Arts by the Sea Festival 2019

Talk: Mental wellbeing for new mothers, Dr Andy Mayers

Time: 1pm–2pm

Why is it so important to focus on the mental health of mothers? And how, if at all, does it differ from the mental health issues affecting women who happen not to be mothers? BU’s Dr Andy Mayers discusses postnatal depression and other maternal mental health issues, the impact they can have on the family as a whole, and how far we have come in our understanding of the subject of mental wellbeing in new mothers. Andy is an active researcher and mental health campaigner and his work is regularly featured in both national and local media. Come and enjoy a thought-provoking conversation.

Talk: Postnatal depression: men get it too, Dr Andy Mayers

Time: 3pm–4pm

Can men suffer from postnatal depression? In Dr Andy Mayers’ second talk, he focuses on fathers to explore the problems they too can face as new parents. The added complication is that men are far less likely to seek help for mental health problems in general, let alone for an illness seen as exclusively female. With the NHS announcing last year that they are to offer screening and support to new fathers whose partners are suffering from postnatal mental health issues, Andy asks whether this is enough. Join the discussion to shed light on a little-known aspect of postnatal depression.

Exhibition: In/Visible Margins, Dr Isabella Rega

Time: 12 noon–5pm

In/visible Margins is about Kenyan artists reflecting on marginality, representing marginalised groups and portraying human rights and social challenges. It was first displayed in the Shift-Eye Gallery in Nairobi Kenya.

This exhibition was created within the Arts & Humanities Research Council International Network e-Voices: Redressing Marginality. This is a global network of academics and practitioners exploring the theme of marginalisation and how digital media can be used by marginalised groups to make their voices heard within and beyond the borders of their communities and promote social inclusion.

Activity: How to not get scammed, National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice

Time: 12 noon–5pm

Scamming is an extremely serious issue affecting more than 3.25 million annually in the UK (Age UK, 2015), and can result in significant harm to victims’ health and well-being. Visit Bournemouth University researchers at this stand to discover how much you know about financial scamming, what to look out for and what you can do to avoid it.

Talk: Reporting on trauma: responsibility of the media, Dr Ann Luce

Time: 12 noon–1pm

How far does media reporting on issues such as suicide, sexual abuse, migration and other sensitive issues affect how we think about them? And does the media take enough responsibility for its influence?

Join us in a comfortable and safe environment to discuss these questions, and the factors that can influence how these topics are reported and understood, including bias, sensationalism, conflict of interest, grief, vulnerability, and ignorance of one’s own privilege.

Exhibition: In/Visible Margins, Dr Isabella Rega

Time: 12 noon–5pm

In/visible Margins is about Kenyan artists reflecting on marginality, representing marginalised groups and portraying human rights and social challenges. It was first displayed in the Shift-Eye Gallery in Nairobi Kenya.

This exhibition was created within the Arts & Humanities Research Council International Network e-Voices: Redressing Marginality. This is a global network of academics and practitioners exploring the theme of marginalisation and how digital media can be used by marginalised groups to make their voices heard within and beyond the borders of their communities and promote social inclusion.

Activity: How to not get scammed, National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice

Time: 12 noon–5pm

Scamming is an extremely serious issue affecting more than 3.25 million annually in the UK (Age UK, 2015), and can result in significant harm to victims’ health and well-being. Visit Bournemouth University researchers at this stand to discover how much you know about financial scamming, what to look out for and what you can do to avoid

Activity: "Green" and other microbes
Explore the microbial world and learn why it’s so important to be green.

Activity: The building blocks of life
‘Cell’ your friends to come along and make a model in a petri dish or draw some chromosomes.

Activity: Wildlife craft club
Become another species – make an animal mask from recycled materials.

Activity: Fish life
Make a splash by learning about fish and have a go at drawing a salmon.

Activity/ Installation: Sonification of tipping points
Come to the Green Hub to connect with nature’s sounds in this incredible immersive audio installation, which uses art to present scientific research in an accessible way. Sonification of Tipping Points is a collaboration between BU’s Professor of Conservation Ecology Adrian Newton and artist Ambrose Seddon. The installation mimics the stable and chaotic behaviours of environmental ecosystems. It features sounds from field recordings made in Dorset, which are manipulated by the computer to mirror the ways ecosystem population densities vary.  Participants can interact with the sensors and gain an understanding of the behaviour of environmental ecosystems.

Activity/ Installation: Dancing Ledge
Experience the survival techniques of tiny intertidal snails from the local Jurassic coastline, expressed through art and technology, in this collaborative SciArt film based on Dancing Ledge. You’ll also meet the lead scientist Prof Rick Stafford to learn how these snails survive extreme climate conditions and participate in a crowdsourced art piece – building on snail behaviour to generate a post-apocalyptic sculpture with artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith from boredom research.

Activity: Green Impact – making a difference
Come along to find out how you can reduce your environmental impact.

Activity: Nature volunteers
If you’re interested in the natural world, this craft workshop will inspire you to take part in a volunteering project.

Activity: Designing homes for marine life
It’s better where it’s wetter: come and explore the underwater world of Poole Bay and see how a 3D printed artificial reef is made.

Activity: Voices in the jungle
Talk to scientists who study elusive and endangered wildlife in Sumatran rainforests, learn about the influences of climate change and human expansion, and discover the technology used to study these forests and their wildlife.

Activity/ Installation: Sonification of tipping points
Come to the Green Hub to connect with nature’s sounds in this incredible immersive audio installation, which uses art to present scientific research in an accessible way. Sonification of Tipping Points is a collaboration between BU’s Professor of Conservation Ecology Adrian Newton and artist Ambrose Seddon. The installation mimics the stable and chaotic behaviours of environmental ecosystems. It features sounds from field recordings made in Dorset, which are manipulated by the computer to mirror the ways ecosystem population densities vary.  Participants can interact with the sensors and gain an understanding of the behaviour of environmental ecosystems.

Activity/ Installation: Dancing Ledge
Experience the survival techniques of tiny intertidal snails from the local Jurassic coastline, expressed through art and technology, in this collaborative SciArt film based on Dancing Ledge. You’ll also meet the lead scientist Prof Rick Stafford to learn how these snails survive extreme climate conditions and participate in a crowdsourced art piece – building on snail behaviour to generate a post-apocalyptic sculpture with artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith from boredom research.