Conflict, Commemoration, Collecting & Remembering

12 – 15 June 2012

Belfast Exposed and Golden Thread Gallery present a series of exploratory talks examining the role of art making and art institutions in the representation of war, its effects and its legacy. The talks will accompany the exhibitions Open Shutters Iraq at Belfast Exposed (11 May – 15 June) and Loss, curated in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, at Golden Thread Gallery (31 May – 28 July). 

The talks will focus on work made by practitioners and participants in reaction to an experience of war. This series will also investigate how national institutions such as the Imperial War Museum collect work, as well as examining the strategies employed by Belfast City Council in the organization of official commemorative events as we enter a decade of anniversaries chronologically mapping Northern Ireland's history of conflict.

Each talk will centre on a different word relating to the role of art and institutions in representing war and these words will be defined from the perspectives of four different speakers: Alan Ingram, Hazel Francey, Sara Bevan and Triona White Hamilton.

All talks are free and tea and coffee will be provided. Places are limited so please RSVP to book your place. All are welcome.

June 12th 2012: Conflict / Alan Ingram

Venue: Belfast Exposed, 2pm – 3pm 

June 13th 2012: Commemoration/ Hazel Francey

Venue: Belfast Exposed, 2pm – 3pm

Please RSVP to:  ciara@belfastexposed.org

June 14th 2012 : Collecting / Sara Bevan

Venue: Golden Thread Gallery, 2pm – 3pm

Please RSVP to: info@gtgallery.co.uk

Venue: Golden Thread Gallery, 2pm – 3pm 

Please RSVP to: info@gtgallery.co.uk

For further information visit  www.goldenthreadgallery.co.uk and  www.belfastexposed.org