Magnificent Distance Critical Dialogue Event
Tuesday 21st August 2012, 10.30am to 4pm
Magnificent Distance Critical Dialogue Event
Tuesday 21st August 2012
10.30am to 4pm
Venue: The Globe Gallery, 53-57 Blandford Square, NE1 4HZ
Newcastle Upon Tyne
A day long event is being held in Newcastle on 21st August 2012 to discuss the 5x5 Public Art Festival in Washington DC and the Newcastle Public Art Strategy. The day includes a guided tour of the Magnificent Distance exhibition, which features the work of the 5 North East-based artists who participated in the 5x5 Public Art Festival (Cath Campbell, Ben Jeans Houghton, Jo Ray, Isabella Streffen & Wolfgang Weileder).
The event is FREE and open to anyone interested in finding out more about 5x5, Magnificent Distance or public art.
It begins at 10.30am and ends at 4pm. Lunch will be provided.
The provisional schedule for the event is outlined below.
10.30: Coffee and registration
11.00: The 5x5 Public Art Festival, Washington DC
An overview of the 5x5 Public Art Festival by Richard Hollinshead (Director, Grit & Pearl), including the artworks curated by Amy Lipton (New York), Laura Roulet (Washington DC), Steve Rowell (Los Angeles) and Justine Topher (San Fransisco).
11.45am-1pm: Magnificent Distance – tour of the exhibition
An introduction to the five artworks by the curator, artists and invited critics involved in the 5x5 project, including a screening of Isabella Streffen’s 17min film Hawk & Dove.
1-2pm: Lunch
2-2.45pm: Discussion: 5x5 and Magnificent Distance
Chaired by David Butler (Intersections, Newcastle University), this session is an opportunity to discuss the 5x5 festival and the five Magnificent Distance projects.
2.45-3pm: Coffee break
3-4pm: Discussion: The Newcastle Public Art Strategy
Chaired by David Butler (Intersections, Newcastle University), this session will include an overview of the Newcastle Public Art Strategy introduced by Rebecca Farley (Consultant, Grit & Pearl) and Sarah Doggett (Urban Designer, Newcastle City Council), and provides an opportunity to apply learning from the 5x5 project and other activities to the Newcastle context.
4pm: Close
