29th September 2021: Assembly Blackpool: The Coast is Queer
Curating the coast - front line or forgotten edge?
10am, an40 Assembly Blackpool: The Coast is Queer
How are curators researching and thinking about the coast, or water's edge as a platform for developing opportunities for artists and each other? And what does tossing the rule book do to enhance cultural experiences of difference?
A panel discussion chaired by Matt Retallick (Independent Curator, Liverpool), with George Vasey (Curator and Writer, Saltburn-on-Sea); Mariama Attah (Curator, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool), Garth Gratrix (Founder, Abingdon Studios, Blackpool), Rosie Osborne (Founder, The New St Ives School) and Ben Borthwick (Head of Creative Programming, KARST, Plymouth).
Full programme available here.
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