Curated by the National Arts and Place Consortium, this series of free online talks will shine a light on exemplar projects amplifying the artists' voice in placemaking and exploring the future role of artists working in the public realm.
Join Diane Dever and Nils Norman in conversation Creative Folkestone Triennial Curator Lewis Biggs on 25th June, 4pm-5pm. Booking information can be found here.
The Creative Folkestone Triennial invites visual artists of international standing to contribute to it's place-making agenda. Nils Norman (collaborating with Gavin Wade mit Tom and Simon Bloor) brought Kite Kiosk to the 2008 Triennial, and in 2017 Diane Dever collaborated with The Decorators realise Folkestone’s Urban Room. The conversation will be looking at how these interventions and others affect Folkestone as a Place.
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Other talks include:
Tuesday 2nd June 16:00-17:00
Rebecca Chesney in conversation with Helen Pheby, Head of Curatorial Programme, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Watch a recording of this talk here.
Thursday 11th June 16:00-17:00
Sebastian Hicks in conversation with Cara Pickering, Project Manager, Coventry Modern. Watch a recording of this talkhere.
Thursday 18th June 16:00-17:00
Mark Titchner in conversation with Sherry Dobbin, Partner, Future City. Watch a recording of this talk here.
Thursday 30th June 16:00-17:00
Carolyn Deby & Michael Pigott in conversation with Sabine Coady Schäbitz, Associate Professor, Architecture School of Art and Design, Coventry University.
Thursday 9th July 16:00-17:00
Katerina Seda in conversation with Charles Quick, Professor Public Art Practice, UCLAN + CoCurator In Certain Places + Chair of Arts and Place Consortium.
Thursday 16th July 16:00-17:00
Ibrahim Mahama in conversation with TBC.
