Talks
Holding it Together: Making, Maintaining and Mending from the Early Modern to the Present
‘Holding it Together’, a two-day symposium taking place in late June 2026, addresses this gap, bringing together makers and scholars of material culture to co-create new and robust concepts of lastingness rooted in both historical understanding and contemporary practice.
| Tue 15 April 2025 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Take a deep dive into the themes of our Rise Up exhibition at our series of listening salons co-facilitated by guests from London creative space Ruby Cruel. |
| Thu 17 April 2025 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Focusing on the selection of his artworks on display in our Rise Up exhibition, British contemporary artist, critic and academic Keith Piper discusses his wider creative practice and how he uses art as a tool to engage with historical and geographical narratives as well as the legacies and social issues affecting us today. |