Published on: Thursday, 20 October 2016

Perceptions 2016: The Art of Citizenship would like to invite you to join us to explore and consider creative citizenship, equality of access and participation within our cultural spaces.

Taking place over two days, the symposium is open to the public and practitioners from cultural, social and education fields.

There are a number of attendance options:

1. Day one offers free tours and a creative fair providing opportunities to engage with artists, art studios and other symposium delegates. This will also provide a context for engagement with the presentations on day two.
2. Day two provides a more formal opportunity for the public and practitioners from cultural, social and education fields to further consider creative citizenship, equality of access and participation within our cultural spaces.

25th October – Day one

Insight to art, artists and studio groups

Venue tours
11.00am - 11.30am CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery

11.45am - 12.15pm Cork City Hall Atrium

12.30pm - 1.00pmCrawford Art Gallery

Creative fair
2.00pm - 4.30pm Crawford Art Gallery

A unique opportunity to spend an afternoon in a relaxed, explorative setting, meeting artists and studio groups, interacting through conversation and creative processes.

Evening celebration and networking
6.30pm CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery

These events are free but please book at Eventbrite

26th October  - Day two

The Art of Citizenship @ Millenium Hall, Cork City Hall
9.30am – 4.30pm

Supported Studios: a national context - Padraig Naughton

Them, Not Us: investigating art and active citizenship - Declan McGonagle

Supporting Active Citizenship
Supported Studios KCAT [Kilkenny], AIM [Bristol], Debajo del Sombrero, [Madrid], and GASP [Cork] showcasing their models of practice.

Re-imagining our role as creative citizens
Evelyn Grant hosts a panel discussion with Tom Clonan, Catherine Marshall, Declan McGonagle, and Helen O’Donoghue.

Fee: €15/ Student €10 please book at Eventbrite

or check out www.perceptions2016.com