CONTESTED DESIRES: CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUES

CONTESTED DESIRES: Preview

The Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wednesday 16 July, 5.30-8pm | RSVP

Find the exhibition on level one, Halls 2 and 3

​On behalf of D6 and the Great North Museum: Hancock, we warmly invite you to the preview of CONTESTED DESIRES: Constructive Dialogues.

The exhibition brings together artists from Africa, Europe and South America, who explore complex and interwoven themes of identity, appropriation, power and memory.

CONTESTED DESIRES is an ambitious conversation between contemporary artists and the museums, archives and communities that shape our colonial histories. It asks what are the impacts of colonial heritage today and whose stories do we hear?

Rafael Guendelman Hales (Chile), Elisabeth Efua Sutherland (Ghana), Isaac Nana Opoku (Ghana), Andreas Mallouris (Cyprus), Maria Luigia Gioffre (Italy), Patrick Ziza (UK) and Paul Nataraj (UK) bring CONTESTED DESIRES to the North East of England for a special exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock. By inviting us to consider new perspectives on the legacies of Europe’s colonial past, they look to the future and the choices to be made.

Location and timings: ​You'll find the exhibition on level one, Halls 2 and 35.30pm - Doors open and drinks served6.30pm - Welcome from Clymene Christoforou, Director D6, and Malavika Anderson, Museum Manager, Great North Museum: Hancock8pm - the evening ends

Thanks to the artists, partners and funders

We warmly thank the artists taking part in the exhibition.

CONTESTED DESIRES is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. In the UK we are grateful for support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Newcastle Cultural Investment Fund.

Special thanks to the Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle University, Sangini, South Tyneside Cultural Partnership, Tyne Coast College and North East of England African and Caribbean Community Association for supporting the exhibition and programme in the UK. And for in-kind support from the Tyne Theatre and Opera House.

Useful information

The Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle

Travel: the museum is situated a short five minute walk from Haymarket Bus Station and ten minutes from Eldon Square Bus Station in Newcastle. The nearest metro is Haymarket.

Access: The main front entrance is approached from Claremont Road. There is an accessible ramp up to power assisted doors, an external platform lift or a stepped route up the front stairs. The exhibition is in Halls 2 and 3 on the first floor of the museum, which can be reached by lifts at the front entrance or at the back of the ground floor.

The reception desk for the museum can be found at the main (front) entrance.

More information here: https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/visit-us/access-information

Travel costs: If you need support covering travel costs, we have a small number of travel bursaries. Please contact andrea@d6culture.org.