Borders & Boundaries: Artist Talk Series II with Delaine Le Bas

Join us for our second engaging artist talk series with Hereford College of Arts.

Following the success of the 2025 Artist Talk series, Meadow Arts and Hereford College of Arts present Borders & Boundaries. In this second series, the new programme invites five artists whose practices explore borders, boundaries and marginal spaces, to offer their critical perspectives on identity, place and belonging.

At a time marked by rising nationalism, global conflict, intolerance and marginalisation, these talks create space to listen to artists who respond with care, rigour and resilience. Through discussion of their work, the speakers will share how contemporary art can question divisions and open up new ways of thinking.

Several of the invited artists will also feature in a major Meadow Arts exhibition at Hay Castle, opening in May 2026.

Presented in partnership with Hereford College of Arts and Meadow Arts, this free talk series is open to all — including practising artists, students, graduates and anyone curious about the power of art to challenge, connect and inspire change. Join us for thought-provoking conversations and bold ideas shaping contemporary artistic practice today.

Please note: This event will take place in the Main Hall.

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About the artist:

Delaine Le Bas (born 1965) is a British artist from a Romani background. One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary art, Le Bas is renowned for her work addressing nationhood, belonging, gender, and identity, using a diverse range of media including embroidery, découpage, painting, sculpture, installation, and performance Le Bas was shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024. Le Bas has exhibited her works extensively both in the UK and abroad.

Recent solo exhibitions include +Fabricating My Own Myth – Red Threads & Silver Needles, Newcastle Contemporary Art (2025), Stranger in Silver Walking in Air, The White House, Dagenham (2025), Delainia: 17071965 Unfolding at Tramway, Glasgow (2024). Le Bas curated House of Le Bas (2023), an exhibition overviewing the history of practice of herself and her late artist husband Damian Le Bas for Whitechapel Gallery in London.