Research and Publications
Good Enough Transformation (GET)
Primary Partner: Trans Europe Halles
Fundedby Nordisk Kulturfond
Role: Principal Investigator for the research work package and toolkit
Good Enough Transformation (GET) is a cross-national, practice-based research initiative spanning Burkina Faso, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Malaysia, Mexico, and Morocco. The project examines how grassroots cultural organizations mobilize creative practice to respond to climate change within their communities. A mixed-methods approach—combining qualitative interviews, arts-based research, and participatory action methodologies—captured local perspectives and documented culturally embedded strategies.
The outcomes include an open-access, practitioner-focused toolkit designed for arts leaders, educators, and policy-makers, offering adaptable models for knowledge-to-action advocacy, intercultural programming, and community activation. The project’s findings demonstrate how diverse cultural methodologies can expand collective capacity to address global challenges and highlight the role of creativity in sustaining pluralistic knowledge systems and shared public memory.
Find out more here.
Advancing Creative Pedagogy in Art Education: Learning from Non-Formal Environments in Nassau, Bahamas
University of Ottawa
SSHRC Funded
Role: Principal Investigator
Practice-based doctoral research examining how non-formal, community-based art education can advance creativity, culturalidentity, and intercultural exchange. Fieldwork conducted with the Incubatorfor Collaborative Expression (I.C.E.) and the Educulture Junkanoo Museum in Nassau, Bahamas, generated a comparative study of experiential, inter-artsprogramming rooted in Bahamian cultural traditions and Global South epistemologies. The project develops an original framework for inclusive and culturally responsive program design, contributing to scholarly discourse inarts-based research, intercultural pedagogy, and international education.
Economía Creativa — Issue 21: Creativity in Context
Role: Co-editor and author
This special issue of Economía Creativa, co-published by Centro (Mexico City) and OCAD University (Toronto), explored the theme of “Creativity in Context.” The edition highlighted how creative practices are shaped by their surroundings—whether cultural traditions, geographic landscapes, or socio-political realities. Contributors examined how artists and cultural workers adapt methods to local conditions, draw from community knowledge, and navigate the tensions between global frameworks and situated practices.
By emphasizing context, the issue underscored that creativity is not a universal formula but a dynamic process tied to place, history, and community. Essays and case studies ranged from grassroots cultural economies to cross-cultural collaborations, demonstrating how context-aware creativity both sustains pluralistic knowledge systems and generates new models for cultural resilience.
Full issue here.