Art as Refuge is a two-day conference organised by Outside In, hosted by The New Art Gallery Walsall and funded by The Baring Foundation.
The event will run alongside the National Exhibition – Shelter, featuring the work of the Outside In artists that inspired the conference theme.
Through a variety of workshops, discussions and performances, our programme examines the importance of creativity in people's lives provoking conversation around the following questions:
- How does art provide space, respite, comfort, escape and, collectively, refuge?
- Am I an artist? Who decides the role, intention or validity of an artwork and its creator.
- What role does identity and intersectionality play in creative expression?
- Why is art made in the context of mental distress pathologized?
- Where is the voice of the artist in galleries, museums and heritage collections?
For the latest on this event programme please visit
https://outsidein.org.uk/art-as-refuge-conference/
