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Log inVawdrey celebration event
Outside In and the West Sussex Record Office hosted a special sharing event to mark the end of the Vawdrey Archive Project on Friday, 12 July. It offered a unique chance…
Vawdrey Archive Project
Vawdrey Archive Project: Toilet roll letters and other treasures
Lead archivist for the Vawdrey Archive Project Joanna McConville shares how another visit from Dr Vawdrey's son proved 'a real treat'
Vawdrey Archive Project: One artists’ personal connection
Outside In artist Peter Baker shares his personal link to Graylingwell and how he's enjoyed discovering the stories of others
Vawdrey Archive Project: Sessions eight and nine – the indescribable descriptions
Artist Jennifer Milarski-Stermsek discusses the challenges of cataloging and her hopes for the Vawdrey Archive Project’s legacy. To describe the indescribable description (sung to the tune of the The Impossible…
A closer look at the Vawdrey Archive Project
Mid-point sharing event showcases work so far Monday 29 April saw a special event held at West Sussex Records Office by the Vawdrey Archive Project team.The artists, archivist and project…
Vawdrey Archive Project: Interpretation of an artist’s experience
Outside In artist Emma Louvelle shares one of the artworks she has created in response to the Vawdrey Archive Project and the inspiration behind it. Limbus: Artificialis This first piece was…
Vawdrey project diary: Session seven, key issues and a visit from the doctor’s son
Art or art therapy? That is one of the key questions which was raised again for session seven. Discussion was aided by a visit from an art therapist and Alan…
Vawdrey project diary: Session six, guest blog – the opportunity and the challenges
Editor of Disability Arts Online Colin Hambrook discusses both the ‘terrific opportunity’ and difficult questions the Vawdrey Archive Project offers. In this opinion piece he also reflects on his own…
Vawdrey project diary: Session five
Outside In artist Emma Louvelle discusses how the Vawdrey Archive Project is working to address what falls outside the history books. She concludes: “We need to acknowledge the past to…
Vawdrey Archive Project diary
Updates on the records office and Outside In’s progress Work is now well underway on the Vawdrey Archive Project. Made possible thanks to a £46,023 grant from the Wellcome Trust it is seeing the West…
Vawdrey project diary: Session four
After the visit to the Wellcome collection for our last session, the Vawdrey project group were once again back at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) in Chichester for workshop number…
Vawdrey Archive Project: An artist’s responses to the collection
As the work continues on the Vawdrey Archive Project, here one of the participating artists Ammay Tye shares some of the art they have created. In addition to the pieces…
Vawdrey Archive Project: Session three, a visit to Wellcome Trust
The third session for the Vawdrey project was held at the Wellcome Trust in London. Wellcome are not only funding this project but are also very interested in the process…
Vawdrey project diary: Session two
The second Vawdrey Archive Project session allowed the Outside In artists taking part to see some of the artwork created by patients of Dr Vawdrey properly for the first time. Here…
Vawdrey Archive Project: Meet the artists
Vawdrey archive project artist profile: Jennifer Milarski-Stermsek Jennifer Milarski-Stermsek is one of the Outside In artists working with the West Sussex Records Office on the Vawdrey Archive Project. She says…
Vawdrey project diary: Session one
West Sussex Records Office and Outside In artists have begun work on the Vawdrey Archive Project, here lead archivist for the project Joanna McConville provides her diary from the first workshop session.…
Grant to preserve unique art therapy archive
West Sussex Record Office and Outside In awarded a grant from the Wellcome Trust of £46,023 to preserve an archive.
