KNOWLEDGE HUB

The Mind the Gap Knowledge Hub aims to help facilitators become more confident in developing and delivering activities by providing interactive, user-friendly resources for working digitally with their communities, while addressing potential barriers to access.

Online co-creation skills

Blending online and offline

Managing digital creative projects

Accessibility and inclusion

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Co-creating online

Rehearsing online

Garsington Opera share their experience of developing the community opera ‘Dalia’. This tool includes a video narration, examples of work schedules, video guidelines and audio tips for using online conferencing software.

Co-creating digitally

A guide to using the Co-Creation Stage, created to connect communities and individuals in real-time, allowing multiple co-located stages and participants to perform together.

Virtual warm-ups

Integrating ice-breakers and warm-ups into online sessions can help promote group cohesion, stimulate engagement and counteract “Zoom fatigue”.

Blending online and offline activities

Creating an immersive artistic experience

A presentation of the various steps involved in creating immersive cultural experiences for and with communities.

Organising a hybrid event

Checklist for organising a successful hybrid event including preparation, location and equipment,  communications and how to manage participants. 

Producing interactive online programmes

Learn how to script and schedule online programmes as if they were a live workshop. Films can be experienced individually or collectively and educators can play them as part of a workshop. 

Filmmaking in the performing arts

Director Hugh O’Conor talks through some of the technical tricks and considerations he employed as Series Director of Irish National Opera’s ’20 Shots of Opera’. 

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Managing a digital creative project

Budgeting a digital project

A downloadable budget template to help you understand the budget planning and considerations required for a digital opera.

Brainstorming and planning a digital project

How can you start planning a digital project? Check out the Mind the Gap Template on the Miroverse and be inspired to start your own project. 

Using the Design Thinking methodology

A graphic illustration and tutorial to present design thinking and how to use it. Use our template and follow our guide to be inspired to use design thinking.

Understanding copyright

How to navigate the world of copyright within the context of a digital project. 

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Obtaining funding for digital projects

Funding opportunities for collaboration, co-creation, and upskilling open to artists and organisations wishing to develop digital experiences.


Promoting accessibility and inclusion

Guide to centring digital inclusion and accessibility

This guide is designed to help arts education organisations and practitioners wishing to promote digital inclusion and accessibility. 

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Online platform accessibility checklist

A downloadable interactive checklist to help organisations ensure the accessibility of their web content and online platforms