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Hives & Hubs - Research Project
From 2021, Arts & Homelessness International (AHI), in partnership with British Council and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, is running a 5-year project to develop the arts and homelessness sector in the Global South.
New brand and website
We are delighted to announce that we are developing a new website to match our wonderful new identity. Follow us on: www.artshomelessint.com.
Our new visual identity
Since we became independent in 2019, we have evolved and grown. Our former name and visual identity rapidly felt outdated. We hope the rebranding we undertook brings clarity and simplicity to what we do.
Our responses to COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, we have been finding ways of supporting the arts and homelessness sector at this difficult time. Here is a snap-shot of what we've been doing:
A harsh winter - Homelessness in Russia in 2020 by Matt Peacock
This blog post was written by Matt Peacock after his 4-days journey to Russia to give presentations about the role of the arts and homelessness around the world.
UK wide programme of events launches landmark pieces of arts and homelessness research
To celebrate its first year of operation Arts & Homelessness International (formerly With One Voice), the international arts and homelessness movement, is staging a series of events around the UK to launch and share landmark research and resources it has created with and for the global arts and homelessness sector.
World's First Arts and Homelessness Literature Review
We are delighted to publish the world's first Arts and Homelessness Literature Review, authored by Phyllida Shaw. This literature review provides evidence on how the arts can produce positive outcomes for people who are or have been homeless. Read the one-page executive summary and/or the full report.
We are becoming independent
Matt Peacock will leave his role as Artistic Director of Streetwise Opera to lead the international arts and homelessness movement.
The right time, the right place...
With One Voice Director Matt Peacock explains why Manchester is the perfect place to host the inaugural International Arts and Homelessness Summit & Festival
“I always arrive into Manchester the same way – stepping off the train at Piccadilly Station, leaving by the main exit where the road funnels passengers down into the heart of the city past high street shops, criss-crossing tram lines, to the open space of Piccadilly Gardens.
Call-out to people who are or have been homeless in Greater Manchester to create a public Mural
With One Voice is organizing the first ever Summit & Festival of arts and homelessness which will take place in Manchester in Nov 2018. One of the centre-pieces of the Festival will be a public mural co-created with people who are or have been homeless from around Greater Manchester. We will work with around 30 people who are or have been homeless and we are making a call-out to individuals and homeless agencies to come forward to help create this important piece of art.