OPPORTUNITIES AND INVITATIONS Invitation: Perspectives on non-traditional artists and the UK art world My name is Kate Davey and I am a PhD student at the University of Chichester. I am conducting interviews as part of my PhD research study looking at work created by artists who have taken a non-traditional route into the art world. I am keen to speak to those who make decisions about exhibitions. I am interested in your perspectives on displaying and sharing work by artists who have not taken a traditional route into the art world. By this, I refer roughly to artists who may not have been to art school, artists who may experience mental or physical health issues, artists Steve Murison, My Dying Crow and My Empty Bottle who are neurodiverse, and artists who come (2015), oil on wood, 46 x 44 cm from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Questions will touch upon issues like the diversity of artists and artwork in exhibitions and what makes a successful exhibition. For more information, please email KDavey2@stu.chi.ac.uk
New Seminar Series - The World in a Historic House: Global Connections and Collections Selected as one of ten new Partnership Seminars hosted by the Institute for Historical Research, ‘The World in a Historic House: Global Connections and Collections’, will connect academics and heritage professionals working on the global and imperial dimensions of the historic house. This seminar disrupts the conventional ‘treasure house’ narratives which have dominated historic house studies, and engages with the growing body of work that places these spaces in their global and imperial contexts. With convening institutions from the Caribbean, UK and US, as well as heritage institutions with a domestic and global reach, speakers will link academic research to its practical application, drawing on emerging scholarship and case studies. The seminar will play an important part in shaping the public 30
