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#ArtsAgainstAdversity
Diversity is in our DNA. Art is our action. Research is how we co-create transformation.
We are an arts research centre bringing together artists, activists, academics and audiences to challenge social and climate injustices through the power of the arts – in the UK, Brazil and beyond. Directed by Paul Heritage, People’s Palace Projects is a subsidiary of Queen Mary University of London.
Our key areas
Indigenous Exchange and Climate Action
The heart of this work is in the Indigenous Territories of the Brazilian Amazon region. We support cultural exchange between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, activists and academics. Our collaborations have taken us to Venice Biennale 2021, Glasgow Science Centre, Tate ...
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Cultural Value and Heritage
Our work in this area aims to understand and assess the full creative, social and economic potential of local arts organisations, measuring the value of culture and heritage beyond numbers.
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Creativity and Mental Health
Engaging in cultural activities improves well-being and mental health, particularly for people on the margins of society. Our research projects in this area aim to understand the impacts of this engagement, develop new approaches and share knowledge globally.
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Resistance and Transformation
From projects on migration in the Global South, to work tackling bias, racism and discrimination against disadvantaged young people in the UK, all our work in this area aims to resist and transform what otherwise tears us apart.
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PPP in numbers
- 1,341,236 people reached
- 530 partners
- 110 completed projects
- 22 active projects
- 23 countries
Our voices
The latest from our blog
A space to become
By Tana Rose Sirois, Blue Festival’s artist It’s been two weeks since I performed my autobiographical solo show at (...)
April 19, 2024.
Blue Festival: The Art of Mental Health
We are happy to announce the Blue Festival: The Art of Mental Health at BLOC, Arts One, Queen Mary University (...)
February 21, 2024.
The Climate Crisis is a Cultural Crisis
Dubai, December 2023 People’s Palace Projects was part of a coalition of artists and cultural voices from across the (...)
December 21, 2023.
Vale? documentary premiers in the UK in October
By Yula Rocha London, 26 July 2023- Vale? Is It Worth It? Five artists in the front line against Brazil’s (...)
July 26, 2023.
Creative Care: Our Files – 3pm performance
When: Wednesday, 17th April, 2024 at 3pm (see the separate invitation for the 6pm performance)
Where: The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ
Creative Care: Our Files – 6pm performance
How can a document of our past be the key to our future? The Verbatim ...
When: Wednesday, 17th April, 2024 at 6pm (see the separate invitation for the 3pm performance)
Where: The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ
Blue Festival: The Art of Mental Health
People's Palace Projects brings the three-day festival with immersive theatre workshops, films & documentaries from ...
When: 25-27 March 2024, 2:30-8:30pm
Where: BLOC, Arts One, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus, London