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Anna Francis

@annafrancisart.bsky.social
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Anna Francis is an artist rethinking city resources, through participatory art interventions; biodiversity visibility, social and environmental justice, retrofit for communities - Professor at University of Staffordshire.

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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Today was the last of the engagement walks for a #canalsidearcana project. IlThe group used the cards themselves to identify plants growing along the cut and it was wonderful the way that people interspersed the folklore on the cards with their own thoughts and memories of the plants too.
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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Social capital is often the missing ingredient in place-based regeneration. We’re looking at how to identify, measure & strengthen it at the hyperlocal level. 💬 Dan Crowe (3ni) 💬 @annafrancisart.bsky.social‬ 💬 Robin Fry (North East Combined Authority) 🪑 @gracepollard.bsky.social‬ #StrongerThings
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
great to be here
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
@wearenewlocal.bsky.social great to be at #strongerthings today and looking forward to sharing our #100yearplan for our neighbourhood #theportlandinnproject later
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A lovely #earthday workshop at The Portland Inn Project today where we all made commitments to nature 💚celebrating our #morethanhumanneighbours with our nature portraits
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Thanks so much Carola 💚it was so good to have you there 🍀
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I’ve been at St George’s House, Windsor Castle for a 24 hour event exploring what works in ‘Rebuilding Communities: Social Capital and Neighbourhood Renewal’ The House is reserved as a space for discussion around issues of national and international importance.
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thanks Jerome 💚this is great
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Lovely winter event in the Spode Rose Garden yesterday- making bug hotels, toasting marshmallows and having a tidy up with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. 🍀
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
So much has been happening on site this month - we are at the stage of discussing where the kiln will go, materials for floors and will be aiming to be watertight by end of next month! Roof coming soon #theportlandinnproject #retrofit #communityled #artistled
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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
“I want the separation between the expression of politics in the gallery & the practice of politics in life to disappear. I want the institution to understand: if you want us inside you need to listen to us outside. Ceasefire now, arms embargo now free Palestine.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Jasleen Kaur wins the Turner prize 2024
The competition’s youngest contestant scoops the award for animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Assembly line today for the #canalsidearcana set cards of common canal plants - folklore, herbal properties & general info #UKcanals ready for Saturday’s launch - see you on the #caldoncanal between Hanley Park and Etruria - thanks to Glen, Hazel and Dina for support today 💚while I have a poorly kid
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
What’s been going on with our #theportlandinnproject retrofit this month? All of our green block is going in to create the internal walls and we are close to building floors! #sustainablebuilding #communityled #cultureledregeneration
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Exciting update from our friends at Dreadnought Tiles re the info plates for A Canalside Arcana launching on 7th December. These info plates are printed onto a creasing tile made of our local Etruria Marl Clay and high fired to this lovely dark colour. Completed with how this is coming together.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/11/2024
COP29 is into overtime, with small island states & least developed nations walking out of the proposed financing deal and news that negotiating text was hand-edited by a member of the Saudi energy ministry. More here: www.dw.com/en/cop29-cli... and here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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COP29: Climate-vulnerable nations walk out of overtime talks – DW – 11/23/2024
Negotiators from small island and least-developed nations have staged a walkout at consultations in Azerbaijan, pushing the UN climate negotiations to the brink of collapse.
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I really enjoyed reading about where the salt comes from thanks @edconway.bsky.social
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Exciting to see Appetite Stoke sharing the launch for A Canalside Arcana ceramic art trail - celebrating our canal plants today - all the info here appetite.org.uk/event/arcana... #UKcanals - there will be sets of cards and badges to collect and ceramic plaques to spot
a poster sharing an event between Hanley Park and Etruria Canal on Saturday 7th December between 11 and 2 called ‘A Canalside Arcana’ it says ‘Join us for a guided walk along Stoke-on-Trent’s newest art trail’ a close up of a pack of cards with the text ‘A Canalside Arcana’ partially visible on the box a close up photo of a ceramic plaque showing a rose, leaves and rose hips - with glaze painted on but not fired A hand made ceramic plaque showing acorns and oak leaves without colour
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Did u know? Winter's all about plotting for next season in the wildlife garden. Everyone loves roses. They're beautiful & their scent is divine, but if you plant a new one, make sure it's an open rose, like this Kiftsgate. Its simple blooms allow pollinators easy access to pollen. Be more rosy.🌱🌿🪲🐙🌍
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
2 days &almost 100 followers - enjoying 🦋already - mostly posting on arts & ecologies/ biodiversity/ social and environmental justice/ retrofit for communities/ & arts and community led development. Work this week incl #mosslover & #treehugger badges #canalsidearcana project 4 #caldoncanal #UKcanals
badge drawing design showing a green moss formation saying moss below on light green backgrounddrawing of a dandelion on light green background with weeds are cool written next to drawing drawing of acorns and oaks leaves in light green background with tree hugger text above drawing
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Sky over #theportlandinnproject roofline
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
These cards will be available to pick up on the launch day of A Canalside Arcana Public Art trail from Hanley Park to Etruria on Saturday 7th December - 11-3 hope to see you there when we launch the Ceramic Eco Report Trail 🍀🌞🍀I’m also making badges
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spoderosegarden.bsky.social @spoderosegarden.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
our new patch with two new beds - looking forward to start growing our own from spring 25
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Anna Francis @annafrancisart.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Working towards this solidly for past few months - really enjoyed working on this - Hanley Park to Etruria Art Trail celebrating plants growing here
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