The borough of Broxbourne

A mapping project celebrating place, community and the creativity that lives here.

What is Mapping Broxbourne?

Mapping Broxbourne aims to:

Create a digital interactive map of Broxbourne Boroughs Arts&Cultural Spaces
Be informed by conversation and physical mapping with local communities
Be a visual tool for discussion in Arts,Culture and community development

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Putting Broxbourne on the map

Facilitated by artist Rosanna Mckenna working with Bristol-based design studio, Fiasco Design, and the community of Broxbourne Borough, we will develop an interactive map of the area that will celebrate its community-led arts and cultural scene.

WHY?

> Document & unravel our cultural landscape in a new, visible and exciting way.

> Heighten conversations around Arts&cultural spaces that exsist & their importance to Community

> Broxbourne council is due to release a Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy ,Sunset Studios are in development (Waltham Cross) and our landscape is changing with many more developments in the works across borough

Visit custom Google Map

Plans for the future

We can foster Possibilities

> Support arts & cultural projects across borough & connect creatives, groups & spaces.

> Be a visible presence for Broxbourne’s Arts, cultural & community activity for those in the borough & visitors to the area.

> A collaborative participatory research & development tool for expressing community Voices

> Inform wider practice around community-led & creative place making

Visual Evaluation

The evolution of Mapping Broxbourne 2022

Mapping Workshop

Broxbourne Council Offices The Broxbourne Creative Partnership Jan 2020

Mapping Workshop

The Creative Partnership Jan 2020

Mapping Research

Drawn on Paper,2022

Mapping Research

Significant spaces,Plotted,2022

Open Mic Project Evaluation/Reflection

Open Mic Project Nov 2019-Sep 2020

Creative Wellbeing Workshops

The Family Centre,Turnford &Wormley Community Centre,Wormley Aug 2019

Creative Consultation&Mapping workshop

hAppy Project Aug 2021 Rosedale Sports Club Cafe Cheshunt

Comments&Patch Work

Grow Cheshunt Event Young Voices Event Feb 2019 Flamstead End Hall,Cheshunt

Vision Board&Mapping

Grow Cheshunt Event Young Voices Feb 2019 Flamstead End Hall, Cheshunt

Links to community

The digital map will be a place to share a wide variety of Broxbourne Boroughs cultural spaces,starting with plotting 13 of those.Over the past few months I’ve been working with a number of spaces to continue the physical mapping & presence for the project Currently working on…

Site Links

Workshops as part of Youth Service 'Happy' Programme- Waltham Cross Youth Centre . Arts&Music Fundraisers at Wormley Community Centre 'Work in Progress' Exhibition in the Lowewood Museum Cafe Artist in residence at Peace Cottage Hoddesdon

Who is Rosanna McKenna?

Rosanna is a creative practitioner, who grew up in Cheshunt. Her Arts practice is a process of creative mapping and consultation, rooted in people, place and community. She uses mapping workshops and creative consultation as a tool to make visible what is present, to inform discussions around what is missing.

Mapping Broxbourne draws on her innate passion to widen the conversation around creativity in the place she grew up. To foster more opportunity for future generations.

Visit Rosanna’s Website