Friday 20th May 2022, Grand Parade, University of Brighton & online
Join us for a one-day symposium exploring and sharing practice-based research in art, architecture & design that uses socially engaged or participatory methods. This programme brings together artists, researchers, curators and writers to ask:
How do socially engaged and participatory methods offer different understandings of what research can be?
What sort of outcomes do they produce?
How can this work be documented, and shared in ways that acknowledge the collaborative and dialogic nature of the research?
What sort of challenges come with socially engaged and participatory research for the researcher and the participant?
Join us for a day of inspiration filled with talks, discussions, workshops and events.
Keynote speakers: Sophie Hope, Anthony Schrag, R.M. Sánchez-Camus, Vanessa Marr, Claire Staunton, Torange Khonsari, Gil Mualem-Doron, Sarah Akigbogun and Unit 38
Workshops, activities and visits to take part in:
–Special tour of Socially Engaged Arts Space (SEAS) Brighton exhibition Queering Nature, led by Pacheanne Anderson
– One on one mentoring with artist Lady Kitt
– Drop-in self-led duster making activity with artist Vanessa Marr
– Visit Quiet Down There in residence with their laundrette project
– Leap then Look present a film about their recent arts education practice
Roundtable discussions with practitioners and researchers:
(1) Practice-based research, and the problematics of participation
(2) Institutions, access and inclusion
(3) Co-creating spaces and places of encounter
Register in advance through our website to join us in-person at Grand Parade, University of Brighton or to join on line:
https://brightoncca.art/event/really-sayin-somethin/
Co-hosted and supported by School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering, School of Art & Media, Experimental Design Practices Research and Enterprise Group (ExDP REG) at University of Brighton, and Brighton Centre for Contemporary Art
Programme
9am Registration
9.30am Welcome and introduction
10am Panel Discussion 1
Engaging with participatory art practices as research: Sophie Hope, Anthony Schrag, R.M. Sánchez-Camus and Vanessa Marr
11.15am BREAK
11.45am Panel Discussion 2
Changing architecture, spatial practice and spaces through social engagement: Claire Staunton, Torange Khonsari, Gil Mualem-Doron, Sarah Akigbogun and Unit 38
1pm LUNCH
Lunchtime activities:
– Join for a special tour of Socially Engaged Arts Space (SEAS) Brighton exhibition Queering Nature, led by Pacheanne Anderson. Pre-book your place through the website.
– Artist Lady Kitt invites you to spend one on one time talking though your socially engaged art project. Four one to one pre-booked sessions are available on a first come first served basis. Please register your interest through the website.
– Participate in a self-led duster workshop by artist Vanessa Marr
Drop-in, Brighton CCA North Gallery
– Visit Quiet Down There, in residence with their laundrette project at Dorset Place
Drop-in, 6 Dorset Place, BN2 1ST
– Leap then Look present a film about their recent arts education practice
Drop-in, Sallis Benney Theatre
2pm Parallel Roundtable discussions including presentations
(1) Practice-based research, and the problematics of participation
(2) Institutions, access and inclusion
(3) Co-creating spaces and places of encounter
3.30pm BREAK
4pm Concluding discussion
Join the speakers from the morning session to reflect on and discuss the day
5pm End
Book to join-in person or to join the panel discussions remotely at: https://brightoncca.art/event/really-sayin-somethin/
To join one of the Roundtable Discussions remotely please contact us: BrightonCCA@Brighton.ac.uk
COVID: The safety of all our visitors and staff is paramount and therefore we will be organising the event with careful attention to suitable COVID safety procedures.
Access: Brighton CCA has step-free access throughout its public spaces. We are wheelchair accessible and can organise a carer ticket free of charge. There are two bookable Blue Badge holder parking spaces at Grand Parade, contact BrightonCCA@Brighton.ac.uk to book. Our toilet facilities are male, female and there is an accessible, gender neutral toilet. We can organise audience members a quiet space during the day as required.
If you have any questions or need assistance with your visit please contact Polly Wright on 01273644716 or email
BrightonCCA@Brighton.ac.uk and we’ll do everything we can to make sure you have a positive experience here.