About this Event
Join us for Who has agency, whose voices are heard? the first of a series of events as part of Assembly, an online learning and development programme for curators, producers and public art practitioners that explore issues and good practice in relation to the expanded field of public art.
Diversity, access and inclusion have become buzzwords in the field of public art, but it remains stubbornly undiverse and alien to many. How can we change this to ensure that the work we produce is inclusive and relevant to a diverse public?
Who has agency, whose voices are heard? is chaired by Amanprit Sandhu, curator and educator based in London. Speakers include Roseanna Dias, producer, curator and facilitator and Linda Rocco, contemporary art curator and PhD researcher at Royal College of Art.
All Assembly events will take place in The Hall, UP Projects’ digital participation space.
Assembly has been developed by UP Projects in collaboration with Public Art Network UK (PAN) and is generously supported by The Art Fund. The programme has been put together by Jes Fernie, Elisabeth Del Prete, Theresa Bergne and Emma Underhill.
About Amanprit Sandhu
Amanprit Sandhu (she/her) is a London based curator and educator with a focus on commissioning, performance-based practices and collaborative approaches to working.
Recent and current work includes organising the inaugural biennial programme for Brent in London, and co-curating the 2021 Borås Art Biennial in Borås, Sweden. She was the co-founder of the curatorial collective DAM Projects (2014-20), whose work supported underexposed artists, art scenes, discourses, and socio-political debates in the UK and internationally. Other previous roles include: Interim Curator at Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridgeshire, Public Programme and Residencies Curator at Camden Art Centre, Projects Curator with Art on the Underground, Project Manager for the 2014 Folkestone Triennial and 2012 Frieze Foundation projects, and Assistant Curator at the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art.
She is a Curatorial Practice tutor on the Curating Contemporary Art MA at the Royal College of Art, and visiting lecturer on the Fine Art BA at Chelsea College of Arts. Between 2017-20 was a trustee at Arts Catalyst.
About Linda Rocco
Linda Rocco (she/her) is a London-based contemporary art curator and PhD Candidate at the Royal College of Art funded by LAHP/AHRC. She is creative consultant for Liberty at The Greater London Authority (GLA) and has curated public events and exhibitions internationally with established small-scale institutions as Delfina Foundation, to warehouse spaces such as Yinka Shonibare’s Studio Guest Projects including the curation of the public sphere for Nine Elms on the South Bank.
Linda co-directs the not-for-profit organisation _inventory platform, which engages communities in urban and rural contexts through socially engaged projects since 2016. She also co-directs the disability arts festival and engagement programme I’m Here, Where Are You? produced with Cambridge Junction. Linda regularly works as a curator for artists and private galleries, as well as consulting for charities, foundations and public institutions on accessible and socially engaged arts; collaboration with STEM subjects as well as participatory and intermedia practices. Recent collaborations include: Goethe Institute London, Danish Arts Foundation, Ministry of Culture Taiwan, Pineapple Lab. – Philippines, Yinka Shonibare Foundation, Frieze Art Fair London, Arts Council South East, Unlimited, UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, Laure Genillard Gallery London.
About Roseanna Dias
Roseanna Dias (she/her) is a Bristol based producer, curator and facilitator interested in creativity and social change. Her focus is on supporting young creatives, in particular through film/media and digital projects. Her work draws on co-creation, action research and approaches which centre care. Today she is going to speak about her work at Rising Arts Agency - a youth-led creative agency supporting artists aged 18-30, where she is currently Exec Producer for BE IT radical leadership programme and Critical Researcher for Resourcing Racial Justice x Rising Arts Agency.
