Play-Fight Symposium
at SLG, London
This afternoon symposium explores the social uses of conflict through looking at ‘play-fighting’ in various different forms; the ‘rough and tumble’ of children’s play, the role of conflict in socially-engaged art practices, as well as the organisational/community contexts through which the process of conflict and resolution take place.
more info:http://www.southlondongallery.org/page/play-fight-exploring-pro-social-conflict-2
Exhibition! The Serpentine Gallery’s Edgware Road Project presents RE:ASSEMBLY, an exhibition by sound art collective Ultra-red with students and teachers from The St. Marylebone Church of England School in London.
Since 2009, Ultra-red have worked with students and teachers across many subject areas. Embedded into the curriculum, they have developed sound walks, audio recordings and listening sessions departing from the question, “What is the sound of citizenship?”.
More info: http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2011/02/ultra-red-re:assembly.html
Critical spaces – Local, critical support networks for artists working in social contexts. An initiative by Hannah Hull in partnership with ixia public art think tank. Piloting in Birmingham, Newcastle and Bristol.
Friday Salon: Artists and Participatory Practices on 1st March 2013 in ICA, London
Focusing on artists’ work who employ participatory strategies, this event will examine the challenges artists face in working within socially engaged art activities and the skills they consider essential to their practice. Topics include the self-reflexive roles of artists, issues of authorship and the political implications of working with ‘participants’, which will be discussed by Emma Smith and Barby Asante.
Changing the Conversation:
Artists’ Practice in Participatory Settings
A Paul Hamlyn Foundation ArtWorks Conference in partnership with the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS)
15 Apr 2013 – 16 April 2013 at Lancaster University
Creating dialogue, collaboration and encouraging cross learning and partnership in the initial education and professional development of artists working in participatory settings.
