Borders & Boundaries: Artist Talk Series II with Maya Rose Edwards

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:

Maya Rose Edwards (they/them) is a participatory public sculptor.

In 2023, completing the Mount Stuart Artists Residency; their project TWOFOLD, explored the connection between queer/rural identities on the Isle of Bute, resulting in a series of permanent works. They are the recipient of the RSA New Contemporaries Selection 2023 for which they received the Chalmers Award, Creative Scotland Youth Arts Bursary 2022, Steven Palmer Travel Bursary 2023, and were a member of the 2023/24 cohort of The School of the Damned.

Their practice spans participatory public sculpture, intervention, text, and a range of visual output with a specific focus on accessible arts and everyday culture.

Maya has shown work at over 20 locations across the UK.

Meadow Arts have commissioned Maya for their BorderLands project. Working with communities in the border towns, Maya will create a sculptural work, film, soundscape and maps which will be shown in the BorderLands exhibition at Hay Castle in May 2026.