Company Archive 2018-2025

Urban Wilderness CIC is a community arts organisation based in Stoke‑on‑Trent. This archive highlights key projects and events that illustrate our practice, partnerships and impact. During this period, the organisation was led by founding co-directors Laurel Gallagher, Isla Telford, and Jenny Harper. Our flagship annual events — Pig Walk Parade and Winter Gathering — are included here as recurring anchor entries, alongside other major commissions and collaborations.

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Public Art Now Symposium

Urban Wilderness reflects on Public Art Now, an online symposium convened in April 2021 exploring public art as a relational, participatory and accountable practice.

2021, Symposium, Research & Development, Public Art, Community-led, Collaboration, Artist DevelopmentJenny Harper29 January 2026public art, participation, power, place-based practice, urban commons, co-creation, public space, civic practice, community-led regeneration

Towards an Urban Commons

Towards an Urban Commons brought together academics, artists, activists and community organisations to explore how brownfield land could be reimagined as community-managed urban commons. The Urban Commons Network was established on 20 April 2020 to develop principles, frameworks and shared visions for future governance.

Company Archive 2018-2025

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