Defining the Role of “Relational Producer” in Arts-and-Health Collaborations in Hospitals: A Reflection on Catalysts and Partnerships

Ledgard, Anna; Hall, Susannah; Layton, Sofie; Storor, Mark; Petto, Nicky; Wray, Jo; Biglino, Giovanni

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Defining the Role of “Relational Producer” in Arts-and-Health Collaborations in Hospitals: A Reflection on Catalysts and Partnerships

Anna Ledgard,

Anna Ledgard

Anna Ledgard, Artsadmin, London, U.K.

ANNA LEDGARD, a producer, project manager, researcher, lecturer and professional development leader, has 30 years' experience shaping collaborative arts practice with hospitals, communities, schools and cultural organizations.

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Susannah Hall,

Susannah Hall

Susannah Hall, GOSH Arts, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

SUSANNAH HALL, as Head of Arts, leads on the arts and humanities at Great Ormond Street Hospital, commissioning, programming and managing diverse and innovative arts and creative experiences for young people, families and staff.

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Sofie Layton,

Sofie Layton

Sofie Layton, London, U.K.

SOFIE LAYTON's art includes installation, site-sensitive performance and theater; her most recent work explored the creative interface between patients and the scientific/clinical landscape, based on a participative narrative process.

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Mark Storor,

Mark Storor

Mark Storor, St Helens, Merseyside, U.K.

MARK STOROR is an award-winning artist with an international reputation and extensive experience working collaboratively with a wide range of organizations and communities, including work in hospitals, prisons, schools and housing estates.

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Nicky Petto,

Nicky Petto

Nicky Petto, GOSH Arts, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

NICKY PETTO is a producer and arts manager with knowledge of visual art, cultural placemaking, festivals, performance and participatory practice.

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Jo Wray,

Jo Wray

Jo Wray, Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

JO WRAY is a health psychologist and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children's Health, Illness and Disability (ORCHID) at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A mixed-methods researcher with a particular interest in the development and testing of measures of outcomes and experience, she currently pursues projects including an interdisciplinary program of research bringing together art, technology and the voice of patients.

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Giovanni Biglino

Giovanni Biglino *

Giovanni Biglino, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, U.K.

GIOVANNI BIGLINO is a biomedical engineer; his current research is very collaborative, involving cardiologists, surgeons, imagers, psychologists and artists, aiming to explore combining technologies and creative practices to represent health and disease in new ways and spark new conversations in society.

*Correspondence to: Dr. Giovanni Biglino, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, U.K. Tel: 0117 342 3287. Email: [email protected].

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Anna Ledgard (producer)

ANNA LEDGARD, a producer, project manager, researcher, lecturer and professional development leader, has 30 years' experience shaping collaborative arts practice with hospitals, communities, schools and cultural organizations.

Anna Ledgard, Artsadmin, London, U.K.

Susannah Hall (administrator)

SUSANNAH HALL, as Head of Arts, leads on the arts and humanities at Great Ormond Street Hospital, commissioning, programming and managing diverse and innovative arts and creative experiences for young people, families and staff.

Susannah Hall, GOSH Arts, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

Sofie Layton (freelance artist)

SOFIE LAYTON's art includes installation, site-sensitive performance and theater; her most recent work explored the creative interface between patients and the scientific/clinical landscape, based on a participative narrative process.

Sofie Layton, London, U.K.

Mark Storor (freelance artist)

MARK STOROR is an award-winning artist with an international reputation and extensive experience working collaboratively with a wide range of organizations and communities, including work in hospitals, prisons, schools and housing estates.

Mark Storor, St Helens, Merseyside, U.K.

Nicky Petto (producer)

NICKY PETTO is a producer and arts manager with knowledge of visual art, cultural placemaking, festivals, performance and participatory practice.

Nicky Petto, GOSH Arts, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

Jo Wray (health psychologist)

JO WRAY is a health psychologist and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children's Health, Illness and Disability (ORCHID) at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A mixed-methods researcher with a particular interest in the development and testing of measures of outcomes and experience, she currently pursues projects including an interdisciplinary program of research bringing together art, technology and the voice of patients.

Jo Wray, Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

Giovanni Biglino (biomedical engineer)

GIOVANNI BIGLINO is a biomedical engineer; his current research is very collaborative, involving cardiologists, surgeons, imagers, psychologists and artists, aiming to explore combining technologies and creative practices to represent health and disease in new ways and spark new conversations in society.

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Giovanni Biglino, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, U.K.

*Correspondence to: Dr. Giovanni Biglino, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, U.K. Tel: 0117 342 3287. Email: [email protected].

Received: June 15 2019

Online ISSN: 1530-9282

Print ISSN: 0024-094X

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Leonardo (2021) 54 (3): 345–349.

https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02036

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As the profile of the arts-and-health sector grows and interdisciplinary projects with public outcomes become more common, it is useful to explore roles and ways of working at the interface between different disciplines. The authors analyze the complex role of producer, likely to become increasingly relevant in this landscape. While incorporating aspects of existing roles (e.g. hospital arts manager, cultural venue participatory producer, independent creative producer, public engagement manager), the producer has a very specific raison d'être and could be defined as “relational producer.” This role is not well understood and yet central to this field of practice.

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