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Teaching
Jason Nelson is an artist and educator. Over the past several years the term that would best describe his practice and research would be ‘participatory’. Working directly within communities exploring notions of culture, co-production, collective ownership and stewardship. He is interested in how activity can empower and enable expression and action. This expression can manifest in many forms and range from engagement with local authority, permanent sculptural interventions to live events and activities. His work is often a response to context and exists as a result of direct engagement with people, their environments and their relationship to it. Regardless of the scale of project the underpinning concepts that drive his work are notions of learning, social structure and ideas of identity, community and ownership.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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The Bellfield Tile Project: Participatory art project output exhibited as part of the DJCAD RESEARCH EXPO 2023
Nelson, J. (Artist), 26 Jan 2023, University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Energise - 'I'll be'
Nelson, J. (Artist), 2019, Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries : Uplands Arts Development CIC.Research output: Other contribution
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Listener No. 2
Nelson, J., 21 Apr 2017, Aberdeen : Look Again Visual Art & Design Festival.Research output: Other contribution
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Domestechtopias
Milligan, A., Nelson, J. & Kennedy, G., 2012, Interiors education futures: contemporary insights. Rodgers, P. (ed.). Faringdon, Oxfordshire: Libri Publishing, p. 41-58 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Dysfunction, Deconstructing and Reconstruction: Exploring Sustainable Thinking Through Design Making.
Milligan, A. & Nelson, J., 30 Sept 2006, Educating Designers for a Global Context. Salzburg, Austria: The Design Society, Vol. 38. p. 329-334 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
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Participative Arts Sessions with Breast Buddies for C4I 'Dundonian ‘Acts of Creation’: A response by local mothers'
Armstrong, V. (Member), Chowdhry, S. (Member), Ross, J. (Member), Ahluwalia, A. (Member), Gavine, A. (Member), Nelson, J. (Member) & Nevay, S. (Member)
9 Jun 2025 → 23 Jun 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Participative Arts Sessions with Dundee International Women's Centre for C4I 'Dundonian ‘Acts of Creation’: A response by local mothers'
Armstrong, V. (Member), McLeod, K. (Member), Chowdhry, S. (Member), Ross, J. (Member), Ahluwalia, A. (Member), Gavine, A. (Member) & Nelson, J. (Member)
2 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Art Exhibition for C4I 'Dundonian ‘Acts of Creation’: A response by local mothers'
Armstrong, V. (Member), Chowdhry, S. (Member), Ross, J. (Member), Ahluwalia, A. (Member), Gavine, A. (Member), Nelson, J. (Member), Nevay, S. (Member), McLeod, K. (Member) & McFarland, G. (Member)
27 Jun 2025 → Aug 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Participative Arts Sessions with The Cottage Centre for C4I 'Dundonian ‘Acts of Creation’: A response by local mothers'
Armstrong, V. (Member), Chowdhry, S. (Member), Ross, J. (Member), Ahluwalia, A. (Member), Gavine, A. (Member), Nelson, J. (Member) & McFarland, G. (Member)
May 2025 → Jun 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Collaborate 4 Impact - Dundonian ‘Acts of Creation’: An art-based response by local mothers
Armstrong, V. (Recipient), Ross, J. (Recipient), Nelson, J. (Recipient), Chowdhry, S. (Recipient), Gavine, A. (Recipient) & Ahluwalia, A. (Member)
Oct 2024 → Jul 2025Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities