- Venue
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Starts
- Friday, April 21, 2023
- Ends
- Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Address
- 45-65 Peckham Road London SE5 8UF
- Location
- London
Why: To explore the politics of engagement and consider what a rights-focused approach to arts participation looks like.
What: A programme for those interested in socially engaged creative practice, bringing together diverse voices from arts, politics, academia, policy, community and campaigning.
Where: The conference will take place across venues in Peckham, South East London.
Book £35 early bird tickets on Autograph’s website
The 2023 Rights in Focus Conference explores the politics and practice of placing rights at the heart of arts and engagement work. Bringing together diverse voices spanning arts, politics, academia, policy, community and campaigning, this two-day programme of talks and workshops offers radical ways to think differently about art, activism, social justice, care and community.
A platform for leading work in the field, this event critically explores how creative practices can advocate for people’s rights and embed social justice agendas within arts and engagement work. Bringing different approaches to questions of how rights and justice work together, the conference will provide a unique, intersectional space for learning and exchange, for practitioners who want to challenge how art can make transformative change in the world.
The conference will take place over the course of two days, across different sites in Peckham. Each day will start with two keynote presentations, followed by a choice of break out sessions which will include workshops, panel conversations and local community walks.
We will be joined by four keynote speakers: moving image artist Michelle Williams Gamaker; independent investigative journalist Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi; academic and community activist Dr Gurnham Singh; artist, curator and educator Barby Asante.
This is the third iteration of the conference, and this year is collaboratively programmed by Autograph, UAL Camberwell College of Arts and South London Gallery.
