“…AND BREATHE…” NEW RESIDENCY WITH MEGAN ROBERTS
Artist Megan Roberts is excited to share her new project, “…and breathe,” as part of her new Residency at Grow Plymouth
“…and breathe,” is a community workshop programme exploring the mindfulness and wellbeing benefits of spending time by and in the ocean. The project will culminate in an immersive installation film.
Megan will be popping up at Grow over the coming months, starting with being part of Grow’s Open Studios on Sat 27th September between 11am-3pm. Come meet Megan to chat to the artist about the project and how you can get involved. You can also get hands-on with a drop in collage sessions. No prior experience is needed, and all ages are welcome!
…And Breath Free Workshops for the over 55’s
Join Megan at these workshops in Grow Plymouth to explore your relationship with stress, the ocean and each other. Be part of co-creating a 2-part installation film using sound, collage and film making. No experience required!
DATES
Collage: Saturday 11 October, 10.30am-12.30pm
360 Film Making: Saturday 25 October, 10.30-12.30pm
Sound: Saturday 8 November, 10.30-12.30pm
Editing: Saturday 22 November, 10.30am-12.30pm
Register your interest by emailing growplymouth@gmail.com
This project is part of Plymouth Culture's 'Sea for Yourself' cultural programme that uses art, digital innovation and storytelling to connect people with the UK’s first National Marine Park.
ABOUT MEGAN ROBERTS
Megan Roberts is a filmmaker and artist whose practice is driven by principles of collaboration and co-design. She believes that the path to a fair and equitable future lies in moving away from paternalistic systems of control that concentrate power and representation in the hands of a few. Her participatory filmmaking amplifies marginalised voices and addresses urgent social and environmental issues through close partnerships with communities, researchers, and advocacy organisations.
Her recent three-screen film, In Conversation with Plymouth Hoe, created for The Box’s Re-Imagining the Film Archives programme, is a defining example of her practice.
Developed in response to the anti-immigration riots of 2024, the work layers archival footage with contemporary interviews to explore how public space in Plymouth is shaped and reclaimed through power, class, civic joy, and shared memory.
Other projects include a celebratory film with Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support, marking 25 years of work with displaced communities; documenting the outcomes of Plymouth University’s Routes to Wellness project, which trained peer support workers with lived experience to support refugees and asylum seekers; a documentary made for 99p Films exploring local responses to the sewage crisis in Falmouth; and a film with Say No to LNG interrogating the shipping industry’s greenwashing of liquefied natural gas as a sustainablesolution.
Megan’s work centres civic joy as a necessary tool for building resilient communities.
Exploring the intersections of power, class, and representation, she seeks out spaces where collective care and resistance thrive. Through film, she challenges dominant narratives that scapegoat and divide, contributing instead to inclusive, compassionate conversations that support meaningful social change.
These projects have fuelled her desire to move beyond traditional documentary into expanded, participatory, and installation-based approaches to filmmaking - centring communities as co-creators rather than subjects.
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ACCESS INFORMATION
All studios, except ground floor (the project space where Megan will be based) are stairs access only. There is an accessible toilet and parking at The Box (next door)
About #DIYRESIDENCIES at Grow
Artists and collectives take over the project space to experiment and test out new idea. These residencies support artistic exploration across sustainability, food and drink, inclusion, grassroots culture, music, and heritage. All with the aim of nurturing Plymouth’s creative scene.