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The Art of Curation in partnership with Outside In and Compton Verney
February 28, 2022 @ 10:00 am - March 4, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
Course Leaders: José Sunshine-Okoro and Tess Radcliffe
Eaton House, Compton Verney
10am – 3pm 28 Feb – 4 March (not Wed 2 March)
Exhibition 18th (evening) – until 26th March)
Artists will take part in an intensive 4-day workshop at both Coventry Artspace and Compton Verney Art Gallery to explore its Folk Art Collection and its relation to Outsider Art. Those participating will consider contemporary themes and practices exploring domestic art, traditional approaches, identity and gender. Through conversation, tours, talks and practical activities the artists will work together to create a pop up exhibition relevant to a variety of audiences.
About the workshop leaders:
Artist and curator José Sunshine-Okoro leads through her practice as an artist and digital curator exploring opportunities to engage audiences with museums. Past projects have included Future Possibilities Lab, working with artists Barbara Walker, Divya Kasturi and Shaheen Ahmed and Birmingham University to explore geological connections with culture, difference and language.
Tess Radcliffe is a freelance artist (digital, photography, moving image), consultant, curator and educator. Previously Tess worked in the museum, art gallery, library and archive sector for over 15 years in various organisations across the West Midlands, where she was responsible for managing exhibition and curatorial programming, audience development, community engagement, interpretation, learning and volunteering. New projects include working with the travelling and fairground community to create new work and to highlight the artistic and cultural art of the fairground.