Professional practice: institutional research

Institutional research

MACA (Medway African and Caribbean Association)

MACA (Medway African and Caribbean Association) is a non-profit who's purpose is to "promote an awareness of African and Caribbean Culture, through arts, educational and social programmes, primarily for the benefit of it's members but also accessible by the wider community"(1) It's also there to support its members on issues which include racial harassment, prison visits etc. 

Email from Carol Stewart (Chair person at MACA) **My brief**:

"The Oral History Project seeks to capture the stories of African and Caribbean people from the 19th and 20th centuries and bring them to life as part of the Black History Live Project. The stories will take people on a journey as we hear from people and descendants of people in the 19th century about what life was like during that era. The contributions they have made, challenges they overcame, and how things have changed.

The stories will be featured as part of a 2 month long exhibition taking place at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in October 2018"

Chatham Dockyards

My work will be shown at the Chatham Dockyards in 2018.

(2) The Dockyards is a charity with the aims to;

• Maintain the preservation and the use of the historic Dockyards, its buildings, ships and collections
• To engage diverse audiences in learning about the importance and the role of the former Royal Dockyard, as well as it's people in supporting the Royal Navy from sail to steam and eventually nuclear power over a period of 400 years
• To provide unmatched, inspirational and enjoyable experiences for everyone who comes to the Dockyards.

"As a fully accredited Museum we collect, preserve, study and exhibit objects and materials connected with the history of:

• The role of the Dockyard and its people
• The development of Royal Navy warship construction and design
• The use of the River Medway and its support services and their role in the development of the Medway"

This institutional research allows to be be able to create something that suits the style of the Historic Dockyards and what they would normally exhibit, as well as making something that suits MACA and meets all of what they've asked from me.

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(1) MACA web page www.macacharity.org.uk/ 
(2) Our charity thedockyard.co.uk/our-charity/