Program for the Broadway Tour production of Bandstand at the Bicknell Family Center for the Artshttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/broadway/1001/thumbnail.jp

Mrs Cadogan\u27s Cookbook : Recipes for the Irish R.M.

Published by Stanley Paul & Co., an imprint of the Hutchinson Publishing Group, in 1984. Text by Lodge Productions Ltd., Illustrations by Michael Craig. Printed and bound by Redwood Burn Ltd., Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Great Britain. 127p., ill. 23cm.https://arrow.tudublin.ie/irckbooks/1087/thumbnail.jp