Caitlin has been working on putting together a symposium as part of the Unravelling the Manor House exhibition at Preston Manor, Brighton. The day will begin with a tour and on-site discussion of the works in Preston Manor with project directors and exhibiting artists.

The second part of the day will take place at the Old Courtroom, Brighton with invited speakers Kate Stoddart a freelance curator who was previously Exhibitions Curator at Nottingham Museum and Gallery, artist Lyndall Phelps whose recent projects include ‘The Pigeon Archive’ a solo exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery and ‘Unravelled’ exhibiting artist Catherine Bertola whose recent projects include ‘Walls are talking: Art, Culture and Wallpaper’, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.

The symposium aims to open up debate on contemporary crafts and how artist and makers are approaching issues surrounding site and historical contexts.

The title of the symposium is Art concepts in historical contexts and will take place on Wednesday 16 June 10am-5pm. The cost of this event is £10 or £5 concessions and further details on how to book and pay, the itinerary of the day and biographies of the speakers will be available soon.

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