Join us on 12 July at 14:00-15:15 for What is the value of attention?. Artist, Ahmet Öğüt and curator, Magdalena Malm will explore how in a society where distraction is the norm, public art can offer a platform to channel our attention. Drawing on artist John Latham’s notion of ‘delta’ (Δ), a unit of attention, this line of enquiry explores attention as a resource that has the potential to support artists and creative practitioners advance social and political change. What is the value of attention? And how can art add meaning?
This is the first of our Constellations ° Assemblies 2023, a series of free online events open to all artists, curators, practitioners, commissioners, and those working across or interested in public art, social practice and regeneration.
What is the value of attention? is moderated by Neelika Jayawardane, Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York-Oswego, and a Research Associate at the Visual Identities in Art and Design (VIAD), University of Johannesburg.
All Assemblies are held online, accessible via UP Projects’ digital participation space, The Hall, and will be in the form of a webinar.
Constellations 2023 also includes Co-Creating Public Space: How can we thrive? an in-person conference realised in partnership with John Hansard Gallery.
Alongside the events, the Constellations ° Cohort, a selected group of artists, curators, producers, and practitioners operating in the expanded field of public art, will take part in a programme of free learning and development opportunities.
Constellations 2023 is curated by UP Projects in partnership with Flat Time House and in association with Liverpool Biennial. The programme is generously supported by Arts Council England, the Barrington Hibbert Associates Access Fund, and the Constellations Patrons.
Accessibility
Live captioning and British Sign Language interpretation will be available during the event. If you have specific access needs, please email constellations@upprojects.com in advance of the event, and we will assist where possible. Alternative interpretation and access needs are generously supported by the Barrington Hibbert Associates Access Fund.
Donations
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