10 Sep 2016 | All day | Room S1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge |
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Description
A one-day multi-disciplinary symposium inspired by the exhibition ‘Object Object’ showing in the stairwell of the Alison Richard Building, which brings together objects, made and found, to reflect the everyday lives of the seven participating women artists. Working in isolation from each other, the women came together to curate the objects, in the expectation that shared concerns and experiences would lead to common themes which would inform the grouping of objects. Once gathered together, themes which emerged were; home, motherhood and children, sentiment, sex and relationships, personal values and activism, oppression and subjugation, objectification. The participating artists are Jill Eastland, Jane Hellings, Susie Johnson, Alison O’Neill, Eirini Kartsaki, Jane Waterhouse and Rachel Wooller.
Presenters at the symposium are drawn from Cambridge women’s organisations and from a broad range of the arts including visual, performance, spoken word and film. The keynote speaker is Angie Stewart from Cambridge Women’s Aid. There will be an interactive tour of the show Object, Object with some of the participating artists. Speakers, presenters and performers will explore, with their audience, the relationship between objectification of women generally and male violence against women specifically.
We will be exploring difficult and sometimes painful topics, the day will be punctuated with lighter and humourous moments, but there is a comfortable seating area just outside the symposium room for anyone needing to take a break, at any time during proceedings. There is also access to outside seating should anyone require it. Unlimited hot drinks will be available for attendees to serve themselves. A delicious lunch, prepared by Cambridge Food Cycle is included in all ticket prices.
The venue is fully accessible.
Tickets are available via Eventbrite.
Programme
10:00 | Registration |
10:25 | Welcome |
10:30 | Angie Stewart, Cambridge Women’s Aid |
11:30 | Q&A and discussion |
11:45 | Coffee break |
12:00 | Interactive Drawing Tour of ‘Object, Object’ Exhibition Jane Hellings, Artist |
13:00 | Lunch, provided by Cambridge Food Cycle |
14:00 | The Object of Blame Nora Al-Ani, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre |
14:15 | Active Futures; For Those with Chronic Conditions Pippa Palmer, Active Futures |
14:30 | Practising Intersectional Feminism in Elite Spaces Audrey Sebatindira, Cambridge University Student’s Union Women’s Officer |
14:45 | Hate Crime; Targeting the Weakest Zareen Taj, Anti-Racist Activist |
15:00 | Q&A and discussion |
15:15 | Coffee break |
15:30 | Art History and Objectification Alison O’Neill, Artist |
15:45 | We Must Love and Support One Another Jill Eastland, Artist |
16:00 | Performance Poetry Fay Roberts, Artist |
16:15 | Tuck it in No More, Performance Eirini Kartsaki, Artist |
16:30 | Q&A and discussion |
16:45 | Coffee break |
17:00 | Summing up A table is booked at a nearby pub for anyone wishing to continue the discussion |