#WalkCreate: Artists Walking Work and COVID-19

This report shares some of the findings from the research project, Walking Publics/Walking Arts: Walking, Wellbeing and Community during COVID-19. Walking Publics/Walking Arts explores experiences of walking across the UK during COVID-19 lockdowns, and identifies the potential of the arts to sustain, encourage and more equitably support walking during and recovering from a pandemic. Our definition of walking is inclusive of all kinds of bodies and technologies which help Disabled people and anyone with mobility issues to move around. Walking Publics/Walking Arts was led by Dee Heddon (University of Glasgow), in collaboration with Maggie O’Neill (University College Cork), Morag Rose (University of Liverpool), Clare Qualmann (University of East London) and Harry Wilson (University of Glasgow). Our Partners and Associate Partners were Arts Canteen, Glasgow Life, Living Streets, Museum of London Archaeology, Open Clasp Theatre Company, Paths for All, Ramblers Scotland and Sheffield Environmental Movement. Our Project Advisor was Carole Wright. Walking Publics/Walking Arts was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), as part of its COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund (AH/V01515X/1).