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Beyond Words: A case study in AI-assisted artistic evaluation
Dr Jessica Pitt, Co-Director and Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns
An example of using ‘beyond-words’ methods as evaluation in action After a fruitful end of term reflection session of Music Garden – a 4-year training project…
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Artist development
Creative training
Beyond Words: Using creative evaluation in community arts practice
Dr Jessica Pitt, Co-Director and Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns
At Magic Acorns we use ‘beyond-words’ methods to reflect on artistic practice – both immediately after each session, and summatively at the end of a…
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Creative training
Ripple Festival
Watch Ripple Symposium sessions
Four sessions from the Ripple Early Years Arts Symposium are now available to buy and watch online. The symposium brought together inspiring voices, practical insights,…
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Artist development
Creative training
Residencies
Artist reflections on WAVELENGTH
Held in May 2025 among the sand dunes of North Beach Great Yarmouth, this unique outdoor arts experience invited local families to listen, move, play,…
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Creative training
Research
More-than-human literacies in early childhood
Join us for the next in our popular series of Magic Webinars: More-than-human literacies in early childhood with Professor Abi Hackett Tuesday 21 October 2025,…
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Creative training
Music
Research
Watch. Wait. Wonder: What children teach us through sound
Dr Clare Seymour of diversitybuds
Written by Dr Clare Seymour of diversitybuds I recently had the joy of attending a presentation by Dr Jessica Pitt at the MEHEM (Music…
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Research
Becoming Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns
Dr Jessica Pitt
Written by Dr Jessica Pitt, Creative Researcher and Co-Director at Magic Acorns This photo was taken in early spring this year as I sat in…
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