Collaboration: Improving the Model
12 June 2013, 9.30am-4.00pm
Venue: Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA
The event is free but places must be booked in advance. To book your place emailadmin@edinburghsculpture.
The
nature of collaboration, particularly cross-disciplinary, is examined
with a view to asking how current models of collaboration function, and
ways in which they could be improved.
This
day-long conference is being organised as part of Steep Trail, an
international project set up by Polarcap, Fife Contemporary Art &
Craft and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, to explore the legacy of John
Muir and his continuing relevance to current environmental and cultural
debate in the 21st century with a keynote speech by Dr Iain Biggs of the
University of the West of England and chaired by Ben Twist of Creative
Carbon Scotland.
The
project has developed through several strands, art/eco labs were
established along the East coast of Scotland which brought together
artists, scientists and environmental activists to follow John Muir’s
example of physical and intellectual exploration through walking and
talking. Participants met over two days to discuss their work within the
contexts of climate change, public dissemination and social impact.
Talks about the project have allowed other organisations within and
outside of Scotland to use this model, and artist exchanges and
exhibitions set up between China and Scotland in 2012 have widened the
context of the discussion.
Using
themes identified from these activities, the conference seeks to bring
together strands of shared concerns between artists, scientists and
writers including conservation, sustainability, climate change and the
role of contemporary art in helping to foster effective dialogues.
Chair, Ben Twist: Carbon and Arts Management Consultant, Creative Carbon Scotland
Keynote Speaker, Dr Iain Biggs: University of the West of England- Director PLaCE
Prof David Munro: Historical geographer, author of 'Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places and Landscape'
Mary Modeen: artist and Senior Lecturer in Fine art and Art and Philosophy at the University of Dundee. Convener PLaCE, Scotland
Claudia Zeiske: Director Deveron Arts, http://www.deveron-arts.
Rania Ho: artist in Beijing, Co-founder of Arrow Factory, Partner at Kupa Studios, Steep Trail exchange artist to Scotland http://www.
Graeme Todd: artist, co-founder of Polarcap and Steep Trail exchange artist to Chinahttp://www.polarcap.org.
Dr Alexandra Wortley: Royal Botanic Gardens and Hamer Dodds, artist, cross disciplinary practitioners http://www.
Chris Fremantle: producer, researcher, writer cultural historian,http://chris.
Supported
by Steep Trail Project, University of Edinburgh: Knowledge Exchange,
East Lothian Arts Services: ELC and Creative Scotland
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