This portfolio serves as the body of work, documenting the artistic practice submitted as part of a practice-based PhD research degree. It is accompanied by a written thesis that provides further context and analysis. Vina Puspita‘s practice-based research explores participatory art with young people in urban neighbourhoods in Jakarta to promote meaningful participation in peacebuilding….
Policy (art) brief: Arts-based methods for youth-led delivery of the Social Science curriculum (Grades 6-8)
Take a look at how youth researchers in Nepal explore creating policy briefs in an artful way. This policy art brief highlights the use of arts-based methods in delivering the social science curriculum to young people, specifically in Years 6-8. …
Journal article: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Participatory Arts-based Research with Young People
Dr Harla Sara Octarra, co-investigator of the MAP project in Indonesia, published an article on navigating ethical challenges in participatory arts-based research with young people….
MAP Webinar: Revitalising Tradition to Inform Curriculum
On Thursday, 19 October, 2023, Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) will be hosting a free webinar on Zoom with the theme “Revitalising Tradition to Inform Curriculum.” The webinar will feature speakers who will present their research projects and reflections from three different initiatives in Indonesia, Ukraine, and Nepal. In the first session, we will present…
Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI) at the Yntymak Week Celebrating International Peace Day
On September 19, 2023, the Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI) presented the MAP project at the Yntymak Week (Cohesion Week). For the first time, the event unified the voices of the Peacebuilding Hub of Kyrgyzstan and other actors, such as CSOs, formal and informal groups, INGOs, UN, IOs, government, media, grassroots activists, influencers, local leaders,…
Manuals and toolkits: Youth Participatory Mural Guidebook
The AHRC PhD student, Vina Puspita, explores youth participatory murals with Children’s Forums in Jakarta, Indonesia. Following a series of mural projects that took place from July to December 2022, young people, together with youth facilitators and Vina, co-created a guidebook with content drawn from the process and experience of creating murals in four locations…