spaced symposium

Sat 21 Feb 2015

10:00am – 4:00pm

International Art Space and the Western Australian Museum present the spaced symposium, a day of discussions that will address some of the broader issues raised by spaced 2: future recall.

Museum directors, artists and community partners involved in spaced 2: future recall will present papers addressing questions such as: Is there a role for contemporary artists in non-art museums? Can contemporary artists work with communities without diluting the rigor and currency of their practice? What do communities expect from artists and institutions? Should mainstream art museums change in order to accommodate ‘post-studio’ art? Can digital media contribute to a more productive interaction between museums, artists and communities? Are interdisciplinary museums better suited to present and interpret interdisciplinary art forms? Is modernity - or post-modernity - necessarily associated with city life or can new forms of cultural production emerge beyond the boundaries of the modern metropolis?

Speakers include:
Joanna Sandell (Sweden) Director, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm
W/Prof. Ted Snell (WA) Director of the Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
Alec Coles (WA) CEO, Western Australian Museum
Daniel Peltz (USA) artist, academic
John Mateer (WA) writer
Maddie Leach (NZ) artist, academic

RSVP
admin@spaced.org.au or 9228 2444
 

Image credit: Tea Mäkipää Business Hotspot 2014, Cape Le Grand National Park, Esperance. Image courtesy the artist. Photo: Robert Frith – Acorn Photography.

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