Telephonic Youth

26/07/2022

Our exhibition at K6 Gallery has been extended to 25 September!

Head down to the two red telephone boxes on Castle Way, , to see some wonderful images created by some young Southampton artists (whose work was also shown as part of our exhibition at John Hansard Gallery earlier this year!)

Scan the QR codes to listen to stories we've collected in our Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC funded project based at University of Southampton

Want to be a part of our project? Share your memories via our website: telephonicyouth.co.uk/add-your-memory

UoS Public Engagement Visit Southampton Southampton Memories: People and Places Historic Southampton History at the University of Southampton

11/05/2022

Our new exhibition is on display at K6 Gallery until 10 July.

The exhibition features stories collected through our Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC research project (based at University of Southampton) and photos created by young people at a series of workshops at John Hansard Gallery.

🔗 http://k6gallery.com/exhibitions/thinking-inside-the-box

11/05/2022

Our exhibition at John Hansard Gallery closed on Saturday.

Dial up featured artwork created by young people in using materials collected in our Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC research project at University of Southampton.

Read all about the young people's work in our latest blog:

We were incredibly proud to see the first of our two community art exhibitions launched in Southampton at the start of April 2022. Dial up featured the artwork of a group of young people based in Southampton and reimagined the phone as an object, image and communication device and its effects on you...

03/05/2022

Some exciting news - our second exhibition is open K6 Gallery in . What better place to exhibit than in a former BT !

explores the heritage of the telephone kiosk as a space for young people's expression. It features stories we've collected as part of our Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC research project; telephone sound effects from BBC; and photographs created by young people in Southampton whose work was displayed at our exhibition John Hansard Gallery.

The exhibition is on display until 10 July 2022. We hope you love it as much as we do!

Find out more via the link in our bio.

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09/03/2022

So excited for this! Got an old phone lying at the back of a drawer? Bring it along to John Hansard Gallery on Saturday 19 March, turn it into a piece of community art and help save the planet!

☎️HELLO? IT'S !☎️

As part of Community Takeover, invite you to bring old phones you might have, and will turn them into a piece of art which tells a story of objects that keep us in contact.👫

🎟️bit.ly/UoSTelephonicYouth

07/02/2022

We're sorry to announce that we have had to postpone today's pop-up at Woolston Library, Southampton City Libraries.

We'll let you know as soon as we're able to re-schedule and look forward to hearing your stories of growing up & using the phone in 80s and 90s Britain!

31/01/2022

Hello! The Telephonic Youth team are very excited to announce that we'll be visiting Southampton City Libraries throughout February and March. The dates and times are in the poster below 👇 Stop by, share your memories, and be a part of history!

Telephonic Youth is a history project based at University of Southampton. We're collecting people's memories of growing up and using the phone in 1980s and 1990s Britain.

You can read other people's memories and add your own by visiting our website: https://telephonicyouth.co.uk

24/01/2022

Dig through your archive, share your memories and view other people’s on our interactive map telephonicyouth.co.uk/add-your-memory/

Be part of the story

Telephonic Youth is an Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC research project led by Dr Eve Colpus. For further information see: https://linktr.ee/telephonicyouth

Project Title: Children and young people’s telephone use and telephone cultures in Britain, c. 1984-1999 (University of Southampton Ethics and Research Governance Online number 56966). This research is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation.