Below is the tentative schedule for KArtsCon2023. Times and activities may be changed in the final line-up due to unforeseen exigencies.
All main events will take place in The Clock Tower Lecture Theatre. A second space for workshops and live performances will be The Galvanising Workshop (on average, a 5-minute walk from the Clock Tower Lecture Theatre).
TUESDAY – 11 July 2023 |
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Clocktower Lecture Theatre |
Galvanising Workshop |
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08:30 |
Conference Registration and Networking |
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09:00 |
Brief Welcome Words |
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09:05 |
Maxine Chester and Bev Hayward: Emotions, Collage and Creativity | |
| 09:35 | Dr Harris Khan: Fibre Art and Mental Health | |
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10:05 |
Break | |
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10:15 |
Lisa Lobanova: Storytelling – The Synergy of Conventional Photography, Mobile Photography and AI |
Vibin’ and Marblin’: Audiovisual improvisation to inspire the emotions connected with present-centred consciousness |
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10:45 |
Ayodele Adewunmi: Functional Significance of Photography in Central Nigeria |
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11:15 |
Break | |
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11:25 |
Pamela Hatton: Heart and Emotions |
Tetiana Marinicheva: Art Using AI |
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11:55 |
Sumita Chauhan: The “Today Matters” Project |
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12:25 |
LUNCH |
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13:45 |
Nadia Perotta: Murphy’s Adventures |
May Enamama: Hot Hand-Pressed Sushi Soap |
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14:20 |
Peter Gregory: Looking for Great Artists |
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14:55 |
Break |
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15:10 |
Stephen Turner: Where Are We From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? |
Jay Patel and Emma Sutton: Collaborative Learning/ Active Listening |
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15:45 |
Eleni Karasavvidou: Art Against Exclusion |
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16:15 |
Certificate Presentations |
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16:30 |
Day 2 Ends |
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WEDNESDAY – 12 July 2023 *(BSL Signed) |
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Time |
Clocktower Lecture Theatre |
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08:30 |
Day Registration |
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09:00 |
Welcome: Kent Arts Conference and Medway Council |
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09:15 |
Talk 1 : Medway Council Public Health Team |
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10:10 |
Roundtable 1: Theme: Creative Heritage How do we find our heritage stories, and how do we shape creative responses to them? Chaired by Professor Catherine Richardson from the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries at University of Kent (iCCi), in this panel, Helen Worthy from Medway Archives Centre, Jeremy Clarke from Medway Council Heritage Team, artist Bryan Hawkins and Miriam Cooper of Play on Words Theatre Company discuss how their practice uses heritage research to inspire, shape, and deliver cultural projects. |
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10:55 |
Break |
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11:10 |
Talk 2 – Theme: Towards a Creatively Healthy County Insights from the East Sussex County Council Public Health Team’s journey towards building a county wide Creative Health offering. The session will cover their journey to date, research and evaluation approach, next steps and sustainability, outcomes. impact and lessons learned with practical suggestions as they continue to deliver on the strategic vision and opportunities at the heart of the Creative Health agenda. Speakers: Teresa Salami-Oru FFPH FRSPH RN, Scott Elliott and Daniel Devitt |
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12:00 |
LUNCH AND PERFORMANCE PIECE AT A+E LAB 0AR and WHIST demo at A+E Lab. More about the projects and studio: |
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13:00 |
Roundtable 2: Theme: Measuring the impact of creative activity on wellbeing Join us as Nancy Hirst from Icon Theatre chairs a panel with Nina Atkinson from Loop Dance Company, David Stokes from Nucleus Arts and Wendy Daws from the MESS ROOM. They will be presenting case studies and methodologies they have developed and what they have learned. Followed by an opportunity for a Q&A. |
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14:00 |
Roundtable 3: Theme: The benefit of performing and visual arts Chaired by artist Hannah Whittaker, hear from Hannah and Suzanne Bull from Attitude is Everything, Beth James from Square Pegs Arts, David Tovey from Arts and Homelessness International, Aoi Nakamura of AΦE and Megan Saunders from Jasmin Vardimon Company as they discuss the benefit they have seen through performing and visual arts. |
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14:45 |
Break |
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15:00 |
Talk 3: Theme: From the Funders So, what next, how do you get funding from the ideas you’ve had from today. Hear from Arts Council, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust on opportunities they have and how you can apply. Speakers: Dulcie Alexander (Arts Council), Rebecca Hussein (NLHF) and Stephen Fenning (Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust) |
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16:00 |
Networking/Speed Dating |
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17:00 |
Day 3 Ends |