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All the right moves

Run Talk Run and The Line’s Wellbeing Walks are grassroots initiatives reimagining mental health support. Alison Lo, FRSA explores how engaging with public art while exercising can become everyday infrastructures of wellbeing in urban life.
15 Apr 2026 Alison Lo, FRSA
Two women wearing matching black "Run Talk Run" shirts walk arm in arm down a city street, showing support and companionship. Their backs are to the camera.
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From ask to action

Billie Carn, FRSA, tells the story of Ahmed Faid and Nii Lartey, two young Londoners who transformed the simple act of asking questions into a movement for authentic community connection – and created a formula for turning digital engagement into real-world impact
10 Dec 2025 Billie Carn, FRSA
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Guerrilla democracy

From intervention to policy, activism collective Hive Mind Speaks strives to bridge the gap for excluded voices, transforming art into influence, conversation into consensus, and consensus into change.
23 Sep 2025 Joshua Oliver
A person wearing a dark, bird-shaped mask and a gray hoodie stands against a black background, holding the hoodie’s collar with both hands. The person has bracelets on each wrist and a bird emblem on the hoodie.
Arts In The Spotlight

Almost home

A powerful exhibit produced by Koestler Arts and curated entirely by incarcerated women reveals how creativity and second chances can transform lives.
9 Jul 2025 Fiona Curran, FRSA
A rectangular, briefcase-shaped object with a wooden frame and handle, featuring vertical black panels and a central square pattern, displayed on a plain light background with a wide olive border.
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Hometown Glory

One Fellow’s place-based approach to creating change in her hometown of Chesterfield
6 Apr 2023 Clare Gage
Aerial view of a large stone church with a tall spire in a town. Surrounding buildings and roads are visible, set against a backdrop of lush greenery and hills under a cloudy sky.
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In conversation with Marvin Rees

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees talks to Rachel O’Brien about his work with the UK Urban Future Commission, a major new undertaking created by Core Cities and the RSA, and Bristol’s ambitious plan for the future
29 Mar 2023 Rachel O’Brien
A person wearing a blue suit and white shirt is smiling outdoors. Green leaves are visible in the blurred background.
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Sister Cities

Pittsburgh and Glasgow – A transatlantic relationship rooted in action and impact
29 Mar 2023 Jamie Cooke, Lolita Jackson, Grant Ervin
A postcard featuring Pittsburgh's skyline and a bridge with city lights, alongside Glasgow's illuminated bridge and mural on red brick buildings. The center has a heart-shaped label with "Wish you were here!" written on it.
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Building connections

The pandemic should make us rethink schools as critical neighbourhood infrastructure, one for all the community to engage with.
17 Mar 2022 Ian McShane, Benjamin Cleveland, Philippa Chandler
A 3D isometric calendar shows a block layout. Days labeled "School day" are positioned higher, while "Community space" days are lower. The arrangement alternates to create a zigzag pattern, with days numbered from 1 to 21 and weekdays listed.