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Platforma Festival 2011
The first Platforma Festival will take place in London across the week beginning 28th November 2011. Bringing together performers, artists and organisations from across the UK, the Festival will be a celebration of the arts by and about refugees and a chance to discuss different aspects of artistic practice.
Like the Platforma project as a whole, the Festival will embrace as many art forms as possible including music, dance, visual arts, live art, film, spoken word and literature.
The primary venue will be Rich Mix in East London, close to major public transport links including Liverpool Street station.
The main elements of the Festival will be:
2-3 December: Platforma Conference
Two unmissable days for people interested in the arts by and about refugees. The conference will be lively, informal and infused with performance of all kinds. Contributors will come from all parts of the UK, with the programme shaped by the Platforma network of Regional Hubs.
28 November - 4 December: Counterpoint
A multidisciplinary event of work by and about refugees at Club Row, Rochelle School in London (just up the road from Rich Mix) - We invited proposals from visual and performance artists who are interested in and working around the issues of exile, migration, displacement and related issues to comment on these themes through painting, sculpture, photography, performance, sound or film. The line-up will be announced by the end of September. a selection of my work will be shown at the event. www.platforma.org.uk
2 December: An evening of acoustic and spoken word performance
A chance to relax and enjoy the wonderful variety of performances by and about refugees. Featuring musicians, poets , writers and performers from across the UK. Programming details and ticket prices to be confirmed.
3 December: The Platforma Festival Music Night
The Platforma Festvial will climax with a celebration of music by and about refugees. Guaranteed to get you up off your feet and dancing along to music from all around the world. Programming details and ticket prices to be confirmed.
School workshops in association with the Pierian Centre, St Pauls, Bristol
To follow school visits to the ‘Anne Frank + You’ exhibition at Bristol Cathedral
Four primary school workshops (in collaboration with partner Heather Fallows)
St Michael in the Mount Primary School, - Yr 5 children
Ashton Gate Primary School- Yr 5 children
Changag Prmary School - Yr 6 children (2 days)
Work exhibited at the Pierian Centre as part of their Refugee Week exhibition
'Scared Memory Figures'. Image used for the cover for
‘Human Security and Non-Citizens‘
Edited by Alice Edwards and Carla Ferstman
Published by Cambridge University Press
available November 2009. Now Febuary 2010.
'The Dweller' Image used on front cover of book of poetry by Clara Janes 'Book of Dispositions', published by Delit Editions. (France)
‘Scapegoats’ - Exhibition to launch new website in collaboration with photographer Damon Knight at White Space Gallery. Axminster, 28th June – August 1st 2009
''Innoccents Accuses''
Exhibition at a la lour d' Yvrande in Douvres de la Deverande. Presentee par l'Assocition de Jumelage,and Axminster Town Twinning Group. 5th - 19th June 2010.
'The Role Of The Arts In Understanding The Experiences Of Migration'
Researchers at Swansea University's Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) are hosting the fourth in their series of one-day ESRC-funded seminars, which aim to increase understanding of the migrant experience.
The fourth seminar, entitled 'The role of the arts in understanding experiences of migration' will explore the use of the arts as a method for exploring migration and for enabling migrants to articulate and express their experiences. It will also explore the existence or otherwise of 'immigrant art' or 'refugee art' and the use of the arts as a mechanism for communicating 'the migrant experience' to a wider public and policy audience.
Date: Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Time: 9:30am – 5pm.
Venue: Singleton Abbey, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP
Speakers:
Professor Heaven Crawley, Swansea University
Dr Maggie O’Neill, University of Durham
Dr Tom Cheeseman, Swansea University
Alex Rotas, Cardiff University
Ricky Romain, Artist
Margareta Kern, Artist
Susan Roberts, Bridging Arts
Kuljit Chuhan, Artist and Founder of Virtual Migrants
To receive information about future events in the CMPR series please contact Professor Heaven Crawley, School of the Environment and Society, Tel: +44 (0) 1792 602409, Email: h.crawley@swansea.ac.uk.
'Echoes and Traces'
At Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
17 September – 20 November 2011
The participating artists are:
Jill Carter
Jenni Dutton
Jon England
Mary Husted
Natasha Kerr
Tracey Oldham
Ricky Romain
Natalie Tkachuk
Phil Whiting
There will also be a small group of works contributed by Alzheimer patients in association with the Alzheimer’s Society.
The exhibition focuses on artists working with Memory in the broadest sense, from documenting family histories to using objects to trigger things forgotten. There is a diverse use of media and imagery touching upon found objects and materials that evoke nostalgic emotions, personal stories, and images half remembered which reflect intense moments and experiences.
Memory is triggered by places, objects and events. Some of the imagery looks to the past while other imagery looks to the future. Each is intensely personal.