Constellations ° Assemblies
Online Event Programme
March–November 2022
Taking place between March and November 2022, Constellations ° Assemblies are series of free online events curated and delivered by UP Projects in partnership with Flat Time House and Liverpool Biennial. The events are open to all artists, curators and practitioners active and/or interested in the expanded field of public art.
The programme will explore several urgent lines of enquiry and the events will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn more about contemporary, socially engaged art and public art debates in relation to the lines of enquiry. These will be shaped around the following questions: Is context only half the work? How can socially engaged practice inspire structural change? What is the role of democracy in social practice - can all voices be heard? How can we move beyond sustainability? How can we rethink the memorial?
The Assemblies will take place within UP Projects’ digital participation space, The Hall involving a range of UK and international speakers.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Is context only half the work?
16 March 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 GMT
How can socially engaged practice inspire structural change?
18 May 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 BST
What is the role of democracy in social practice - can all voices be heard?
15 June 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 BST
How can we move beyond sustainability?
20 July 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 BST
How can we rethink the memorial?
14 September 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 BST
2 November 2022, 12:00 - 13.15 GMT
The programme is part of Constellations, that offers free learning and development opportunities for artists, curators, producers, and practitioners operating in the expanded field of public art. It is developed and curated by UP Projects, working in partnership with Flat Time House and Liverpool Biennial.
Constellations is generously supported by Art Fund, Arts Council England, The Barrington Hibbert Associates Access Fund, and the Constellations Patrons and UP Supporters. Constellations is directed by Emma Underhill, curated by Elisabeth Del Prete and delivered by Jack Newbury at UP Projects. Independent curator and writer Jes Fernie, Gareth Bell Jones and Mary Vettise at Flat Time House, and Sam Lackey, Lily Mellor and Aimee Harrison at Liverpool Biennial are also contributing to the curatorial development of the programme.