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The artist as cultural agent: DIY (people, places and spaces)click here for a-n article
The 3-day seminar asked questions relating to how artists approach creating contexts for making work, both in terms of places and spaces, but also developing relationships across a range of dialogues and partnerships.
An exciting and diverse panel of speakers: Jenny Savage, Jane Atkinson and Marcus Coates (artists), Paul Bonnington (archaeologist, National Trust) and Dr Caitlin DeSilvey (cultural geographer, University of Exeter) joined myself, Andy Whall and Rebecca Weeks (BOS-08 artists) in a programme of presentations to forty artists from across the country. The whole event which turned out to be a really stimulating and memorable experience (including camping and swimming in rock pools off the cliffs) was hosted by the National Trust at their Penwith base at Treveal Farm.
Jon Brookes (West Penwith Property Manager NT) chairs the session in a rather unusual setting... with Caitlin DeSilvey. Caitlin talked with us about her project curating discarded material remains in a Montana homestead.
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