Conference - Monday 10 November, 9.30 to 4.30
Artists Making Places
The setting for the conference is the Greenwich Peninsula, one of London's most important regeneration projects. The Art on Greenwich Peninsula programme explores the opportunities around commissioning art and working with artists in relation to this twenty year regeneration scheme.
The conference takes ‘place making’ and the role of the artist as its theme. It will address the social issues around place making, moving beyond the notion of physical or geographic place; looking at building communities and developing community cohesion. It will explore the ways in which artists can be agents in this process and the related practical, ethical and aesthetic considerations and responsibilities.
The event is intended to be thought-proving and inspirational, creating new insights informed by high profile national and international contributors. A commissioned text by Declan McGonagle, who will chair the event, will be circulated in advance providing provocation for both the speakers and the audience.
The conference will include presentations, panel discussions, artist-led tours, film screenings and performances and is aimed at artists, public art commissioners and producers, local authority arts/community and regeneration officers, lecturers and researchers in HE/FE and students on related courses.
Confirmed speakers and contributors include: Alfredo Jaar (artist), Declan McGonagle(National College of Art and Design, Dublin), Laurie Peake (Liverpool Biennial), Nick Ewbank (The Creative Foundation), Anna Hart (Archway Investigations and Responses, Byam Shaw School of Art at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London), Faisal Abdu'Allah (artist), Bob & Roberta Smith (artist) and Vivienne Reiss and Bridget Sawyers (Art on Greenwich Peninsula).
There will also be contributions from a number of artists involved in the programme including Julian Walker, Aoife Mannix, Sarah Butler, Howard Matthew and artists working on a new commission.
Conference programme
Booking information
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Keep an eye on this page for the commissioned text which will be posted in due course.
