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Drawn Encounters, Complex Identities
A two day conference examining drawing as a means to document, encounter and exchange experiences of place and cultural identity, in the context of travel, diaspora and the colonial and post-colonial histories of Australia and the UK. Date: Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th September 2008 Speakers: Jordan Baseman (UK); Prof. Andrew Benjamin (Aus); Dr. Tony Birch (Aus); Geraint Evans (UK); Prof. Stephen Farthing (UK); Morgan O’Hara (It / USA) ; Prof. Catherine Elwes (UK); Nuala Gregory (NZ); Melanie Jackson (UK); Dr. Tom Nicholson (Aus); Zara Stanhope (Aus); Jan Svenungsson (Fin); Dr. David Thomas (Aus); Paul Thomas (UK); Prof. Marcus Wood (UK); Prof. John Welchman (USA); Caroline Williams (Aus). Drawn Encounters, Complex Identities is a jointly hosted conference by The Centre for Drawing UAL, London, and the Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Melbourne. The conference brings together a range of international artists, critics and curators to focus on cultural interaction and exchange in fine art, with particular emphasis on the methodology of drawing. For further information, please see the attached conference outline and schedule. Delegate fee: The delegate fee includes conference attendance, refreshments and literature. Please note this fee does not include travel, accommodation or lunch. To register a place for Drawn Encounters, Complex Identities please email: thecentrefordrawing@arts.ac.uk You will then be contacted with details of how to progress payment. This conference will coincide with the exhibition 'Drawn Encounters', a survey of drawing practice in Australia and the UK addressing these themes through contemporary practice, to be held at the Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon School of Art, University of the Arts London. Dowload the Drawn Encounter Exhibition invitation (pdf 120kb) Image caption: |
