Disability Arts

Rurality and Inclusion Seminar

Watch Rural­i­ty and Inclu­sion an online sem­i­nar as part of the​‘How Can I Stay? (I don’t want to not want to stay)’ programme.

Posted
06/01/25

Rurality and Inclusion is a seminar explor­ing rur­al gallery spaces from a dis­abled, chron­i­cal­ly ill and neu­ro­di­verse per­spec­tive; and how to to acti­vate pos­i­tive change.

Hosted by Melanie Stidolph and Amanda Lynch. In conversation with Tate St Ives and Exeter Phoenix exploring rural gallery spaces from a disabled, chronically ill and neurodiverse perspective; and how to activate positive change.

Rurality and Inclusion is part of VASW's How Can I Stay (I don't want to not want to stay)? programme.

Outline of event:
Georgina (George) Kennedy (Tate St Ives curator) in conversation with Anna Farley (artist) discussing Anna’s practice, the opening and reception of Anna’s alternative space within the gallery of Tate St Ives and artist and curator relationships (how this formed and what this now looks like now).

Matt Burrows (Exeter Phoenix, curator) in conversation with Natasha MacVoy (artist) discussing artist and curator relationships within rural spaces, the challenges and positive outcomes of building this relationship whilst tackling and presenting difficult subject matter and challenging public perception.

A close up shot of a women head and eye, plastic cling film wrapping is being applied to her hair. A brown drawn outline marks the shape of her hairline.
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Disciplines
Multidisciplinary