<p dir="ltr">The first four successful partnerships that have been created as part of this funding are underway, comprising activities that include; minimising the impact that waste dyes from the textiles industry will have on the environment; exposing hidden stories of marginalised cultures and movements within historical archives; using digital methods to revive historical print fonts; and using visual methods to support local communities and organisations to articulate their ideas and messaging.</p> <p dir="ltr">This Knowledge Exchange work is the latest strand of Arts University Plymouth’s work in a range of externally facing initiatives. Other recent partnership projects include <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/research/supported-projects/atlantic-youth-creative-hubs">Atlantic Youth Creative Hubs</a>, <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/student-work/green-minds">Green Minds</a>, iMayflower (including <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/research/supported-projects/smart-citizens-programme-scp">Smart Citizens</a> and the <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/posts/plymouths-ignite-festival-of-creativity-returns">IGNITE Festival of Creativity</a>), and <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/events/british-art-show-9">British Art Show 9</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">This new stream of Knowledge Exchange funding is only a small part of larger plans that sees Arts University Plymouth sharing its expertise and knowledge. Over the next few weeks, we will share more information about our other Knowledge Exchange Projects from the 2021-2022 funds and we are pleased that we have received a further £193,000 for activity in 2022-23 Academic Year. Across these, we will be working with a diverse range of external partners to create sustainable, mutually beneficial, societal and economic gains.</p> <p dir="ltr">Read on to find out more about the first four staff Knowledge Exchange projects:<br /></p>

<p dir="ltr">Lecturer and MA module leader, <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/people/charlotte-warren">Charlotte Warren</a> is partnering with pioneering clothing manufacturer <a href="https://finisterre.com/">Finisterre</a> to initiate ‘dye mapping’ within their supply chain. The textile dyeing industry contributes to approximately 20% of global water pollution and overall the production of textiles is second to the oil industry for pollution. Finisterre is keen to assess how efficient and responsible their dyeing system currently is.</p> <p dir="ltr">Charlotte seeks to arm Finisterre with the knowledge to enable them to make better informed decisions in relation to textile dyes, ultimately leading to more sustainable and conscientious dyeing decision making.<br /></p>

<p dir="ltr">Fab Lab Plymouth’s Technical Demonstrator <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/posts/matt-holmes-finding-beauty-in-imperfection">Matt Holmes</a> has used digitally fabrication techniques to rebuild a version of Atlantic Sans Condensed with <a href="http://www.alanqualtrough.com/index.html">Kiss &amp; Bite Press</a>. The original typeface is thought to originate from the 1930's, produced by Delittle Wood Type of York.</p> <p dir="ltr">Members of the public were invited to use the typeface to produce posters for a Truth Wall installation, giving the local community a voice to protest. The Truth Wall references successful historical campaigns which gave voice to marginalised people, such as the “I AM A MAN” campaign of the American Civil Rights movement and the Atelier Populaire movement in Paris. During October's ‘Print in Action’ festival at Ocean Studios, Matt also gave a presentation about resurrecting the font.<br /></p>

<p dir="ltr">Assistant Dean <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/people/mel-brown">Mel Brown</a> and Senior Lecturer &amp; Course Leader <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/people/sam-rowe">Sam Rowe</a> are establishing an online resource designed to develop people's visualisation skills. The project explores how an illustrator's approach to the relationship between text and image can support and benefit professions outside of the creative industries.</p> <p dir="ltr">They have teamed up with <a href="http://dbi.org.uk/">Diversity Business Incubator</a> to devise resources that help users visually communicate ideas across a range of contexts, from posters through to social media campaigns. Working alongside students <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/posts/ba-hons-illustration-graduate-shortlisted-for-new-designer-of-the-year-award">Charlotte Leadley</a> and Julia Tokarska, they will create a newspaper which functions as a guide for online workshop content that users can access independently.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Senior Lecturer and Subject Leader for <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/study/postgraduate">Postgraduate Studies</a> <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/people/steven-paige">Dr Steven Paige</a>, is developing a network of key regional cultural institutions and local community organisations to address experiences of the archive from multiple social and cultural perspectives. This project focuses on what needs to be reconsidered to reveal social, diverse, authentic and sometimes problematic narratives, and how this can be creatively manifested.</p> <p dir="ltr">Steven’s activity will draw on archive resources from local museum and heritage partners. He will devise three workshops using the themes of Communities, Activism, and Artists to expose hidden stories from LGBTQ+, marginal cultures, social movements, narrative and legacy.<br /></p>