Places Matter | Creating Diverse Participation in the Arts
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Places Matter | Creating Diverse Participation in the Arts
Conference: 27 & 28 March 2019, NUIG,
Booking opens on February 7th
Our January newsletter gave an outline of the upcoming Places Matter conference between Arts Council and Local Government. The conference will now take place over 2 days with the following agenda.
Programme
- Workshop for venue managers, arts officers and arts organisations with Nina Simon, Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, NUIG on 27 March, 2pm–4pm
- Launch of new Arts Council Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy in the Pálás Cinema on 27 March at 6pm
- Places Matter conference, Bailey Allen Hall, NUIG on 28 March, 9.30pm–4pm
Conference keynote speakers
- Nina Simon, Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
- Abid Hussain – Director of Diversity Arts Council England
- Professor William Schabas – Chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway
Contributors include
- Lorraine Maher | activist
- Nita Mishra | poet
- Rosaleen McDonagh | playwright
- Kunle Animashaun | theatre practitioner
- Helen Marriage | creative director
- Melatu Uche Okorie | author
- Rusangano Family
- and others ...
The conference will be moderated by Dr Ronit Lentin.
Booking
Booking and further details will be will available here from 7 February 2019
Please see our Facebook and Twitter feeds for ongoing updates.
Further information
Jenny Devine - jenny.devine@artscouncil.ie
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