17th of May
Creative Conditions: Mapping Artist Resources in the South East. Towner Gallery, Eastbourne.
I was invited as AIR representative to take part in a conference at the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne. ‘Creative Conditions’ was initiated by Turning Point South East (TPSE), a consortium of organizations and individuals in South East England which is developing and implementing, in partnership with Arts Council England, a regional plan for the visual arts. The event aims was to foster an informal space for consultation and discussion, exploring the current landscape of artists’ support and resources in the region. It was to encourage a wide range of perspectives and contributions from visual artists, arts organisations and support agencies to fully explore where we are now and how we influence future initiatives.
There were 3 panels of invited speakers:
Panel 1:
Chaired by: Stephen Foster, John Hansard Gallery
Gilane Tawadros, DACS
Jonathan Parsons, ARC and Medway In Sights programme
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, AiR representative
Panel 2:
Chaired by: Matthew Rowe
Mark Segal, ArtSway Associates
Emilia Telese, working with Fabrica / ArtSway and NAN
Kevin Wilson, Artpoint
Panel 3:
Chaired by: Tim Eastop CCI
Donna Lynas, Wysing Arts and Escalator programme
Julie Freeman, Method Artist , CLP programme
Stephen Beddoe, ArtQuest
These was a very productive day with an interesting mix of 50 invited professionals, including artist, curators, directors of publicly funded organisation, Arts Officers from Council Authorities from the South East region.
