Strata Collective

'Layers of Seeing'

Manifesto

• Chicken, egg : We believe a vital ingredient for high quality as we lead and create inspirational arts and events, is to regularly and sustainably address our own inspirational needs.
• Caring, sharing : As freelance artists and facilitators we value opportunities for peer support, sharing ideas and creative growth.
• Access : We assert our right to roam.
• Clarity : We value clear thought and clear processes.
• Curiosity : If there is a hole, we will look into it.
• Pragmatism : We claim the right to travel from A to B by the route that reveals itself.
• Jumpers for goalposts : We prefer the whirl of the kickabout above the straitjacket of the competitive league. Adaptive tools need adaptive thinking.
• Keep connected : We aim to investigate innovative new approaches to project planning and evaluation :
  • We strive to be paper free wherever possible. We value sound, image, experience.
  • We believe that ideas grow on trees. To follow this, we intend whenever possible to hold our meetings al fresco, preferably in a environment linked to the subject of the meeting, on the hoof.
  • We aim to record events and gather outputs as they happen and produce outcome based evaluations. Words may be optional.
  • We believe funded work should be recorded and celebrated in a way that is accessible and exciting to all members of the public.